Anti Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Anti Slavery and Human Trafficking StatementEGE CARPETS ANTI-SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING STATEMENT Ege Carpets is one of Europe's leading carpet manufacturers. We cur- rently have five production facilities, named after their location: • Herning Nord (DK) • Herning Syd (DK) • Gram (DK) • Røjle (DK) • Litspin (LT) Besides from the production facilities, we have 11 subsidiaries, includ- ing the UK, and agents and distributors in +50 countries. Worldwide, Ege Carpets has 605 employees. We wish to demonstrate active and long-term responsibility for our im- pact on the world around us. This includes respecting human rights as stated in our Ege Carpets ESG Policy. Through our Ege Carpets Supplier Code of Conduct we work to ensure that no forced labour, child labour or discrimination take place within our value chain. It is our strategic goal to drive sustainability leadership in our industry. This includes running every aspect of the business on an honest and ethical basis. We will ensure good employment conditions and labour practices internally in our own organisation, and externally in the supply chain. We have taken the following steps to ensure that there is no modern slavery and human trafficking in any part of our business and supply chain. • In 2010 Ege Carpets indorsed the UN Global Compact. • Our Ege Carpets ESG Policy states that we will respect and support human rights and take steps to avoid human rights violations within our value chain. • We are actively engaged in supply chain management of 115 key suppliers, service suppliers and other suppliers. • All suppliers are risk-assessed, based on their geographical location and a self-assessment, we ask them to carry out. The suppliers have received Ege Carpets Supplier Code of Conduct for acceptance and signature. • Our high-risk suppliers are placed on a Watch-list and follow up will be carried out through dialogue, increased demands, onsite visits or audits. If nonconformities to our Supplier Code of Conduct appear, the supplier is told to rectify the issue. • All subsidiaries, agents and distributors connected to Ege Carpets have received our Code of Conduct for partners for acceptance and signature. This Code of Conduct focuses less on the environment and more on human rights and labour practices. • All suppliers of manpower at Ege Carpets have received information for acceptance and signature about our ESG Policy and obligations of the supplier regarding e.g. human rights and workers' rights. • The suppliers of manpower are subject to internal audits from time to time. During the audit human right risks and labour risks are as- sessed. • Our Code of Conduct for customers, that purchase or take excess materials from our production sites to recycle or reutilise it, set strict demands about human rights and workers rights, including prohibi- tion of forced or involuntary work, child labour and discrimination. • Our whistleblower scheme makes it possible for employees and oth- er stakeholders to report any experienced or suspected illegal activity or irregularity within the Group anonymously. • In 2020 we finished implementation of UN Guiding Principles in our business and operations. Improvements carried out in 2023/2024: During the current accounting period, we had an external company to evaluate Ege Carpets' human rights risk exposure as well as the exist- ing management procedures in place. The conducted human rights risk assessment sought to identify what human rights may be adversely im- pacted by Ege Carpets' activities and where these risks lay. No high risks have been identified in Ege Carpets' own operations or sup- ply chain. Only two categories, "general supply chain" and "local commu- nity/external stakeholder impacts", received a medium risk assessment. In both cases, this is due to moderate exposure risks inherent in the car- pet industry and the supply chain at large. Based on these results, we formulated a strategy for implementing the Human Rights Policy and initiated actions to mitigate the medium risks. For instance, by identifying potential low-risk supplier alternatives for high-risk based suppliers and adding a commitment to stakeholder di- alogue in the ESG Policy. We have no other initiatives regarding anti-slavery and human trafficking. However, we continuously carry on with the existing activities mentioned above. This statement is made under section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. It constitutes Ege Carpets slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. The turnover of the Group exceeds £36 million for that period. This statement is approved by the CEO of Ege Carpets and applies to the entire group. It will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. For more information about Ege Carpets work with ESG, please check our ESG Report. Herning, 5 July, 2024 Rune Stephansen CEO