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Enabling our people to thrive

by protecting their health and safety and using their talent for good.

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“2023 has been a significant year as we commenced roll-out of our new HR operating model, putting employee experience at it's heart. It's an exciting time for our people at Convatec as we bring forever caring to life and create a winning culture where our people can learn, grow, thrive and make a real difference.”

Emma Rose, Chief People Officer

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Our approach

Aligned to our core values of delivering results for our customers and patients, we recognise that we will only grow together and improve care if we harness the power of our differences and encourage diverse thinking among our colleagues. In doing so effectively, we will deliver on our vision of pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch.

Rooted in our vision, our people mission is to create a stimulating, inclusive and rewarding environment for our people to thrive and grow together, for the benefit of our customers, colleagues, communities and shareholders. To do this we focus on:

Aligning talent to value and building diverse talent succession for critical roles
Building high-performance teams
Embedding our values-based culture across the Group
Developing our reputation as a world-class employer with a compelling employer value proposition whilst raising our profile in the communities we serve

Our targets & commitments

In 2023, we commenced roll-out of our new HR operating model, putting employee experience at its heart. We have continued to embed DE&I and Wellbeing as part of our overall ESG governance - including our DE&I and Wellbeing council, led by our Chief People Officer.

We seek to build on our momentum by setting targets to:

Reduce our operations lost time injury rate and increasing our operations hazard observation rate
Reach at least 50% women in senior management roles by the end of 2027
Sustain voluntary turnover

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Wellbeing

At Convatec, our colleagues represent multiple nationalities, as well as many cultures, religions, races, sexual orientations, backgrounds and beliefs. We recognise that we will only grow together and improve care if we harness the power of our differences and encourage diverse thinking. Our colleagues should feel included, valued and respected – not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because people are the best version of themselves when they feel they are being treated fairly and respectfully.

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Developing our employees

Our employees are critical to our success and we want to create an environment where everyone can fully contribute. To help our employees progress their careers, ensure that we have the right experience and skills across the Group, and develop a pipeline of talent for the future, we invest in a wide range of training and development opportunities. These are underpinned by policies, systems and technologies which we embed across the Group. An entire pillar of the Convatec FISBE strategy focus on building capabilities and expertise within the group.

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Health & safety and workplace standards

We have a team of dedicated Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) managers, located across our operations and R&D facilities, where over 60% of our colleagues are located. Our global EHS team leads the development of the EHS strategy, corporate policies, and standards; audits performance; supports the site teams to improve working practices; and ensures both legislative and company requirements are met. EHS performance is reported to senior management monthly, with updates provided to the CELT and Board during the year. We support the ten principles of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. We have incorporated these concepts in our Human Rights and Labour Standards Policy, which also reflects International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions, and applies to all Convatec employees.

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Spotlight: Fleet safety

In line with our values, and our forever caring promise, we want to do all we can to help keep our people and their families safe. Our Fleet Safety Programme is designed to help us enhance safety for all our drivers (not just colleagues travelling on Company business). We are currently working with expert partners in North America and EMEA to enhance existing safety programmes in these regions, combining training modules, driver assessments and other support.