Heat and Control - Sustainability Charter
CORP PL 0007
Heat and Control’s mission is to engineer and deliver innovative food processing and packaging equipment that enables customers to produce safe, high-quality food efficiently and responsibly. Sustainability is core to this mission.
Our sustainability vision is to operate as a responsible global manufacturer that advances sustainable food systems through energy-efficient technologies, operational excellence, and transparent reporting. This commitment reflects our company values of innovation, integrity, excellence, and accountability.
1. Purpose
This Charter establishes how sustainability is governed across the company, defining roles, oversight, and monitoring and reporting processes. It applies globally to all Heat and Control operations, offices, and manufacturing sites and Heat and Control’s management of its products and supply chain.
2. Governance
Sustainability governance at Heat and Control is anchored in two oversight bodies.
- The Executive Committee is our highest governing body. It is led by our President and includes the founder/CEO and CFO/COO. The Executive Committee provides overall strategic direction, approves sustainability-related investments and targets, and reviews company-wide progress quarterly.
- The Sustainability Steering Committee, comprised of key leaders across the organization, was established in 2024 to coordinate, implement, and monitor the company’s sustainability strategy across global operations. The Steering Committee reports directly to the Executive Committee and facilitates cross-functional execution of environmental initiatives.
The Chief Financial and Operations Officer serves as the Chair of the Sustainability Steering Committee and represents the Steering Committee on the Executive Committee.
3. Duties and Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Executive Committee include:
- Providing strategic oversight of all sustainability policies, including approval of environmental targets and strategies and formal review of progress
- Executing sustainability-related capital investments and initiatives recommended by the Steering Committee
- Integrating sustainability into business planning, product development, and operations
- Reviewing, approving, and signing off on sustainability disclosures and reports
The responsibilities of the Sustainability Steering Committee include:
- Identifying sustainability priorities, measuring impacts across those topics, and developing goals and strategies to address priority sustainability impacts
- Identifying sustainability priorities of our key customers and ensuring our sustainability strategies and priorities align with and support those of our key customers, where applicable
- Managing the implementation of our sustainability strategy and policies, monitoring progress towards our goals, and providing a formal quarterly progress update to our executive committee
- Providing quarterly updates on progress, key risks, and next steps for the Executive Committee’s review
Both committees work with functional teams, site managers, and employees across relevant business units to execute the sustainability strategy. The committees maintain clear accountability for sustainability performance, regulatory compliance, and transparent reporting.
They will review policies every three years or sooner and update them to reflect changing requirements and stakeholder expectations. We remain committed to continuous improvement through employee training, enhanced environmental management systems, and alignment with leading international standards.
4. Authority
The Sustainability Steering Committee is authorized to access company records, personnel, and operational data relevant to its duties, as well as engage independent consultants or verifiers as needed to support sustainability data assurance, training, data collection and validation, or benchmarking.
5. Amendments
This Charter shall be reviewed every three years, or earlier, if there are significant changes to Heat and Control’s sustainability strategy, operations, or regulatory requirements. Proposed amendments require approval from the Executive Committee of Heat and Control, Inc.
6. Approval
This Sustainability Charter was approved by the Executive Committee of Heat and Control, Inc.
This policy reflects the current principles of Heat and Control. It does not create contractual rights or modify existing agreements
