Company: ALGN
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001097149-25-000021
Chunk: 25

Company: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-08
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 25
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 and contributing to the communities in which we live and work.

| Accountability and Governance |

Evaluating the impact we have on our employees and the communities in which we operate, and proactively making improvements to create a positive impact

Our Board and senior management believe that for us to fulfill our mission, we must conduct our business ethically and demonstrate integrity through open and clear disclosures that foster transparency and accountability. This is not only the right thing to do, but it is essential to building the trust and credibility required to generate engagement and loyalty in our employees, deliver against our business goals and improve the lives and health of those we serve. It strengthens our brand and ultimately increases value for all of our stakeholders.

We focus first on those matters most closely associated with the impact of our operations and products on our customers, patients and employees, and then more broadly on the impact to our communities and the world at large. We then tailor our initiatives to align with our strategic growth drivers, allowing us to also meet the demands placed on us by our stockholders and the constituents we serve. We believe that maintaining ethical, transparent oversight starts at the top with dedicated time and attention from our Board and executive management team.

• Our Nominating and Governance Committee oversees our ecological and governance strategy, initiatives, and disclosures and receives regular updates from our CEO and other members of executive management throughout the year.

• Our cross-functional ESG Steering Committee – drawn from our Executive Management Committee and senior leadership – is tasked with assessing the regional and global impacts and risks of our operations and the products we produce in the areas of sustainability, human capital management, and philanthropy. The

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ESG Steering Committee also coordinates the policies, practices and initiatives needed to meet our corporate goals.

• Our Compensation and Human Capital Committee is specifically chartered and empowered to oversee our corporate culture, particularly those matters relating to human capital management.

• Our Audit Committee is tasked with overseeing a wide variety of risks related to our operations, including violations of our Code and Speak Up Policy, and cybersecurity risks, amongst many others.

• Our Technology Committee is charged with supervision of our artificial intelligence processes, governance, implementation and risk management.

| Sustainability |

Recognizing resources are finite and should be used wisely with a view to reducing our ecological impact and mitigating risks to our long-term operations

We are committed to making our operations resilient and creating a positive overall impact by minimizing the ecological impacts of our supply-chain, processes, and services. To help us achieve these commitments, we integrate