##### ESG Governance structure
To track and further develop our ESG goals and ambitions, we implemented a ESG
governance structure for the Group in the 2022 fiscal year. The highest operational
decision-making body of SGL Carbon is the Board of Management of SGL Carbon SE. Due
to its strategic importance, we have made the topic of sustainability the responsibility of
the highest operational decision-making level. The Board of Management is supported in
this area by an ESG Sounding Board made up of the heads of our four business units and
various experts in ESG-relevant areas.
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**ESG Governance structure:**
###### ESG Steering Committee
Board of Management
###### ESG Sounding Board
ESG Coordination Team
Module Environmental Module Social
Green energy Occupational safety
GHG emissions scope 1&2 Organizational & leadership culture
GHG emissions scope 3 Employee concerns & development
Energy management Diversity & equal opportunity
Water management Human rights
Waste management
Circular economy
Sustainable products
Also part of the ESG Steering Committee is the ESG Coordination Team, which consists of
those responsible for the three ESG modules. We expanded the supporting "ESG Reporting
and Controlling" working group in 2023 to include colleagues from Group Accounting and
IT to meet the new requirements of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
in the future. On the operational level, ESG measures and goals are driven by the three ESG
|ESG Coordi|nation Team|
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working groups (Environmental, Social and Governance modules). Workstreams for all
relevant ESG topics with clear responsibilities have been defined below the three ESG
working groups. Furthermore, dedicated individuals responsible for ESG have been
appointed in all four business units to carry ESG ambitions through to the operating units.
These experts work closely with colleagues from Environment, Health & Safety Affairs
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(EHSA), workstream leaders, and the ESG Coordination Team. The ESG governance structure therefore ensures both the strategic realization and development of our ESG ambitions, as well as operational implementation in the business units.