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Double Materiality Assessment Step 1, Exploration<br />

R&M measures and standards for the 16 remaining topic categories<br />

Topic category<br />

Measures and standards at R&M<br />

Environment<br />

Product Innovation<br />

Climate Change &<br />

Environmental Issues<br />

Embedding sustainability considerations in process, equipment, product design and<br />

product development;<br />

Sustainable product development policy;<br />

Activities to reduce environmental impacts (e.g. CO2 emissions) and using resources efficiently;<br />

Corporate sustainability and ESG policy<br />

Corporate emission-optimized transport and travel policy;<br />

Emissions reporting (Scopes 1, 2 and 3);<br />

Greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, CO2 compensation (e.g. reforestation)<br />

Resource Management & Sourcing<br />

Water<br />

Energy<br />

Waste handling and recycling policy;<br />

Responsible minerals sourcing;<br />

Initiatives to increase rate of recycled or recyclable materials in production and packaging processes;<br />

Waste and packaging reduction targets<br />

Water reduction initiatives in place (e.g. usage of rainwater at HQ)<br />

Corporate energy consumption policy;<br />

Increasing share of renewable energy sources (e.g. solar power panels on office buildings);<br />

Possibility to charge electric cars at offices<br />

Social<br />

Education & Employee Development<br />

Human & Labor Rights<br />

Development & training program to enhance skills (e.g. global talent program);<br />

Employee satisfaction survey;<br />

Support in individual training sessions<br />

R&M Code of Conduct & Supplier Code of Conduct;<br />

Modern slavery and human trafficking statement;<br />

Child labor policy<br />

Community Engagement &<br />

Social Issues<br />

Customer & End-User Issues<br />

Political Issues<br />

Corporate Culture &<br />

Employee Engagement<br />

Employee Diversity, Equality &<br />

Inclusion<br />

Sponsorships of local sports clubs (e.g. as done at headquarters for many years);<br />

Donations and support of local initiatives (e.g. volunteering in India or Brazil)<br />

R&M Code of Conduct & Supplier Code of Conduct<br />

R&M Code of Conduct & Supplier Code of Conduct<br />

Business purpose statement (values, mission, vision);<br />

R&M Code of Conduct & Supplier Code of Conduct<br />

Guidelines for equality, diversity and inclusion;<br />

R&M Code of Conduct & Supplier Code of Conduct<br />

Governance<br />

Business Ethics & Conduct<br />

Audits & Due Diligence<br />

Ethics program and Code of Conduct;<br />

Anti-corruption policies;<br />

Whistleblower program SpeakUp;<br />

<strong>Report</strong>ing mechanisms and incident monitoring;<br />

Anti-bribery policies and training on anti-corruption and anti-bribery behavior;<br />

Responsible marketing practices;<br />

Corporate sustainability and ESG policy<br />

EcoVadis;<br />

CDP;<br />

ISO;<br />

Yearly external and internal audits<br />

Investments & Financial Issues<br />

Supply & Value Chain Management<br />

Payment policies;<br />

Independent Swiss family-run business<br />

Supplier Code of Conduct;<br />

Supplier screening and questionnaire;<br />

Supplier audits;<br />

Support suppliers in receiving certifications and standards<br />

30 | R&M <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2023</strong>

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