Springtime at Gentex, 2017 Zeeland, Michigan Corporate Headquarters. Sustainability Report. May 2017 Update

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1 Springtime at Gentex, 2017 Zeeland, Michigan Corporate Headqarters Sstainability Report May 2017 Update

2 Table of Contents 03 INTRODUCTION 03 Gentex Vision Matters 04 Message from Sstainability Coordinator 05 GEMS 05 Gentex Environmental Management System (GEMS) 06 Energy and Climate Change 07 Renewable Energy Electric Use Natral Gas Use Greenhose Gas Emissions VOC Air Emissions Process Water Use 11 Waste and Recycling Solid Waste to Landfill Solid Waste Recycled Reglated Waste 14 Gentex Sstainability Initiatives 18 GEMS Annal Goals 20 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 20 Corporate Wetlands Mitigation 21 Sbstances of Concern and End-of-Life Vehicles 22 Conflict Minerals 23 Hman Rights 24 DIVERSITY & QUALITY 24 Diversity 25 Gentex Hiring Diversity/ EEO Policy 26 Minority Spport 27 Gentex Spplier Diversity 28 Minority Sorcing Awards 29 Sppliers 30 Qality 31 HEALTH & WELL-BEING 31 Health and Well-Being 32 Health Services 33 Gentex Facilities 34 Injry Prevention 34 Gentex Safety 35 COMMUNITY 35 Commnity Service 36 Commnity Share 37 WORKPLACE 37 A Great Place to Work 38 Legal Compliance 38 Code of Bsiness Condct and Ethics 2 / 38

3 Gentex Vision Matters Gentex is a leading manfactrer of proprietary electro-optical prodcts for the atomotive, fire protection and aerospace indstries. Or goal is to provide a smarter vision. Or atomotive prodcts improve the driver s ability to see, be seen, recognize, monitor and react to their srrondings. Or rearview mirrors darken to protect the driver s eyes from blinding glare. Or atomotive camera systems optimize forward visibility. Or signaling devices make sre drivers see and are seen by vehicles in their blind spots. Or fire protection prodcts see smoke and activate related signals and alarms. We make prodcts designed to enhance yor safety and well-being becase vision matters. For more information on Gentex and its prodcts visit: 3 / 38

4 Sstainability SCOTT RYAN General Consel and Corporate Secretary Sstainability Reporting Coordinator Social responsibility has been the focs of or bsiness from the start. From fire protection warning devices to atomotive prodcts and featres that protect drivers and their passengers from road hazards, Gentex has always been in the bsiness of safety. In alignment with or Board of Directors, the Company incorporates environmental, social, and corporate governance isses into or decision-making processes and or bsiness policies, operating in accordance with all applicable laws and seeking adherence with international hman rights conventions in defiance of child labor, forced labor, and hman trafficking. This report, which we pblish annally, provides information on the policies and practices that gide or environmental, social, and corporate governance reqirements, indstry best practices, or continos improvement, and the reslts of or programs. For the latest pdate of Gentex sstainability programs, visit: 4 / 38

5 Gentex Environmental Management System (GEMS) In 1999, Gentex established an environmental management system based on the ISO international environmental management standard. ISO otlines a strctred management system to achieve and demonstrate sond environmental performance by controlling the impact that or activities, prodcts, or services have on the environment. In 2002, Gentex originally achieved ISO registration, and was again certified in This certification meshes with or Environmental Policy and establishes the fondation for or environmental management system and environmental health and safety standards. On the pages that follow, we provide an overview of the varios metrics we track to gage the environmental performance of or manfactring facilities. To help qalify these figres and provide a frame of reference, most of the metrics are expressed as a measre of nit (per mirror) prodction. mirror prodction ,193, ,449, ,079, ,794, ,650,669 millions / 38

