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Governance
Governance 4.1 Governance structure of the organization section 10.1, Corporate governance of the Philips Group
section 10.2, Board of Management
section 10.3, Supervisory Board
section 10.4, General Meeting of Shareholders
section 10.5, Logistics of the General Meeting of Shareholders
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest
governance body is also an executive officer
section 10.2, Board of Management
section 10.3, Supervisory Board
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board
structure, state the number of members of
the highest governance body that are
independent and/or non-executive members
Not relevant for Philips, see chapter 10, Corporate governance
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees
to provide recommendations or direction to
the highest governance body
section 10.1, Corporate governance of the Philips Group
section 10.2, Board of Management
section 10.3, Supervisory Board
section 10.4, General Meeting of Shareholders
section 10.5, Logistics of the General Meeting of Shareholders
section 10.6, Investor Relations
section 13.4, Social indicators
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members
of the highest governance body, senior
managers, and executives, and the
organization’s performance
section 9.3, Report of the Remuneration Committee
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance
body to ensure conflicts of interest are
avoided
section 9.1, Introduction
section 10.3, Supervisory Board
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and
expertise of the members of the highest
governance body
section 9.1, Introduction
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or
values, codes of conduct, and principles
relevant to economic, environmental, and
social performance and the status of their
implementation
section 1.1, Our company
section 1.2, Our strategic focus
section 3.5, Working at Philips
section 3.6, Working in our communities
section 6.2, Our approach to risk management and business control
section 13.4, Social indicators
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body
for overseeing the organization’s
identification and management of
performance, including relevant risks and
opportunities, and adherence or compliance
with internationally agreed standards, codes
of conduct, and principles
section 9.1, Introduction
section 10.1, Corporate governance of the Philips Group
section 10.2, Board of Management
section 10.3, Supervisory Board
section 10.4, General Meeting of Shareholders
section 10.5, Logistics of the General Meeting of Shareholders
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest
governance body’s own performance
section 9.1, Introduction
section 10.1, Corporate governance of the Philips Group
section 10.2, Board of Management
section 10.3, Supervisory Board
section 10.4, General Meeting of Shareholders
section 10.5, Logistics of the General Meeting of Shareholders
Commitments to
external initiatives
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the
precautionary approach or principle is
addressed by the organization
section 6.2, Our approach to risk management and business control
section 10.1, Corporate governance of the Philips Group
4.12 Externally developed economic,
environmental, and social charters,
principles, or other initiatives to which the
organization subscribes or endorses
section 3.1, Climate change
section 13.1, Approach to sustainability reporting
section 13.3, Environmental indicators
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as
industry associations)
section 13.1, Approach to sustainability reporting
Stakeholder
engagement
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the
organization
section 13.1, Approach to sustainability reporting
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of
stakeholders with whom to engage
section 13.1, Approach to sustainability reporting
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement,
including frequency of engagement by type
and by stakeholder group
section 13.1, Approach to sustainability reporting
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been
raised through stakeholder engagement, and
how the organization has responded to those
key topics and concerns, including through its
reporting
President’s message
section 9.1, Introduction
section 13.1, Approach to sustainability reporting
13 Sustainability performance 13.7 - 13.7
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