Environmental, Social and Governance

Social Impact

Communities and Stakeholders

Our community and civic engagement efforts reflect our commitment to building strong, sustainable communities. Every day, in every corner of the globe, Hazmat employees offer their time and talents to our neighbors and neighborhoods.

Hazmat is a founding member of the Fuel Relief Fund [www.fuelrelieffund.org] and contributes significantly to its operations worldwide. FRF is the world’s only charitable organization focused exclusively on energy/ fuel provision in natural disasters and complex emergencies.

Leveraging our fuel industry and humanitarian sector expertise, FRF manages emergency fuel supply chain in the direst of circumstances. We operate both as a first responder in the immediate aftermath of a disaster and as an expert advisor to governments and humanitarian aid agencies preparing for, or responding to, crisis-related fuel challenges.

Examples of Our Global reach includes, Fukushima in Japan, tsunamis, 2 Haitian Earthquakes, more than a dozen major Hurricanes and Typhons around the planet and active conflict zones where desperate populations are caught in the middle without lifesaving cooking and heating fuel. FRF is a valued member of the United Nations and recognized for the work done.

Hazmat Also minimizes environmental impacts through Terracycling, Sustainable Recycling and Waste to Energy Production.

Diversity and Inclusion

Hazmat’s diverse, global work force is a source of pride, and Inclusion is one of our Core Values. We value our differences and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, and ideas of every employee. Wherever we do business, we work together in a spirit of collaboration, respect, and inclusion, and know that many perspectives can produce the best solutions.

Hazmat is an equal opportunity employer; our policies, including the equal opportunity and affirmative action policy, prohibit unlawful discrimination. Hazmat’s Code of Conduct includes our policy against harassment in all forms. Hazmat does not tolerate harassment, whether sexual or non-sexual in nature, and whether committed by a Hazmat employee or someone with whom we do business.

Human Capital Management

Our human capital strategy is led in partnership between Hazmat’s Human Resources Officer and leaders within our divisions. Hazmat employs a matrix organization structure, assigning clear ownership of specific responsibilities around human capital strategy and workforce management across the business.

Employee Care is one of our Core Values. We provide our employees with market-leading financial, health and wellness, and career development benefits. Specific benefits vary worldwide and are based on regional needs, but some common features of our benefit program, available to all employees globally, include recognition, opportunity, involvement and reward.

The Company has established a comprehensive development framework, including training, implemented globally for all employees. Our leadership programs are built around our Core Values.

Human Rights

Consistent with our Values, Hazmat believes every human being has the right to safe, healthy working conditions, and to be treated with dignity and respect. Our Human Rights policy is guided by the U.N. Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, and outlines our human rights commitments. We expect our agents, contractors, consultants, distributors, suppliers and vendors (collectively “Business Partners”) to share our commitment to human rights. As part of our procurement process, all business partners are required to acknowledge Hazmat’s Business Partner Code of Conduct. In compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015, we have provided our statement outlining our actions to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in our business or global supply chains. All employees receive training on our human rights policy through our required Code of Conduct training.

Conflict Materials

It is the policy of Hazmat Corporation and its subsidiaries or affiliated entities (collectively, “Hazmat”) to conduct business in compliance with laws that require publicly traded companies to disclose their use of “conflict minerals” originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country. Conflict minerals include columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite (tin), wolframite (tungsten), and gold, (collectively, “3T&G”) and any of their derivatives. We encourage our suppliers to adopt similar policies and management systems with respect to conflict minerals and to drive those efforts throughout their supply chain to ensure that the specified metals are being sourced only from (1) mines and smelters outside the DRC or an adjoining country; or (2) mines and smelters within the DRC or an adjoining country which promote health and human protections.have been certified by an independent third party as “conflict free”.

Safety

Safety is of paramount importance in everything we do. Our vision to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses is embedded in our Employee Care value and drives a sustainable safety culture designed to protect our employees, customers, work environment, and communities. Our commitment to workplace health and safety is grounded in our belief that all workplace injuries and illnesses are preventable. All Hazmat employees and contractors are responsible for their own safety, and that of their colleagues and others in the workplace. Our Health & Safety policy applies across all Hazmat divisions, subsidiaries, third party businesses, contractors, and visitors. The Company’s safety policies and operational controls are overseen by a cross-functional Safety Committee composed of senior leaders from every division.

Reporting Conserns

Hazmat encourages our employees to speak up and provides resources to do so. In cases where an individual is uncomfortable reporting through established internal channels, Hazmat has established a direct number to the CEO of the corporations at (909) 258-9232 as well as by email at employee.concerns@usahazmat.com.

We take each concern seriously and each the concern will be addressed in a timely manner in accordance with all applicable laws and company policies. There is zero tolerance for retaliation for all raised concerns within our family of companies.