MESSAGE FROM ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY AT PRODUCTS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE AND GRI, SASB, AND TCFD OUR CEO HUBBELL HUBBELL IMPACT STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY DISCLOSURES SUPPLIER SCREENING AND MONITORING Our supply chain responsibility e昀昀orts are The screening and auditing procedure of our We also audit international suppliers we work reinforced by a due diligence approach that third-party due diligence process enables us to with both onsite and virtually to assess potential is designed to drive accountability and proactively manage potential ESG-related quality, security, human rights, and environmental results. We focus on establishing risks in our supply chain. Prior to any issues or compliance risks. For example, our strong policies and management transaction, we preemptively screen audits may evaluate health or environmental systems, screen and audit potential counterparties, including permit status and fair treatment of workers. As suppliers, assess and manage risks suppliers, vendors, customers, part of our audit process in 2022, we reviewed in the supply chain, track due distributors, agents, consultants, our third parties and certi昀椀ed that our suppliers diligence activities, and engage and other business partners of do not use forced labor or supply from regions with our suppliers to strengthen the company, for corporate social that are at higher risk for human rights violations. partnerships. All of these responsibility areas of concern. These Ultimately, our goal is to ensure that all Hubbell initiatives are complemented by our areas cover topics spanning criminal partners share our commitment to conducting Third-Party Code, which reinforces activity, sanctions, embargoes, and watch business with a focus on ethics, integrity, expectations for our suppliers. lists, as well as human rights and export controls. sustainability, and social responsibility. SUPPLY CHAIN DUE DILIGENCE APPROACH GOVERN VERIFY ASSESS RESPOND REPORT ENGAGE Establish Screen Identify, Develop and Track Engage with strong suppliers and assess, and implement and report suppliers to policies and audit supply measure strategies to supply strengthen management chain for risks in the respond to chain due- partnerships systems risks supply chain risks diligence and results activities Expectations for suppliers are continuously reinforced by Hubbell’s Third-Party Code of Business Conduct and Ethics 51
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