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A BETTER LIVING FOR ALL Saint-Gobain bases its development on its purpose - "Making the World a Better Home" - and on strong values. Through its business model and in particular through the solutions it provides, Saint-Gobain contributes to having a tangible positive impact on all its stakeholders, including individuals, local communities and the environment. In practice, this notably translates into respect for human rights, a responsible purchasing policy and the preservation of the health and safety of people throughout the value chain. RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS Saint-Gobain is committed to respecting human rights wherever the Group operates and across its value chain, based on the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. A due diligence process makes it possible to identify risks directly or indirectly related to Saint-Gobain's operations. The main risks identified concern four areas: respect for employee rights, health and safety at work, respect for the environment and anti- corruption. Each of the Group's entities ensures that each employee performs their work on the basis of freely agreed terms of employment according to a shared and accepted document and receives the payment of a fair wage according to the hours worked and their qualifications. Freedom of association is guaranteed at all Saint-Gobain industrial sites and sales outlets or offices worldwide. DEPLOYING A RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING POLICY The responsible purchasing program aims to integrate ethical requirements into the purchasing process, on the basis of supplier and buyer charters. It makes it possible to manage and reduce the environmental, labor and societal risks related to Saint-Gobain's supply chains. Ethical criteria on human rights, working conditions and compliance with standards, health and safety and the environment are integrated into the purchasing process. PRESERVING HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECT HEALTH AND ENSURE SAFETY ON SITES Health and safety are at the heart of Saint-Gobain's corporate culture; they are among the priority concerns at all levels of management and for all employees, temporary workers and subcontractors on site. It is important for everyone to participate in their own safety and the safety of all of their colleagues. The shared objective is to jointly achieve the "zero occupational accidents" and "zero occupational illnesses" objectives. Results show continued progress in this area: ⚫ the accident rate with and without lost time has been divided by five in ten years; • 76% of sites did not report an accident in 2022. DEVELOP PRODUCTS AND SAFE SOLUTIONS AND PROVIDE COMFORT UP TO THE END USER The innovation, production and distribution methods and processes integrate a continuous attention to the quality and safety of products and solutions; the innovation process integrates an evaluation list of potential impacts on health, safety and the environment. Product compliance is a constantly evolving process. A program to strengthen the culture of quality and compliance of products is rolled out among local teams in each country. This program is designed to remind local teams of the key principles and processes related to the quality and compliance of products, systems and services throughout their life cycle, from their design to their end of life, through production, marketing and use. 56 SAINT-GOBAIN 2022/2023 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT
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