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ESG Governance Policy

Spectrum Brands, Inc. May 2021

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., and its controlled affiliates and subsidiaries and their directors, officers, employees, contractors, and contingent labor worldwide (collectively, “Spectrum Brands”) is committed to practicing sound environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) practices and policies and has committed significant resources towards ESG.


ESG Responsibilities

Spectrum Brands commitment towards ESG is established by Spectrum Brands’ Board of Directors (the “Board”), which is the highest governance body at our Company. The Board further consists of three committees: (i) Audit; (ii) Compensation; and (iii) the Nominating and Corporate Governance. Spectrum Brands’ Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary has primary oversight over Spectrum Brands’ ESG practices and policies and is the liaison between management at Spectrum Brands and the Board.

ESG-Related Activities

For the continuous improvement of Spectrum Brands’ ESG performance::

  • The chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee serves as the liaison between the Board of Directors and Spectrum Brands’ General Counsel on ESG issues.
  • Senior leadership supports several environmental and social policies, as articulated in, among others, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Supplier Code of Conduct, Human Rights Policy, Sexual and Other Harassment Policy, Global Energy and Greenhouse Gas Policy, and environmental and safety policies.
  • In 2020, Spectrum Brands re-established a cross-functional sustainability team (the “Sustainability Team”), accountable to the General Counsel, to further our ESG strategy. The Sustainability Team is represented by leaders in multiple business units and functions within Spectrum Brands, including, but not limited to, Supply Chain, Product Development, Product Regulatory, Operations, EHS and Corporate Legal Affairs.
  • The Sustainability Team meets regularly to advance its work, identify opportunities and assess risk associated with ESG issues.
  • This Sustainability Team’s mandate includes, among other items:
    • Establishing benchmarks, assessing sustainability industry standards, setting goals on ESG topics and creating implementation and monitoring sustainability-related plans.
    • Establishing and communicating priorities and plans through Spectrum Brands’ General Counsel, who provides updates on ESG matters at Board meetings.
    • Constructing a biennial Sustainability Report, summarizing Spectrum Brands’ key accomplishments and principle ESG risks and opportunities, and making necessary adjustments for setting goals and strategies for the future.