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Sourcing & Supplier management

ESG Materiality Assessment

Human Rights

Openness & transparency

Carbon & Energy Modern Slavery Health & Safety

Wellbeing

Training & Skills

Innovation & Technology

Ethics & Compliance Waste & Resource Efficiency

Customer Service

Materials

Corporate Governance

Risk & Due Diligence

Employment (payment mechanisms, right to work, wages)

Circular Economy

Biodiversity /natural capital

Hazardous substances/ chemicals

Equity, diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

and ‘impact’. Garland UK also engaged with senior leadership and colleagues across the business to ensure all key perspectives were captured. As this assessment remains valid for five years, it continues to inform Garland UK’s 2024 sustainability priorities without requiring reassessment this year.

Garland UK’s commitment to sustainability continues to be guided by a detailed ESG Materiality Assessment, which identifies key environmental, social, and governance risks for the business and its stakeholders. This assessment complements Garland UK’s ISO certifications and is supported by our master risk register, legal register, and environmental aspects and impacts register, where all risks and impacts are reviewed and managed. The current materiality assessment was completed in October 2023, where participants individually scored sustainability issues based on ‘importance to stakeholders’

Community engagement & investment

Climate Change

Air Quality

Water

The top areas of focus identified and incorporated into our 2024 plan are:

Materials

Health & Safety

Carbon & Energy

Modern Slavery

Impact on Our Business

LOWER

HIGHER

Environment

Social

Governance

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