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List of Material Topics

The following topics were identified as being most material to Xperien and its stakeholders:
Materiality Ranking
Issue Stakeholder 4 Stakeholder 5 Stakeholder 6
Materiality Rank Stakeholder 2 (Service Stakeholder 3
Stakeholder 1 (Clients) (Industry Compliance & (Government and
to Xperien Providers) (Employees)
Competitors) Accreditation Bodies Statutory Bodies)
Issue 1 6 5 5 4 5 9 9
Issue 2 8 7 5 6 4 10 7

Issue 3 10 7 5 8 7 10 10

Issue 4 10 9 6 8 9 8 6
Issue 5 9 9 7 9 9 10 10
Issue 6 9 8 5 9 7 10 7

Issue 7 2 8 4 2 3 10 10

Issue 8 9 8 4 9 6 10 10
*Rating Scale: 1-10; with 1 for least materiality rank and 10 for the most materiality rank.

What are the issues?
• Issue 1: Environment (Climate Change) (SDG 13)
• Issue 2: Environment (Responsible Sourcing and Recycling, Energy and Water Management, Materials and Waste Management, Circular Economy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions,
Environmental Compliance etc.) (SDG 12, 13, 14, 15)
• Issue 3: Social (Equality, Diversity, Poverty, HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 etc.) (SDG 1, 3, 5)
• Issue 4: Economic (Corporate Governance, Shareholder Value, Emerging Markets, Market Share, Talent Attraction and Retention, Transport and Logistics etc (SDG 8, 9, 12)
• Issue 5: Social (Health & Safety, Human Rights / Labour Standards, Supplier Compliance, Employee Education and Training, Local Community Engagement.) (SDG 3, 8, 10, 12)
• Issue 6: Economic (Economic Performance, Business Integrity Customer Relations & Satisfaction, Sustainable Solutions and Innovation, Product Quality & Reliability (SDG 8)
• Issue 7: Environment: Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management Wastewater Management, Air Emissions (SDG 12, 13, 14, 15)
• Issue 8: Economic/Social (Privacy, Data Security and Access to Information) (SDG 16.10)

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