Company: SXT
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-008248
Chunk: 20

Company: SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-12
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 20
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 and generally promote more efficient, effective, and sustainable business practices within our Groups. We have proactively developed an environmental Sustainability Strategy with practical, attainable goals and milestones that will sustain the growth and profitability of our business. The following five pillars are the focus of our sustainability efforts:

| • | Reduce consumption of non-renewable energy and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. |

| • | Improve water efficiencies and decrease water consumption, prioritizing sites in high-stress areas. |

| • | Reduce waste and apply the principles of a circular economy. |

| • | Build a sustainable supply chain that fully integrates ethical and environmentally responsible practices. |

| • | Design products that generate less carbon, use less water, produce less waste, and consist only of ethically-sourced materials. |

Long-term, sustainable value creation and preservation are possible only through a strong governance structure, and the Board has delegated to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee responsibility for oversight of our sustainability efforts and approval of our annual Sustainability Report. In addition, we strive to conduct business in an ethical manner and to make a positive contribution to society through our product offerings and business activities. We have a comprehensive Code of Conduct that governs all of our employees worldwide to ensure a culture that promotes ethical behavior, respects and protects human rights, and requires compliance with all applicable laws. Our Code of Conduct also includes a comprehensive set of standards for our suppliers. We rigorously enforce our Code of Conduct. We describe our sustainability programs and performance in more detail in our Sustainability Report, which is posted on our website. The contents of our Sustainability Report and information on our website are not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement or in any other report or document we file with the SEC. Board Leadership Structure; Executive Sessions of Independent Directors; Combination of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board Roles The Board’s leadership structure is driven by the needs of the Company at any point in time and has varied over time. The Company does not have a policy requiring a combination or separation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board roles and the Company’s governing documents do not mandate a particular structure. This allows the Board the flexibility to establish the most appropriate structure for the Company at any given time. The roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board are currently combined. We do not believe that combining these roles negatively impacts our operating performance or our ability to have effective corporate governance. The Board has carefully considered this issue, including reviewing academic research regarding the issue. Consistent with the research, the Board agreed