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PURCHASEs ASSESSMENT

Supplier Credibility and Raw Materials Traceability

We look beyond the sustainability of our own company and further examine the sustainability efforts of our suppliers. Our procurement team takes care of ensuring suppliers are able to consistently provide us with high-quality raw materials, compliant with government regulations and accredited by international organizations.

At the moment, we are able to trace the origins of our major raw materials such as fish, meat, milk powder, and coconut back to the fishing ground or farm each main raw material was sourced from.

In early 2021, we formalized and institutionalized the Supplier Code of Conduct and Ethics covering actions of all raw material suppliers and service providers. It covers the following issues: (a) Human Rights (child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking, non-discrimination, harassment, working hours, wages and benefits), (b) Ethics (business integrity, no gift policy, fair competition, privacy, and intellectual property, conflict of interest ), (c) Health, Safety and Quality, (d) Environment, and (e) Management Systems.

The Supplier Code of Conduct covers the systematic assessment of suppliers’ social performance during the procurement process, among others. All legally binding agreements will require compliance with the set social standards. We will internally audit our business partners accordingly annually thereafter to monitor their compliance with our supply chain standards and to address social supply chain issues, if any. We will also engage with non-conforming suppliers to reach compliance as needed.

To keep abreast with changes in supply chain issues, we will engage with various stakeholders and amend our Supplier Code of Conduct and Ethics when necessary. Such stakeholders include our own employees who are able to elevate supply chain concerns through formal channels.

The role of our Board’s Corporate Governance Committee was likewise expanded to include ESG matters, establishing board-level responsibility for supply chain management. We will also engage with NGOs, labor groups, or industry peers to be conversant with social supply chain issues and amend our Code of Conduct and Ethics when necessary, and will create formal channels that will enable workers throughout our supply chain to elevate concerns.

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