SSE PLC

Policies described

Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination

Training described

Your front line staff Procurement staff

Worker engagement and working conditions

Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Civil society organisations Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain Businesses in your industry or sector

Social audits

Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation

Grievance mechanisms

Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app

Other monitoring

Deep dive supplier engagement for high-risk supply chain areas - beyond tier 1 suppliers.

Demonstrated progress

Our statement demonstrates developments in undertaking risk assessments, which has enabled increased risk disclosure in the latest statement - enabling us to disclose key value chain risks, those most likely to be impacts, the human rights risks they face, and the mitigation measures SSE has in place. The launch of new due diligence actions demonstrates process, such as including human rights criteria in the SHE Specification. KPIs track progress overtime through risk platforms.

Reported risks and mitigations

• Risk: Temporary workers or migrant workers on construction sites and remote sites in predominantly UK.
• Area: Within your supply chains
• Tier: Tier 3 suppliers and below
• Group: Migrants Other vulnerable groups
• Location: United Kingdom Ireland
• Mitigation: Measures in place include our Human Rights Clause, Living Wage Clause, enforcing robust health and safety standards, SHE Specification for contractors, site assessments with third parties to assess risk, training for construction project teams, and the Human Rights Incident Procedure. See page 11 of our Modern Slavery Statement for more details.
• Risk: Vessels working operating offshore that can include temporary and migrant workers.
• Tier: Tier 2 suppliers Tier 3 suppliers and below
• Group: Migrants Refugees
• Mitigation: Measures in place include our Human Rights Clause, Living Wage Clause, Procurement onboarding and due diligence process, Sustainable Procurement Code, Audits and checks, Supply chain risk assessments, Engagement with the International Transport Workers Federation, and the Human Rights Incident Procedure. See page 11 of our Modern Slavery Statement for more details.
• Risk: Workers, local communities, and indigenous groups in our supply chains including in manufacturing for infrastructure components, and in souring of materials and minders, including processes.
• Group: Women Migrants Refugees Children Other vulnerable groups
• Location: China
• Mitigation: Countries provided are an example - SSE's supply chain is global and locations depend on the services and goods procured. Measures in place include our Human Rights Clause, Policy advocacy, procurement and onboarding due diligence, Sustainable Procurement Code, audits and checks, supply chain risk assessments, EcoVadis risk assessment, High-risk jurisdictions procurement programme, and the Human Rights Incident Procedure. See page 11 of our Modern Slavery Statement for more details.