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Operations, governance, & supply chain integrity

Operations, supply chain, and governance

Setting high standards that align with our values

Responsible operations

Optimizing environmental and social impacts

Supply chain integrity

Upholding our values and principles

Governance

Founded on the principles
of integrity

Responsible operations

Vertiv embraces responsible business practices that we believe are in the best interests of our employees, customers, shareholders and the communities we serve. We strive to implement processes and programs aimed at reducing energy use and minimizing our carbon and waste footprints through ongoing enhancements and improvement initiatives in our facilities and operational processes. To keep us on the path toward improvement, we harness the Vertiv Operating System, a holistic approach to educate and empower employees to identify and eliminate waste within our production processes.

To track our progress toward more efficient operations, we monitor important metrics such as carbon emissions, energy use, water consumption, waste, recycling, safety management and environmental management practices.

Environmental management

Vertiv maintains environmental management systems across global manufacturing operations aligned with internationally recognized standards, including ISO 14001. A significant portion of manufacturing sites are ISO 14001 certified, supporting consistent environmental risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement companywide.

Certification decisions are evaluated by site, informed by operational scope, environmental risk profile, regulatory context, and guided by a prioritized roadmap for key manufacturing locations. Corporate environmental policies establish a consistent global framework for environmental management across operations. Local facilities implement controls and practices that maintain compliance with applicable regulations and reflect site‑specific conditions as required by law.

Operational efficiency

Through our continuous improvement process, Vertiv advances energy-, water-, and waste‑reduction and recycling initiatives across global operations. Projects are selected based on efficiency priorities, operational process improvement, and environmental impact considerations across manufacturing and operations. These initiatives use defined metrics that are monitored and tracked to inform performance review, support learning, and drive improvement across facilities.

Across our operations, on‑site solar power generation capabilities continue to be expanded. Manufacturing and operations teams collaborate to share practices and identify practical opportunities to reduce energy, water, and waste use and support efficiency improvements across sites and regions as appropriate within local operational contexts globally over time where feasible.

Partnering for progress

Advancing efficient digital infrastructure depends on close collaboration with customers, technology partners, and industry organizations. We participate in industry initiatives, academic partnerships, and collaborative research efforts focused on power, cooling, materials, and system design. Examples of these efforts include:

AI Infrastructure Coalition

Vertiv participates in the AI Infrastructure Coalition, an industry-led group, to support the development of scalable power and cooling approaches for AI workloads. Our engagement focuses on system-level efficiency, reliability, and deployment considerations associated with high-density computing environments.

The European Data Centre Association

Vertiv is part of the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA), which plays a role in shaping the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact. Through this engagement, we provide technical input on power, cooling, and infrastructure design considerations to inform industry dialogue aligned with European policy objectives.

iMasons Climate Accord

The iMasons Climate Accord is an industry initiative focused on improving carbon transparency across digital infrastructure. We contribute to Accord activities related to carbon accounting methodologies and environmental data transparency, including workstreams associated with maturity models and environmental product disclosures.

Liquid Cooling Coalition (LCC)

The Liquid Cooling Coalition is an industry forum dedicated to advancing the adoption of liquid cooling technologies for data centers and high-performance computing. As a member of the coalition, we contribute technical perspectives and support the development of scalable liquid cooling architectures aligned with increasing rack densities.

Open Compute Project (OCP)

The Open Compute Project (OCP) is a collaborative initiative focused on developing open, scalable hardware technologies for data center designs. Vertiv participates in OCP activities related to power, thermal, rack, and IT systems, contributing our technical expertise, supporting standards development, and engaging in working groups that advance open hardware designs across a range of data center applications.

RISE Partnership Program

Vertiv is a founding partner in the RISE Partnership Program, an academic-industry collaboration focused on advancing energy and resource-efficient data center technologies. Through RISE, we contribute system-level expertise in power and thermal systems to support applied research and technology development.

Responsible environmental, health, and safety (EHS) practices

Safety remains a cornerstone of Vertiv's values. We firmly believe that businesses and organizations have a responsibility to create a safe working environment for their employees. We design and enforce policies and practices intended to safeguard individuals and the communities in which we operate.

Corporate EHS policy

Our Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety policies establish consistent requirements and standards for environmental, health, and safety practices across the organization. These policies apply to Vertiv employees, contractors, and visitors on company premises or performing work on Vertiv’s behalf globally.

Environmental, health, and safety priorities are embedded into daily operations across the organization. Our EHS performance framework incorporates defined leading and lagging indicators that inform risk identification, operational decision‑making, and continuous improvement activities, supporting consistent application of EHS practices across manufacturing, service, and operations environments globally.

Safety policy statement

Environmental policy statement

Occupational health and safety management system

We have implemented a comprehensive global occupational health and safety management system to oversee our Environment, Health and Safety practices. This management system encompasses employees, temporary associates, contractors and subcontractors, and aligns with ISO 45001:2018, an internationally recognized standard aimed at mitigating risks and fostering safer working environments.

Quality policy & certifications

EHS risk management for protecting all individuals

Vertiv has established robust procedures to regularly identify and mitigate work-related hazards and assess risks. Through our Incident Reporting Safety Program, we report injuries and incidents to the relevant supervisors and managers, conduct thorough investigations to identify root causes, share findings and implement corrective actions to prevent future occurrences. Additionally, Vertiv’s Hazard Communication Safety Program ensures that employees, visitors, customers and service providers have access to safety, health and emergency information pertaining to chemicals utilized at Vertiv facilities or job sites.

