The policy states our human rights policy commitments on value chain workers specifically addressing respect for human rights, including labor rights, of workers and the abolition of child labor, as well as other forms of forced labor. It also covers GN’s commitment to prevent child or forced labor in any of our own or our business partners’ operations. GN’s Supplier Code of Conduct, also covers all 9 IROs identified under this topic. It was updated in 2023 to align with industry best practices set out by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and covers our engagements with all suppliers and business relationships for activities in our upstream, own operations, and downstream.

The policy states our human rights policy commitments on value chain workers specifically addressing respect for human rights, including labor rights, of workers and the abolition of child labor, as well as other forms of forced labor. It also covers GN’s commitment to prevent child or forced labor in any of our own or our business partners’ operations. GN’s Supplier Code of Conduct, also covers all 9 IROs identified under this topic. It was updated in 2023 to align with industry best practices set out by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and covers our engagements with all suppliers and business relationships for activities in our upstream, own operations, and downstream.

GN addresses relevant concerns and grievances because of impacts on workers in their value chain. They continuously improve ways of working to identify situations where actions may have caused or contributed to a negative impact and how to support affected workers with suitable remediation. GN outlines expectations about grievance mechanisms being available to all workers in the value chain as part of their Supplier Code of Conduct. Their due diligence approach seeks to achieve that suppliers' processes relating to grievance and any limitations in their ability to effectively identify cases where workers are impacted negatively are addressed. GN cooperates with suppliers on other human rights issues to improve their work with instituting effective remedies. GN's whistleblower hotline is available to all employees, external parties, and value chain workers, ensuring confidentiality and addressing concerns in a fair manner.