HUMAN RIGHTS UN PRINCIPLES REGARDING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY As a company, we should: 1. Support and respect the protection of internationally-proclaimed human rights, and 2. Ensure that we are not complicit in human rights abuses. POLICIES Danish Agro respects and supports internationally recognised human rights throughout the company. This means that we respect and support international agreements on human rights. In Danish Agro, we do not accept child labour or forced labour, and we respect employees’ rights to free choice of unions and their right to participate in collective bargaining. Throughout the group, we also comply with appli- cable standards concerning working hours. In addi- tion, we ensure that wages are in line with legislation and industry standards in the countries where we have activities. Furthermore, Danish Agro continues to focus on diver- sity and ensuring diversity in the Board of Directors and executive positions. ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS At Danish Agro, we believe that, by maintaining our policies on human rights in 2021, we made a positive contribution to respecting human rights in the work- place, and we encountered no breaches of human rights in our business in 2021. The Danish Agro group’s support and respect for international conventions on human rights are reflected internally in our organisation, among other things, in our HR policies. Externally, it is reflected in the trading activities and partnerships we enter into internationally. Thus, in 2021 we continued working with risks in the supply chain, for example, the purchase of soya from South America. The South American soya which is used in feed for animal production in Denmark must have been produced under responsible conditions. Among other things, this involves avoiding repres- sion and discrimination against workers and the use of child labour, and ensuring the freedom to unio- nise. In addition, the international rules for the use of pesticides must be respected, and production of food in vulnerable areas avoided. Therefore, Danish Agro has contractual requirements stating that soya for feed must comply with a number of criteria for responsible production. This is done on the basis of industry-defined purchasing criteria that have been agreed upon throughout the Danish agricultural sector. From further initiatives in the field of human rights, Danish Agro’s delegated assembly has continued its work in 2021, following the decision at Danish Agro’s general meeting on 5 March 2019 to establish a delegated assembly. Danish Agro’s delegated assem- bly is now, among other things, responsible for the appointment of the company’s Board of Directors. With this new delegated assembly, Danish Agro is strengthening democratic representation across regions, types of operations and competencies among the company’s members. At the same time, the delegates contribute to strengthening Danish Agro’s ability to manage the interests of its members on a broader and more representative basis. 4
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