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Diversity and belonging
At GN, fostering an inclusive culture while promoting greater diversity in voices, backgrounds and experiences is central to what we stand for and the way we work. The latest engagement survey demonstrates that our efforts to create a diverse and inclusive workplace are recognized by employees and leaders alike.
Our goal is to create a strong and respectful culture that guides our leader-ship and interactions to strengthen collaboration, spark innovation, and drive sustainable growth.
In 2025, we have made significant strides in our diversity and belonging initiatives:
• An inclusive language platform launched in 2024 to attract a diverse candidate pool, was in 2025 made available to all employ-ees to help develop a welcoming culture
• A global campaign on psychological safety has been carried out to reinforce our Leadership Commitments and provide practical re-sources to help employees foster psychological safety in their teams
• Our commitment Embrace to Win in 2025 was integrated in leadership development training, with a focus on fostering a culture of inclusivity and belonging across all levels of leadership in GN
• During the year, 12 cultural celebrations have taken place to reflect the diversity in GN's global organization
• Continuous implementation of the governance model in the regions where it applies to ensure that women are consistently shortlisted and considered for leadership positions and promotions
Safeguarding human rights
A cornerstone of our human rights due diligence is our membership with the Responsible Business Alliance and our commitment to their code of conduct. We also align with all relevant international frameworks, such as the ILO Conventions, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the UN Global Compact, and the OECD Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct.
Our Supplier Code of Conduct covers engagements with all suppliers and business relationships for activities in our upstream, own operations, and downstream, ensuring that we address impacts, risks and opportunities relating to working conditions, health and safety, diversity, gender equality, child labor and other forms of forced labor. It states that suppliers to all GN companies, including all subsidiaries and affiliates, are expected to operate in accordance with the minimum requirements set out in this code. Our tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers are also subject to annual ESG audits conducted by GN. To ensure business partners and suppliers comply with our code of conduct, we use the RBA and EcoVadis platforms to assess human rights impacts and risks with key suppliers.
As part of our Better for Planet sustainability strategy, we have set targets to strengthen GN’s human rights due diligence processes through increased use of EcoVadis and Responsible Business Alliance:
Responsible Business Alliance statement
As an Affiliate Member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) for our video, audio and gaming products, GN fully supports the vision and goals of the RBA:
Vision: A coalition of companies driving sustainable value for workers, the environment and business throughout the global supply chain.
Mission: Members, suppliers and stakeholders collaborate to improve working and environmental conditions and business performance through leading standards and practices. We commit to progressively align its own operations with the provisions of the RBA Code of Conduct and to support and encourage its own first-tier suppliers to do the same. Wherever possible, we will seek to adopt the RBA approach and tools in practical ways in the spirit of the industry’s common goals.
Supporting communities
We drive several initiatives to improve access to hearing health. First, by introducing new product categories with a lower threshold to enjoying the benefits of hearing health. Our over-the-counter hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss are sold without the need to visit a hearing care professional.
We also seek to help people with hearing loss without direct access to hearing health due to their circumstances through different charitable product donation campaigns globally.
The GN Foundation was founded in 1956. The Foundation provides grants in accordance with its mission to support scientific, technical, national, non-profit and humane purposes as deemed to be of social importance to society.
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LISTEN TO THIS™
LISTEN TO THIS™ is a global initiative connecting healthcare partners, academic institutions, policy makers, patient organisations, NGOs and more – united in making hearing health an urgent priority for cognitive health and overall wellbeing. It represents a dedication to raising awareness, advocating for good hearing health, and leading ongoing research at the forefront of hearing and cognition. Join the hearing health movement and let’s fight cognitive decline – from the ear inwards.
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