To support comprehensive risk management, our programs, policies, and systems address key EHS risk areas, including:

Hazardous energy control and equipment safety
Emergency preparedness and fire protection
Hazard communication and hazardous materials management
Ergonomics and industrial hygiene

Incident reporting, investigation, and corrective action
Personal protective equipment and tool safety
Training systems, records, and safe work practices

Supply chain integrity

Vertiv’s approach to responsible supply chain management

Vertiv works with a global network of suppliers and expects responsible business practices across our supply chain. Our Supplier Code of Conduct, informed by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct, establishes clear expectations across human rights, labor practices, health and safety, environmental management, and responsible business conduct. Our approach emphasizes proactive engagement, risk identification, and capability strengthening to support supply chain resilience.

Supply chain environmental responsibility

Suppliers are expected to operate facilities in ways that prioritize environmental protection and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Suppliers are expected to understand their environmental footprint and take measures to reduce adverse impacts on the environment, local communities, and natural resources associated with manufacturing activities while supporting public health and safety operations globally.

Additionally, we expect suppliers to implement initiatives focused on reducing energy consumption and waste generation within facilities. We encourage development of products and services that improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impacts, and collaboration with upstream suppliers to promote responsible practices and establish goals that mitigate negative environmental effects across supply chains globally

Human rights and labor standards

Vertiv suppliers are expected to uphold internationally recognized human rights and treat workers with respect and dignity. Expectations include prohibiting forced, bonded, and child labor; complying with applicable employment and wage laws; respecting working‑hour requirements; supporting humane treatment, non‑discrimination, and freedom of association; and maintaining fair labor practices across the supply chain.

Supply chain environmental standards

Supply chain environmental, health, and safety standards Suppliers are expected to operate facilities in ways that prioritize environmental protection, workplace health, and safety while complying with applicable laws and regulations. Expectations include understanding and managing environmental footprints, reducing adverse impacts on the environment and communities, identifying workplace hazards, preventing incidents, and involving employees through training and communication to support public health, worker safety, and continuous improvement across manufacturing and operations.

Supply chain health and safety

Our suppliers must maintain a safe and healthy work environment that complies with all relevant laws and regulations, prioritizing the protection of employees from immediate and long-term harm. Suppliers should value continuous worker education and actively involve employees in identifying and addressing health and safety concerns in the workplace.

Driving efficiency in the supply chain

In response to the escalating pressures and geopolitical uncertainties surrounding global supply chains, coupled with heightened awareness of their environmental ramifications, we formulated a strategy aimed at mitigating risks and potential adverse environmental impacts and implemented our "Local + 1" strategy, which entails sourcing components and manufacturing products from at least one supplier within the geographic regions of our target markets, while maintaining the flexibility of optimizing sourcing across regions when needed.

Governance

Vertiv business conduct

The Vertiv Code of Conduct establishes expectations for business behavior and governs how we engage with employees, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. It applies to all employees and members of the Board of Directors.

Employees have access to confidential reporting channels to raise Code of Conduct concerns or suspected violations without fear of retaliation. Reports are reviewed and addressed by the appropriate functions based on the nature of the issue.

Our business conduct framework also informs policies related to political activities, including restrictions on corporate political contributions and transparency around permitted lobbying activities.

Data privacy and security

As a multinational corporation operating in and serving customers around the world, Vertiv implements a robust strategy to protect the data and information of our employees, company and customers.

Data privacy

Vertiv maintains multiple systems to ensure compliance with relevant data privacy regulations across the jurisdictions where we conduct business. Our Privacy Policy outlines the procedures for collecting, utilizing and sharing personal data by Vertiv, its subsidiaries and affiliates, along with the privacy options available to users of our services.

Cybersecurity

Vertiv employs a "defense-in-depth" strategy to safeguard both company and customer information. This approach employs multiple layers of defense mechanisms to fortify systems and data, ensuring that if one layer is compromised, others remain intact to thwart attacks and breaches. Our systems adhere to NIST 800-171 standards and, in certain regions, ISO 27001 requirements.

Product security

Our commitment to a defense-in-depth approach extends to the products and solutions we offer to our customers. Given the interconnected nature of our products and the sensitive information they handle within digital infrastructures, this aspect is crucial to our offerings.

Corporate governance

Vertiv’s Board of Directors is composed of 10 directors and is supported by three standing committees: the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. For a comprehensive overview of the Board’s governance practices and committee charters, please refer to our Corporate Governance Guidelines.

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Corporate governance highlights

Vertiv’s Board of Directors provides oversight of management and regularly evaluates its leadership structure to support effective governance. The Board considers the Company’s strategy, operating environment, leadership needs, and stakeholder perspectives when determining the most appropriate structure. This flexible, principles‑based approach enables the Board to adapt over time and support effective oversight, accountability, and long‑term value creation.

In evaluating potential Board members, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers a wide array of factors, including experience, skills, expertise, diversity, personal and professional integrity, character, business judgment, time availability, dedication, conflicts of interest, applicable listing standards and such other relevant factors that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers appropriate in the context of the needs of the Board of Directors.

Other highlights include:

Annual Board elections and a declassified Board
Code of Conduct
No poison pill
Stock-ownership guidelines for officers and directors
Prohibition of hedging and pledging

For more information on our corporate governance, please see our Investor Relations website and 2025 Proxy Statement.

Operations, supply chain, and governance

Partnering for progress

Responsible environmental, health, and safety (EHS) practices

Supply chain integrity

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