6 Energy and Climate Change Energy sstainability and global climate change are two of the most serios and difficlt environmental challenges facing society today. Gentex is committed to improving energy-efficiency where practicable. As more energy-efficient alternatives for eqipment are developed, we try to tilize those alternatives for eqipment replacement and for new eqipment installations. We are also working to se less energy in the operation of or manfactring plants throgh atomated bilding management systems and by tilizing the most energy-efficient lights and HVAC eqipment. Gentex also participates in the local Energy Smart Program, which promotes the implementation of progressive energy efficiency projects. Over the years, Gentex has achieved the maximm goal possible in the ESP for implementing lighting and HVAC improvements, condcting compressed air leak adits and installing new bilding control systems. 6 / 38

7 Renewable Energy Gentex prchases its energy for its Zeeland and Holland facilities from the Zeeland Board of Pblic Works (ZBPW), which complies with Pblic Act 295 and reqires the company s energy portfolio to inclde specified levels of renewable energy. PA295 reqires alternative energy sorces to comprise 10 percent of the ZBPW s energy portfolio. Crrently, these forms of renewable energy inclde wind and landfill gas. Additional information can be fond at: 7 / 38

8 Electric Use Electricity consmed to operate Gentex s manfactring facilities, machinery and eqipment. annal total mirror prodction kwh/mirror ,693,975 24,193, ,787,535 27,449, ,902,661 31,079, ,853,278 32,794, ,755,047 34,650, kwh 6 Natral Gas Use Natral gas consmed to heat facilities. annal total mirror prodction ft3/mirror ,491,516 24,193, ,558,565 27,449, ,704,797 31,079, ,722,257 32,794, ,961,897 34,650, ft 3 6 Notes: Usage figres on this page are expressed as a measre of nit (per mirror) prodction. Electric se is directly related to facilities cooling, and flctates depending on seasonal cooling reqirements. Facility expansions also increase sage. Natral gas sage is directly related to facilities heating, and flctates depending on seasonal heating reqirements and the severity of winter. Facility expansions also increase sage. 8 / 38

9 Greenhose Gas Emissions There are two primary types of greenhose gas emissions: Scope 1 Emissions These are emissions that Gentex directly controls (combstion of natral gas for boilers/heating, gas consmed in company vehicles, and losses in cooling refrigerants). Scope 2 Emissions Emissions from electricity we prchase Greenhose Gas (METRIC TONS) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS Stationary Combstion 4,391 Company Vehicles 112 Refrigerant 4 SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS Prchased Electricity 57, Greenhose Gas (METRIC TONS) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS Stationary Combstion 6,070 Company Vehicles 130 Refrigerant 15 SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS Prchased Electricity 62, Greenhose Gas (METRIC TONS) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS Stationary Combstion 7,081 Company Vehicles 109 Refrigerant 4.8 SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS Prchased Electricity 67, Greenhose Gas (METRIC TONS) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS Stationary Combstion 5,877 Company Vehicles 111 Refrigerant 12.6 SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS Prchased Electricity 76, Greenhose Gas (METRIC TONS) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS Stationary Combstion 7,036 Company Vehicles 168 Refrigerants 19 SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS Prchased Electricity 83,848 Note: Gentex remains below federal reporting thresholds for Scope 1 Emissions. 9 / 38

10 VOC Air Emissions Volatile organic componds sed in Gentex operations inclde solvents, adhesives and chemical componds sed in the formlation of chemical sbassemblies. annal total mirror prodction lbs/mirror ,956 24,193, ,498 27,449, ,622 31,079, ,302 32,794, ,203 34,650, lbs.006 Process Water Use Process water se consists of the water sed dring mirror prodction, primarily in glass washing operations. annal total mirror prodction gal/mirror ,356,636 24,193, ,507,991 27,449, ,076,145 31,079, ,368,368 32,794, ,538,980 34,650, gal 6 Note: Emissions/sage figres on this page are expressed as a measre of nit (per mirror) prodction. 10 / 38

11 Waste and Recycling Recycling is a key component of sstainability and plays a major role in redcing waste in or manfactring plants. Gentex has a robst recycling strategy in place to prevent scrap commodities from ending p in the landfill. We have invested sbstantial time and money into developing or manfactring process to monitor and minimize waste while promoting recycling. 11 / 38

