ECCO MODERN SLAVERY & TRANSPARENCY STATEMENT 2022 This statement describes the steps taken by the ECCO Group (ECCO Sko A/S incl. all its subsidiaries) to prevent human rights violations in ECCO’s business and supply chains. The statement responds to the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018, and the Norwegian Transparency Act. The statement has been approved and signed by ECCO’s Group Managing Board. INTRODUCTION ECCO has always been a strong supporter of the internationally defined human rights and the fight against any type of forced labour. Since 1999, this support has been demonstrated through ECCO’s Code of Conduct (CoC) which constitutes the guiding principles for ECCO’s operations worldwide. Several supporting policies have been introduced to support ECCO’s fight against human rights abuse broadly and modern slavery specifically. ECCO is aware of the challenges with human rights violations such as modern slavery and human trafficking across the world. Abusive working conditions are unacceptable, and ECCO welcomes the growing body of legislation that focuses on protecting human rights. ECCO’S BUSINESS AND SUPPLY CHAIN Headquartered in Denmark, ECCO produces high-quality leather and footwear. We operate in 90 markets and own production facilities in Portugal, Indonesia, Thailand, Slovakia, the Netherlands, China, and Vietnam. ECCO is unique in the way we own and control the majority of our value chain, from tanning of hides, production of shoes to sale of products to wholesale customers and consumers. ECCO thus owns facilities in what is considered tier 1, 2, and 3 of our supply chain. ECCO does, however, also rely on suppliers of materials for our products and other parts of our business. To prevent modern slavery and other human rights abuse from taking place in our supply chain, ECCO has established a Code of Conduct Audit System which is elaborated below. Based on an external assessment, ECCO’s business model is considered a key strength in the protection of human rights. Running our own production and retail operations gives ECCO full control of the working conditions for our 25,000 employees, thereby minimising the overall human rights related risks for ECCO. To learn more about ECCO’s organisational structure and how our shoes are made, please visit: http://group.ecco.com/en ECCO’S POLICIES AND PROCESSES ADDRESSING MODERN SLAVERY ECCO’s CoC, which is signed and overseen by the Group Managing Board, affirms ECCO’s commitment to proactively respect internationally defined human rights. The CoC states that ECCO must provide employees VALUES HERITAGE PASSION INNOVATION CARE EXCELLENCE 25,000 EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE NATIONALITIES
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