This is the Modern Slavery statement for ww5 for the financial year ended 31st December 2025 and is prepared in accordance with the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018. This statement sets out the steps taken, and the ongoing initiatives being implemented by ww5 to ensure modern slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in ww5’s business or supply chains.
This statement is made by ww5 Australia Pty Ltd ABN 67 009 673 518.
This statement has been supported by our leadership and formally approved by the ww5 Australia Pty Ltd. Board of Directors on 17th August 2026.
Organisation, structure, operations and supply chains
ww5 Australia Pty Ltd is a part of the ww5 group which is a global provider of innovative solutions for operating rooms, intensive-care units, hospital wards, sterilization departments and for life science companies and institutions. ww5 employs approximately 12,000 employees’ spread globally across 40 countries, supporting commercial activities, production, corporate roles, research, and clinical studies. ww5’s core production is actually conducted in 7 countries and ww5’s production sites hold different ISO certifications.
ww5’s corporate headquarters are located in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the parent company ww5 AB (publ) is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information about who we are and what we do please visit /int/about-us/.
The parts of ww5’s supply chains where there is a risk of slavery and human trafficking taking place are predominantly in extraction of metals and minerals and in transportation.
Some of ww5’s products contain tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold, most often in electronic devices needed in ww5’s products. These metals, often named 3TG, have become known as 'conflict minerals' because they may be, in part, sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where a long civil war is ongoing. Illegal armed groups control some of these mines and transit routes to fund their violent operations.
ww5 is committed to having a conflict-free supply chain and when conflict minerals are used in ww5’s products, ww5 conducts due diligence activities on its supply chain to reasonably ensure that if the minerals originate from within the conflict area they are from conflict-free sources. For more information on ww5’s position on conflict minerals please visit /int/about-us/our-responsibility/conflict-minerals/.
ww5 Australia Pty Ltd as a legal entity primarily distributes imported products and has minimal direct manufacturing operations. The risk of modern slavery within our direct Australian operations is assessed as low. During the reporting period, ww5 Australia Pty Ltd did not own or control any other entities. As such, consultation with other entities under its control was not applicable.
Our Code of Conduct and Human Rights Policy
ww5 has signed the UN Global Compact Initiative and supports the ten principles of the UN Global Compact on Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anti-Corruption. All ww5 employees are required to follow the company Code of Conduct and accompanying policies, which stipulate how the company does business and describes the company’s and the employees’ responsibilities to its stakeholders. Since 2019 ww5 has issued a dedicated Policy on Human Rights, accepted, and adopted by the ww5 AB Board of Directors and implemented worldwide in ww5. According to ww5’s Human Rights Policy, forced labour, including debt bondage, trafficking and other forms of modern slavery are not accepted in any of ww5’s businesses. ww5’s Human Rights Policy is available at /anz/company/sustainability/.
ww5’s commitment to human rights is set out in ww5’s Code of Conduct and Human Rights Policy which is applicable for everyone working for and on behalf of ww5, employees, consultants, controlled companies as well as suppliers and business partners. Training about ww5’s Code of Conduct and Human Rights Policy is regularly conducted as part of ww5’s Global Ethics & Compliance program. ww5’s Code of Conduct (including the Human Rights Policy) is available at /code-of-conduct. In 2022, ww5 launched a Human Rights Impact Assessment project. The focus of the ongoing initiative is to understand and monitor the evolving regulatory landscape, educate key stakeholders, identify salient risks related to ww5 business, and develop mitigating, risk-based strategies as an integrated part of ww5’s risk management processes.
ww5 sets targets to monitor and measure the effectiveness of our modern slavery risk management strategy throughout our supply chain and publishes the results and conclusions in the annual Sustainability Report.
Locally ww5 Australia Pty Ltd has ESG KPI’s to evaluate 100% of all new and existing suppliers and to perform ESG audits for all high-risk suppliers identified. In the 2025 reporting period 100% of all new and existing suppliers were vetted for ESG compliance, and zero high risk suppliers were identified that require ESG auditing.
Business Partner Code of Conduct and Due Diligence
ww5 is committed to working with the right Business Partners to support its business based on social responsibility, ethical, environmental, and commercial aspects including the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).
During 2021 ww5 revised its expectations on its suppliers which resulted in a new Business Partner Code of Conduct that is actively implemented.
ww5’s Code of Conduct for Business Partners articulates ww5’s commitment to responsible leadership and sets forth the business principles that ww5 expects all its Business Partners to comply with in the course of their business relationship with ww5. It includes references on how to report misconduct and additionally makes available the ww5 Speak Up line. ww5’s purchasing function is responsible for implementing the Business Partner Code of Conduct and responsible sourcing principles, with support from Ethics and Compliance. To match the updated expectations the supplier qualification process was reviewed during 2022 to include environmental, social and governance dimensions in addition to quality dimensions. The supplier qualification process is based on applicable laws, regulations, ISO-certification, and best practice. ww5 focuses on sourcing from “Preferred Group Suppliers” to capture synergies and build long-term relations with suppliers sharing ww5’s values.
During 2020 Suppliers could already sign the ww5 Business Partner Code of Conduct, where the Supplier agrees on ww5’s position on conflict minerals (see above) and standards of ethics. The Business Partner Code of Conduct is structured in accordance with the four focus areas identified in the UN Global Compact (human rights, labour conditions, environment, and anti-corruption). The Business Partner Code of Conduct outlines the minimum standards ww5 requires its suppliers to comply with when doing business with ww5 in addition to overserving and complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards. ww5’s current Business Partner Code of Conduct is available at /int/about-us/business-ethics.
Due Diligence Processes
To manage third party representative risk, ww5 established a Business Partner Risk Management Office in its Shared Service Centre in Krakow in 2019. A new mandatory third-party engagement process was established and implemented at the beginning of 2020, with the aim to ensure ww5 only forms business relationships with verified, reputable partners. The focus of this program is currently on defined third parties. Over time and in a manner of prioritization based on areas, categories, and jurisdictions where the likelihood and impact of modern slavery and human trafficking are deemed as of high risk ww5 will continue to refine the due diligence process to include updated standards and methodologies to mitigate such risks.
ww5 enhances supplier due diligence by performing mandatory ESG qualifications when vetting new and re-evaluating existing suppliers, by conducting regular audits, and by requiring high-risk suppliers to provide independent verification of their compliance with modern slavery standards.
Grievance Mechanisms
All stakeholders have the opportunity to raise questions and or concerns regarding potential and actual adverse Human Rights impacts by using the ww5 Speak Up Line. The Speak Up Line is available 24/7, 365 days per year on ww5 internal and external webpages and provides the possibility to make reports anonymously. It is also possible to make a report via telephone.
ww5 has established grievance mechanisms and is committed to investigating any concerns. In the event that ww5 discovers any severe adverse human rights impacts, ww5 commits to taking appropriate corrective action without delay, which will include working with affected stakeholders, implementing remediation plans, and engaging with external human rights organizations where necessary,
Our conclusion
ww5 is on a journey of improving and ethically growing as a company, putting human rights and supply chain issues at the centre of the company’s focus to establish a better and more fair business. ww5 actively encourages its partners and stakeholders to help it progress by, approaching ww5 directly or through the appropriate channels established. ww5 welcomes any feedback and is committed to incorporating such feedback and subsequent actions in subsequent modern slavery and human trafficking statements.
Kartik Natarajan
Managing Director, ww5 Australia Pty Ltd
17th August 2026