12 Solid Waste to Landfill Solid waste sent to the landfill comes primarily from general manfactring and office trash. annal total mirror prodction lbs/mirror ,631,780 24,193, ,306,900 27,449, ,691,089 31,079, ,851,540 32,794, ,881,616 34,650, lbs.6 Solid Waste Recycled Gentex attempts to recycle as mch solid waste as possible, which consists primarily of glass, plastic, cardboard and paper scraps from manfactring operations and general office se. annal total mirror prodction lbs/mirror ,404,966 24,193, ,652,226 27,449, ,618,911 31,079, ,739,480 32,794, ,160,695 34,650, lbs.6 Gentex is crrently recycling more solid waste than it sends to the landfill. Note: Waste and recycling figres on this page are expressed as a measre of nit (per mirror) prodction increase in solid waste to landfill is primarily the reslt of waste generated from the constrction of the company s new North Riley facility. 12 / 38

13 Reglated Waste Reglated waste consists primarily of hazardos materials, inclding liqid indstrial waste, sed oil and niversal waste. annal total mirror prodction lbs/mirror ,790 24,193, ,662 27,449, ,143 31,079, ,176 32,794, ,581 34,650, lbs Notes: All of these waste materials are handled and disposed of by the appropriate treatment storage and disposal facility. Waste figres on this page are expressed as a measre of nit (per mirror) prodction. 13 / 38

14 Gentex Sstainability Initiatives Additional facility-related sstainability initiatives. In May of 2016, Gentex was recognized by Sbar for its 2015 performance in the areas of Environmental Sstainability and Environmental Stewardship. A new Gentex manfactring facility expansion tilizes an ndergrond storm water retention system to redce storm water discharge into the conty drain system. Or irrigation software control system monitors the weather and climate conditions to optimize watering schedles, redcing irrigation water consmption by approximately 25%. Gentex maintains electric-vehicle charging stations on its corporate camps, which helps save hndreds of gallons of gasoline each qarter. We added 10 more stations in To promote alternative transportation, Gentex provides indoor bicycle racks and shower/locker facilities. All new and replacement facility roofs tilize white materials to reflect snlight and redce the air conditioning energy consmption by approximately 20%. Gentex tilizes software-managed and occpancy-sensor-controlled lighting throghot all or facilities. 14 / 38

15 Gentex Sstainability Initiatives (contined) Gentex participates in the EnergySmart Commercial and Indstrial Incentive Programs offered by the ZBPW and SEMCO. These programs encorage participants to save energy, lower energy costs and earn incentives. A centralized water chiller plant provides chilled water to all of or facilities from one location, allowing s to decrease overall energy sage. VFDs (variable freqency drives) are installed on all motors and pmps. Air economizers and energy recovery nits are integrated on or HVAC systems. Energy-efficient florescent lights are tilized in all areas. New and renovated areas are moving to LED technology. All Gentex tility and HVAC systems are managed by comptercontrolled software, allowing for improved performance and energy redction. Water chiller plant Gentex captres the excess heat from the compressed air system and ses it to pre-heat/temper the water sed in the prodction process, ths eliminating the need for axiliary heaters in the water basins. Excess warm water from the prodction process is sed to temper the boiler/snowmelt water, redcing boiler energy consmption. 15 / 38

16 Gentex Sstainability Initiatives (contined) Low-flow facets are sed within the facilities. Facility carpets have 30-50% recycled content and are 100% recyclable. Gentex maintains a bicycle fleet, with individal bikes (called G-Cycles), positioned at strategic locations arond its corporate camps. Employees can se these bikes instead of gas-powered vehicles when traveling to different Gentex facilities. This bicycle fleet will contine to expand as or camps grows. Gentex facilities tilize an inslated metal panel system for the exterior walls in order to improve energy efficiency. All concrete removed dring remodeling/ renovations is saved and crshed onsite, then resed as base material for new parking lots and driveways. Gentex s water recovery system collects water sed in the prodction lines, sanitizes it, and sends it back for se in a secondary manfactring process, which helps redce overall water sage. 16 / 38

