We at Wipotec believe that all human beings are born free and equal, and that the worldwide prohibition of slavery and forced labour is one of the absolute human rights. The United Nations and other global organisations have adopted legally binding conventions that are supposed to protect against slavery, servitude, forced labour and human trafficking. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of modern slavery. We do not knowingly do business with companies that violate these conventions or condone slavery, servitude, forced labour, child labour and human trafficking.

Today, modern slavery is also understood as the way in which people are dominated. How even today people are exploited. Therefore, we constantly strive to treat all our employees with respect and fairness. We are committed to acting ethically and responsibly and we focus on integrity and transparency in all our business activities.

We use systems to identify signs of modern slavery in our Group's companies and in our supply chain to prevent it. This procedure is an elementary part of our Group's corporate culture.

Our guidelines are part of our quality management system which all employees must adhere to because its provisions relate to their area of work. Above all, we understand that we bear the responsibility for all effects that our decisions and activities have on society and the environment. We will communicate these decisions and activities openly and comprehensibly. It also includes issuing this statement.