Envi­ron­mental Policy

1. Subject

SONAX GmbH is aware of the ecolog­ical impact of its busi­ness activ­i­ties and is committed to designing these processes and measures in an envi­ron­men­tally conscious and respon­sible manner. SONAX GmbH actively and contin­u­ously strives to reduce envi­ron­mental impacts and improve its ecolog­ical foot­print.

Our envi­ron­mental manage­ment system forms the binding frame­work to ensure that processes, prod­ucts, and deci­sions are aimed at avoiding and mini­mizing envi­ron­mental burdens. The envi­ron­mental guide­lines under­score this clear commit­ment to envi­ron­mental respon­si­bility and trans­par­ently commu­ni­cate our prin­ci­ples, goals, and measures both inter­nally and exter­nally.

2. Scope

The envi­ron­mental guide­lines apply to:

• all employees of SONAX GmbH

• all loca­tions and facil­i­ties of SONAX GmbH

• all rela­tion­ships with busi­ness part­ners of SONAX GmbH

The envi­ron­mental guide­lines are directed at all internal and external stake­holders – employees, busi­ness part­ners, suppliers, customers, author­i­ties, society, acad­emia, as well as banks and insur­ance compa­nies, and external service providers or busi­ness part­ners working for SONAX GmbH.

3. Objec­tives of Envi­ron­mental Manage­ment

The under­standing of effec­tive and sustain­able envi­ron­mental manage­ment at SONAX GmbH, with the over­ar­ching goals of avoiding and reducing nega­tive envi­ron­mental impacts as well as the long-term improve­ment of the ecolog­ical foot­print, is pursued company-wide through the following activ­i­ties:

• Through sustain­able product devel­op­ments and resource-effi­cient produc­tion processes, raw mate­rials are used effi­ciently, waste is reduced, and envi­ron­mental impact is mini­mized throughout the entire life­cycle of the prod­ucts.

• Employees, part­ners, and customers are actively involved in envi­ron­mental manage­ment to create a shared aware­ness of sustain­able action and envi­ron­mental respon­si­bility.

• We commu­ni­cate our goals appro­pri­ately to our internal and external stake­holders.

4. Prin­ci­ples of Envi­ron­mental Manage­ment

Envi­ron­mental manage­ment at SONAX GmbH is firmly embedded in the compa­ny's activ­i­ties and is contin­u­ally devel­oped and expanded. The envi­ron­mental manage­ment system and its asso­ci­ated activ­i­ties comply with applic­able German laws as well as rele­vant inter­na­tional laws and regu­la­tions.

The prin­ci­ples of envi­ron­mental manage­ment are as follows:

• SONAX GmbH plans envi­ron­mental initia­tives and strives for the most eco-friendly busi­ness oper­a­tions possible. This also includes proac­tive emer­gency plan­ning to mini­mize envi­ron­mental risks and effec­tively manage poten­tial inci­dents.

• Envi­ron­mental manage­ment is inte­grated into all busi­ness areas and actively involves employees and part­ners in the real­iza­tion of envi­ron­mental objec­tives. By fostering a shared envi­ron­mental aware­ness, sustain­able prac­tices are exem­pli­fied and prop­a­gated at all levels of the company.

• Deci­sion-makers at SONAX GmbH make deci­sions regarding improving energy effi­ciency based on reli­able data and drive contin­uous improve­ment through audits, feed­back, and the early iden­ti­fi­ca­tion of risks and oppor­tu­ni­ties.

• SONAX GmbH promotes employee respon­si­bility through trans­parent commu­ni­ca­tion, regular training sessions, and a work envi­ron­ment that encour­ages inno­v­a­tive ideas and the active involve­ment in process design.

5. Envi­ron­mental Manage­ment

Envi­ron­mental Protec­tion in Produc­tion

• Safety of our facil­i­ties and envi­ron­mental protec­tion are equally prior­i­tized goals and must not be compro­mised for produc­tivity advance­ments. For new produc­tion processes, we incor­po­rate envi­ron­mental protec­tion require­ments already during the devel­op­ment and testing phases.

• Using appro­priate tech­niques, we reduce or elim­i­nate waste­water volumes and pollu­tion.

• We decrease waste, recycle valu­able mate­rials appro­pri­ately, and dispose of non-recy­clable mate­rials prop­erly.

• Harmful soil cont­a­m­i­na­tion is prevented on our premises.

• We ensure manu­fac­turing processes with low emis­sions are used, and unavoid­able exhaust streams are cleaned according to the latest tech­nology stan­dards.

• To protect employees and neigh­bors, we consis­tently monitor existing noise sources and miti­gate them.

We aim to achieve the following goals:

• Reduc­tion of waste­water volume (m³) per ton of product by 20% by 2035

• 80% recy­cla­bility of all pack­aging by 2035

• Inte­gra­tion of 65% recy­cled content in our plastic pack­aging by 2040

• Reduc­tion of waste volume (t) per ton of product by 10% by 2035

Product Devel­op­ment and Resources

• We actively manage the use of raw mate­rials with the goal of mini­mizing our ecolog­ical foot­print.

• Devel­op­ment of a SONAX Raw Mate­rials List, in which all raw mate­rials used are eval­u­ated for their envi­ron­mental impact to meet legal and volun­tary commit­ments.

• We use raw mate­rials and energy spar­ingly, thereby protecting the envi­ron­ment.

• For new prod­ucts, we consider envi­ron­mental protec­tion require­ments already during the devel­op­ment and testing phases.

• We contin­u­ously expand our knowl­edge of the envi­ron­mental compat­i­bility of estab­lished and newly devel­oped prod­ucts and take appro­priate action accord­ingly.

We aim to achieve the following goals:

• 100% elim­i­na­tion of microplas­tics in all active ingre­di­ents by 2035

• Reduc­tion of "Cate­gory 1" formu­la­tions from the SONAX Raw Mate­rials List by 50% by 2035

• Increase in the share of in-house formu­la­tions free of "Cate­gory 1 and 2" raw mate­rials from the SONAX Raw Mate­rials List to > 80% by 2035

• 99% of all formu­la­tions to be SVHC-free (≥ 0.1%) by 2035

• 100% of all prod­ucts to be SVHC-free (≥ 0.1%) by 2035

• 100% of formu­la­tions to be PFAS-free

6. Decla­ra­tion of Commit­ment

Envi­ron­mental Manage­ment is deeply embedded in the mindset and actions of SONAX GmbH and repre­sents a central element of the compa­ny's strategy and culture. Our envi­ron­mental success factors are based on the consis­tent align­ment of all processes with our envi­ron­mental prin­ci­ples, the active commit­ment of all stake­holders, and the promo­tion of a culture that supports inno­va­tion and contin­uous improve­ment.

These guide­lines are reviewed annu­ally by the HSSE manage­ment and the Sustain­ability Depart­ment, updated as needed, and approved during the strategic review meeting.

Leitheim, 15.07.2026