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55 About Strategy and Governance Our People Our Business Our Outcome AppendixResponsible Procurement and Human Rights in the Supply ChainOur Impacts At DKSH, we take specific actions to minimize the environmental and/or social impacts that may be caused by activities within our supply chain, which are covered in greater detail below. We acknowledge that challenges in upholding human rights and ethical business conduct exist in some of our markets. DKSH also faces risks associated with working conditions and human rights when using employment agencies to hire foreign, temporary, and casual workers and when subcontracting activities to the local logistics industry. We are committed to addressing these risks in our supply chains and to positively impacting the communities where we operate. In particular Business Unit Performance Materials, which operates closer to the origins of raw materials and ingredients in DKSH%u2019s value chain, undertakes efforts to positively impact its suppliers in terms of their sustainability ambitions and to be a sustainable partner in the supply chain.DKSH helps small and medium-sized suppliers grow. As a market expansion services provider, we work with a large and diverse supplier base, enabling small and medium-sized suppliers to access international markets and compete with blue-chip suppliers. We also help ensure transparency and ethical sourcing within the supply chain, thereby protecting human rights and labor conditions.DKSH maintains operations in some markets that rate relatively low on Transparency International%u2019s Corruption Perception Index. We believe that we are positively impacting the local business community by promoting our culture of ethical business conduct and by operating a corresponding compliance program.Our Supply ChainTrading and ManufacturingOur main business is to provide contractually agreed marketing and distribution services for a global client base, spanning diverse product categories, such as consumer goods, healthcare products, food ingredients, specialty chemicals, machinery, and other technological equipment. Goods for resale are supplied to us locally in the markets we operate or internationally, as determined by our clients.Other businesses include: %u2023 Global sourcing and procurement services for specialty chemicals and food ingredients for resale to our customers%u2023 Marketing our Own Brands under trademark ownership or license, either procured locally or internationally as finished goods from licensors or contract manufacturers, or manufactured by DKSH%u2023 Supply of food ingredients and premixes to finished consumer goods using our own recipes or made to customer specifications, including contract manufacturing for local customers. All procurement associated with the trading and manufacturing activities outlined above accounts for more than 90 % of our total procurement. A split between international and local sourcing or procurement is currently not available. Whilst we strive to maximize local sources of supply, they are ultimately dependent on our clients%u2019 manufacturing sites and the availability of suitable materials and components in our sourcing and manufacturing businesses.%u2023 GRI 2-6