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GRI 2-23 GRI 2-24 Nowy Styl complies with international labour standards and standards related to human rights, such as the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Human Rights, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, the Declaration of the International Labour Organization and others described in international documents relating to specific groups of people (e.g. children, women, minorities, people with disabilities, migrant workers or indigenous peoples). Since 2012, Nowy Styl has been a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, which means that in its operations it undertakes to be guided by ten fundamental principles in the field of human rights, workers’ rights, environmental protection and anti-corruption. In order to emphasize its commitment to respecting human rights and freedoms, in late 2023, our organization decided to develop and publish a Human Rights Policy, which outlined principles and good practices to ensure these rights are respected. In particular, the Nowy Styl Human Rights Policy committments include: > ensuring compliance with all applicable laws regarding wages, working hours, overtime and employee benefits; > ensuring a safe and healthy workplace in accord- ance with applicable safety and security, health and internal regulations and requirements in this area, minimizing the risk of accidents, injuries and health hazards; > respecting employee’s rights to form or join trade unions in accordance with national laws, without fear of reprisal, intimidation or harassment; > fostering an atmosphere and organizational culture that ensures respect for diversity; > fostering an atmosphere and organizational culture that ensures respect for diversity; > respecting employees’ right to privacy; acting ethically, honestly and transparently in all business transactions; > implementing effective systems and controls to protect against all forms of modern slavery in its operations throughout the value chain; > not employing children who, under local law, have not reached the age for employment in accordance with the International Labour Organisation Conventions; > ensuring environmental protection, including land and water resources. Nowy Styl ensures compliance with the above princi- ples by ensuring a system for reporting irregularities to the Compliance Officer and, in the case of violations of labour law and human rights, to the Ethics Officer. On 31st of December 2023, Nowy Styl Sp. z o.o. and its related compa- nies also issued a Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2023, which describes the steps Nowy Styl takes to ensure that our organisation and its supply chain is free of modern slavery, forced labour or human trafficking. In 2023, we also joined the ranks of signatories of the Diversity Charter, coordinated by the Responsible Business Forum, an initiative to promote and disseminate policies of equal treatment and diversity management in the work- place, implemented in 26 countries of the European Union. The Charter confirms that diversity, equality and respect for human rights are integral elements of our organisation’s culture. This is because signing the Diversity Charter means that the entire organization, including its employees, as well as its social and business partners, is ready to counteract any discrimination in the workplace in order to promote and create diversity. Click here to find out more 1.8 Respect for Human Rights 30 Table of contents