Stakeholder engagements

Sustainability in ABENA Materiality analysis General disclosures

Activities and governance Activities and workers Governance Strategy, policies and practices Stakeholder engagements

Methodology and reporting practice

• MVO Nedeland (ABENA Healthcare B.V.) • Nefemed (ABENA Healthcare B.V.) • MedTech Slovenija (ABENA Helpi d.o.o.) • Health care Denmark (ABENA Holding A/S) • Emballasjekonvensjonen (ABENA Norge AS) • Etisk Handel Norge (ABENA Norge AS) • Grønt Punkt Norge (ABENA Norge AS) • RENAS (ABENA Norge AS) • Organization Of Employers For The

Medical Industry (ABENA Polska Sp. z.o.o) • Polish Chamber of Commerce for Medical

Devices (ABENA Polska Sp. z.o.o) • Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of

Commerce (ABENA Polska Sp. z.o.o) • Confederation of Danish Industry (ABENA

Produktion A/S, ABENA A/S) • EDANA (ABENA Produktion A/S) • The Danish Plastics Federation (ABENA

Produktion A/S) • Waste and Resource Network Denmark (DAKOFA) (ABENA Produktion A/S) • Absorbent Hygiene Product Manufacturers

Association (AHPMA) (ABENA UK Ltd.) • Greater Birmingham Chamber of

Commerce (ABENA UK Ltd.) • Institute of Directors (IOD) (ABENA UK

Ltd.).

Initiatives

• UN Global Compact (ABENA Produktion A/S) • amfori BSCI (ABENA A/S).

GRI 2-29 GRI 2-30

Approach to stakeholder engagement

Stakeholder engagement is an essential part of responsible business practice. It is key to capturing views and insights as well as ensuring inclusiveness across our global organization.

In 2021, we undertook a materiality topic assessment to determine the topics related to this sustainability report. Throughout the process, we identified our most relevant internal and external stakeholder groups together with the key topics and concerns raised.

The assessment prioritizes the following stakeholder groups whose views impact ABENA’s sustainability vision: • Customers and Consumers • Employees • Suppliers • Executive Committee and Management

Board • Regulators and Authorities. These stakeholder groups are engaged through open, ongoing dialogues and surveys. These activities help us understand customer expectations and market needs for sustainable business conduct. Through these activities, we also gain insights into the priority and definition of our materiality topics (cf. GRI 3). For employees, the dialogue is supported by an internal employee satisfaction survey, Voice of ABENA. We also participate actively in conferences, industry partnerships, and other trade associations.

Collective bargaining agreements

We recognize and respect the right to collectively bargain in accordance with applicable law. This also covers our supply chain, through our commitment to UNGC (Principle 3) and our membership in amfori BSCI. Data on the number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements is thus not available.