17 Gentex Sstainability Initiatives (contined) Gentex is working to recycle over 50 tons/year of spent abrasive media from sandblastings. Gentex is working to eliminate styrofoam inserts from glass crates by sing recyclable cardboard. Gentex maintains a bs shelter for the Macatawa Area Express (MAX) Transportation Athority, in order to promote bs ridership among employees and the commnity in general. The shelter is located near or Riley Street Facility and serves mltiple area bsinesses. The shelter, which the company also cleans and maintains, is designed to protect sers dring inclement weather marked the forth consective year that Gentex has adopted a local stretch of road as part of Michigan s Adopt-A-Highway program, which sees local organizations participate in highway cleaning and beatification efforts. Michigan s program dates back to 1990 and crrently removes more than 70,000 bags of trash annally. Gentex is integrating a green roof into its new North Riley Street facility, which is crrently nder constrction. 17 / 38

18 GEMS Annal Goals As an engineering company, continos process improvement is something we ve long been committed to practicing. We are constantly looking for new ways to increase the efficiency of or prodction and distribtion process while also enhancing the effectiveness of or end prodcts. Each year, as part of or GEMS, we develop new initiatives to redce, rese and recycle. These goals are set annally and are designed, in part, to engage team members in the effort to spport continal improvement in or environmental performance and to seek ot smarter ways to minimize waste and prevent polltion Goals 1. Switch some key manfactring components from electrical heating to natral gas, with the goal of ctting electrical se by 19%. Target Realization: Implemented beta testing of natral gas IR brners and revised potential electrical savings to 33% from 19% 2. Recycle abrasive materials from sandblasting operations, with the goal of recycling 50 tons. Target Realization: Precios metals refining determined there is no cost recovery vale in spent abrasive media. 3. Switch from Styrofoam to recyclable cardboard glass crate inserts, with the goal of redcing Styrofoam sage by jst over 44,000 ponds. Target Realization: Implemented cardboard inserts and redced Styrofoam sage by ~22 tons per year. 18 / 38

19 GEMS Annal Goals (contined) 2017 Goals 1. Redce Electrical Consmption Retrofit glass benders by replacing electric IR heaters with gas IR brners. Annal electrical savings goal of 15,000,000 kwh. 2. Redce Greenhose Gas Emissions Redce air freight transportation and increase ocean freight transportation of finished goods. The average CO2 emissions per metric ton of freight and per km of transportation is 500 grams for air cargo and 40 grams for sea freight. Redce trck freight transportation of manfactring solvents. Annal fel consmption redction goal is 8000 gallons, miles driven redction goal is 37,728, and greenhose gas emissions redction goal is 82 metric tons. Redce trck freight transportation of recyclable materials. Annal redction goal of diesel fel consmption is 520 gallons and annal greenhose gas emissions redction goal is 5 metric tons. 3. Redce Landfill Waste Recycle spent cloth from manfactring process. Annal cloth waste redction goal is 40 tons per year. 19 / 38

20 Corporate Wetlands Mitigation Program As part of the constrction of the company s North Riley Camps, Gentex worked with the Michigan Department of Environmental Qality on a wetlands mitigation project. We constrcted three distinct wetlands and wildlife habitat areas totaling 3.25 acres, which we now monitor closely. Since their creation, these wetland areas have become home to a wide variety of wildlife species, inclding frogs, toads, btterflies, dragonflies, Goldfinches, songbirds, dcks, cranes, woodpeckers, herons and deer, among other animals. The wetlands are a beatifl addition to or camps and the local commnity. 20 / 38

21 Sbstances of Concern (SoC) and End-of-Life Vehicles Atomobile manfactrers and government agencies have established standards that prohibit or limit the se of sbstances of concern (SoC) within vehicles. Tracking and verification of SoC content is done throgh the International Material Data System (IMDS), a web-based system that provides atomotive sppliers a common format to report the percentage of SoC contained within manfactred parts. This provides atomobile manfactrers with the necessary information to certify they are compliant with national and international standards, laws and reglations. Gentex is committed to SoC compliance both domestically and abroad. Or SoC strategy reqires that we work across fnctions, cstomers and contries to ensre prodct adherence to cstomer specifications and government reglations sch as the End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Directive; Registration, Evalation, Athorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH); and other standards and laws that restrict or prohibit SoC. We strive for aggressive, proactive compliance whenever possible. For instance, in the early 2000s, Gentex lanched a green mirror initiative that coincided with the Eropean Union s introdctory End of Life Vehicle (ELV) measres, and is designed to remove certain heavy metals from or mirrors and prodction methods. As a reslt, we developed all-new, cadmim-free digital light sensors, new lead-free reflective coatings, and lead-free wire harnesses and soldering methods. 21 / 38

