2020-03-30

To our stakeholders:

I am pleased to confirm that HemoCue AB reaffirms its support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anti-Corruption.

In this annual Communication on Progress, we describe our actions to continually improve the integration of the Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and daily operations. We also commit to sharing this information with our stakeholders using our primary ch
annels of communication.
Sincerely yours, Christophe Duret
President

• • Manufacturer
o As a manufacturer it is of importance to address Goals 7 Affordable and Clean Energy,,9 Industry Innovation and infrastructure, Goal 12 Responsible Consumption and Production and 13 Climate Action.
Ensure workers are provided safe, suitable and sanitary work facilities
• HemoCue promote a safe and positive work environment where associates feel empowered to raise integrity and compliance concerns openly and with confidence that concerns will be addressed appropriately
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HemoCue, as part of Danaher, adheres to the annual training for compliance, safety, environmental responsibility, code of conduct and many more as is applicable to the line of duty. These are mandatory to perform on an annual basis and are providing excellent information
HemoCue AB also adheres to the Danaher Environmental, Health and Safety Policy as well as Danaher Code of Conduct
• HemoCue has a thorough Employers Handbook that is easily available on our intranet in Swedish as well as in English languages.
• HemoCue has a team that regularly reviews the working environment and act on potential need for actions. (this team is called Arbetsmiljökommitte) and we also have appointed Safety representatives to which perceived issues can be reported to and Safety Inspections.
• HemoCue AB also adheres to the Danaher Environmental, Health and Safety Policy
• HemoCue AB have a Alcohol and Drug Policy which while zero tolerance apply, the company has emergency action plan, a long term action plan – but also a plan for preventive work.
• Protect workers from workplace harassment, including physical, verbal, sexual or psychological harassment, abuse or threats
• HemoCue has a Policy against Insulting Treatment. This is also included in the Employers Handbook. This is included also in the annual employee survey.
• The company has performed a specific survey regards to Insulting treatment and the results was shared on a company level and broken down to department and team level,
• Take measures to eliminate ingredients, designs, defects or side-effects that could harm or threaten human life and health during manufacturing, usage or disposal of products
• This is included in the HemoCue Environmental Policy as well as in our Quality Manual. It is also included as a question to the Annual Employee survey.
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Annual Employee Survey
Policies that are implemented and followed up on
HemoCue is ISO 14001 certified
• HemoCue also follows the WEEE directive
• HemoCue holds the ISO 13485 Certificate
• HemoCue is MDSAP certified
• HemoCue is MAPS certified

• o As a company and a employer Reduce Inequalities (10) is of importance as is Decent Work and Economic Growth (8)
Ensure that the company does not participate in any form of forced or bonded labour
• As a Swedish company HemoCue follows the Collective Agreements between the Company and the Labor organizations
• Comply with minimum wage standards
• HemoCue follows the Collective Agreements between the Company and labor organizations
• Ensure that employment-related decisions are based on relevant and objective criteria
• HemoCue follows the Collective Agreements between the Company and labor organizations
HemoCue HR and the representatives of the local labour committees have regular meetings where
discussion are held regards to labour related questions –regulated in the “Medbestämmandelagen”
MBL, The Codetermination Act.

Performance Reviews
Regular meetings and follow ups

• Demographics of management and employees broken down by diversity factors (e.g., gender, ethnicity, age, etc.)
• HemoCue AB has a staff of 266 employees with an average age of 45,7 years
• 146 women
• 120 men
• HemoCue do not register ethnicity or religion.

• Rate of occupational diseases, injuries, and absenteeism
• During 2019 we have had the following rate out of office due to leave of absence
• In a total of 3,31 % which is reduced from 2018 when it was
• White collar 1,6%
• Blue collar 3,9%

• o As a manufacturer it is of importance to address Goals 7 Affordable and Clean Energy,,9 Industry Innovation and infrastructure, Goal 12 Responsible Consumption and Production and 13 Climate Action.Avoid environmental damage via regular maintenance of production processes and environmental protection system (air pollution control, waste, water treatment systems, etc.)
• HemoCue has an Environmental Policy and is ISO 14001 certified. We have removed all unnecessary single use material– we are to review our packaging for certain products to reduce paper material and to reduce weight which will have effect on transports and all print-outs that are necessary is printed on both sides as default.
• The most important achievements made 2019 is energy consumption in form of electricity -5% compared to 2018 and district heating consumption -15% compared to 2018
• Replacement of old ventilation aggregates as well as changed from air-cooling to water cooling in production machines (finalized 2019). Total savings of approx. 700000kWh /year when fully implemented.
• The CO2 emissions from transports is slightly down despite higher sales than 2018. Business travel is all time high due to on-going projects during the year

• Ensure emergency procedures to prevent and address accidents affecting the environment and human health
• HemoCue has clear instructions and training of staff to avoid accidents from happening
• Minimize the use and ensure safe handling and storage of chemical and other dangerous substances
• HemoCue has limited storage of chemicals and no dangerous substances.
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• HemoCue aim to optimize energy consumption and minimize effect on the climate due to our manufacturing routines.
• Minimize effect on the environment effect through continous improvment in waste managment
• Reduce usage of chemicals to the largest extent possible
• Minimize environmental effect from our packaging material – both in terms of actual material but also based on size and weight for this to have effect also on transports

Audits, management reviews, KPIs

• As a commercial entity
o Doing compliant business - Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsAssess the risk of corruption when doing business
• HemoCue has zero tolerance to corruption and a thorough screening process of all our distributors
• HemoCue follows Danaher Standard code of conduct and all employees has a mandatory annual re- training which is documented and need to be accomplished at a certain date.
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ll distributors and partners are now screened at the beginning of the year. If not performed accordingly, orders are put on hold until cleared.
• Mention “anti-corruption” and/or “ethical behavior” in contracts with business partners
• This is included as part of our screening procedure for new partners and is included in our General Terms and Conditions of Sales which accompanies our quotations.
• Ensure that internal procedures support the company’s anti-corruption commitment
• Internal procedures are handled by the Legal Department at Radiometer, the owner of HemoCue and the internal audits are handled by this team.

• Annual review and rescreening as needed