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PRINCIPLES

BUSINESS ETHICS

Hayward is committed to conducting business in an ethical manner.

BUSINESS ETHICS

Hayward is committed to conducting business in an ethical manner.

To enable sound corporate governance, we outline our expectations for all Hayward employees and directors in our Code of Ethics and our Corporate Governance Guidelines. All Hayward employees recertify their understanding of our Code of Ethics on an annual basis. In 2021, we launched a global ethics reporting platform to monitor any cases of ethics risk.

Our approach and strategy to ESG matters are governed by Hayward's ESG Steering Committee, which is comprised of members of the Senior Leadership Team and is overseen by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.




BOARD DIVERSITY & INDEPENDENCE

Our directors' comprehensive set of skills and diverse backgrounds are designed to enable effective oversight of our business strategy and our corporate governance practices. Our directors consist of individuals with a diversity of gender, ethnicity, skills and experiences, with women and ethnically diverse individuals representing approximately 25% of our board of directors.

Diversity is paramount to the success of our business. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee charter specifically states that the Committee is committed to promoting diversity, including diversity of gender, race, ethnicity and age and inclusion in its selection practices and shall consider all candidates for director on the basis of their skills, qualifications and experience.

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DATA PRIVACY & SECURITY

We are committed to protecting both Hayward and Hayward customers' information and assets. The Audit Committee of the Board has oversight of our data privacy policy.

The Audit Committees' oversight includes overseeing the integrity of the Company's information technology systems, processes and data. In furtherance of this oversight, the Audit Committee periodically (but no less than annually), at its discretion, reviews and assesses with management and the internal auditor, the adequacy of security for the Company's information technology systems, processes and data and contingency plans in the event of a breakdown or security breach affecting the Company's information technology systems, processes and data or the information technology systems, processes and data of clients.

OUR ESG FRAMEWORK

Our ESG strategy and efforts are guided by the below pillars.

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PRODUCTS

Environmentally Sustainable Products

Product Safety

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PLANET

Environmental Management (GHG, Energy, Water, Waste)

Responsible Supply Chain & Materials

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PEOPLE

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Employee Health, Well-being & Engagement

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PRINCIPLES

Business Ethics

Board Diversity & Independence

Data Privacy & Security

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