22 Conflict Minerals Gentex operates with a formal Conflict Minerals Policy. Conflict minerals are those mined, primarily in the Democratic Repblic of the Congo, to finance armed conflict and hman rights abses. If the sorces of these minerals are not traced and adited, they can find their way into the spply chain, as they are essential to the manfactre of atomotive and consmer electronics. Gentex s Spply Chain Management manages to this policy in order to comply with the Dodd-Frank conflict minerals reglation and cstomer reqirements while demonstrating socially responsible spply chain practices. Gentex is a member of the Conflict Free Sorcing Initiative (CFSI). For more information on Gentex s Conflict Minerals Policy, visit: AA MINE / 38

23 Hman Rights Social responsibility has been the focs of or bsiness from the start. From fire protection warning and notification devices to atomotive prodcts and featres that protect drivers and their passengers from road hazards, Gentex has always been in the bsiness of safety. In alignment with or Board of Directors, operating in accordance with all applicable laws is expected, as is seeking adherence with international hman rights conventions in defiance of child labor, forced labor and hman trafficking, always in a sstainable manner. Gentex is committed to condct bsiness in accordance with the letter and the spirit of all applicable laws, rles and reglations as set forth in or Code Of Bsiness Condct and Ethics. Gentex respects all applicable laws prohibiting the se of child labor, forced labor and hman trafficking, and we manage or bsiness in a manner consistent with fndamental hman rights. We work to apply these principles in those with whom we do bsiness. Gentex s Code of Bsiness Condct and Ethics can be fond at: 23 / 38

24 Diversity Gentex is committed to spporting diversity in all facets of its bsiness. We operate with formal Hiring and Spplier Diversity Policies. In addition, Gentex complies with the specific diversity programs developed and administered by all of or cstomers. Over the years, Gentex has been recognized by mltiple OEM cstomers for actively developing and sing minority- and woman-owned Tier II sppliers. In 2016, and for for years in a row, Gentex was recognized by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manfactring North America, Inc. for or ongoing efforts to increase spplier relationships with local minority bsiness enterprises. Gentex is a member of the Michigan Minority Spplier Development Concil and the Women s Bsiness Enterprise Concil Great Lakes Region. 24 / 38

25 Gentex Hiring Diversity/EEO Policy Gentex spports an environment of eqal employment opportnities and will maintain and condct all practices relating to recritment, hiring promotion, discipline and other terms and conditions of employment in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexal orientation, handicap, marital stats, military service, height or weight. Gentex s EEO Policy and careers information can be fond at: Recriting Involvement MSU Diversity Career Fair Diversity Advertisement Programs 25 / 38

26 Minority Spport In 2016, Gentex made charitable contribtions to several minority organizations to spport the commnity and phold social responsibility. Minority organizations that were spported in 2016 are listed below: Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Diversity Visionary Award Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance Lakeshore Region Smmit on Race and Inclsion (Lakeshore Diversity Alliance) Latin Americans United for Progress, Annal Fiesta Latin Americans United for Progress, Leadership Conference Latin Americans United for Progress, LAUP Golf Oting Jneteenth Festival, Organization of Holland 26 / 38

27 Gentex Spplier Diversity It is the policy of Gentex Corporation to increase the bsiness opportnities for certified minority and woman-owned bsinesses. Or commitment is to maximize their participation throgh the development of mtally beneficial bsiness relationships, which will ensre that qality materials and services are provided to the corporation in a timely and cost-effective manner. Joe Matthews, Gentex Vice President of Prchasing, recently accepted on the Company s behalf, an award recognizing Gentex s otstanding performance in sorcing to minority and women-owned bsinesses. Gentex, at its discretion, will develop mentoring relationships with key minority and womanowned bsiness sppliers to help develop bsiness systems and encorage them with new technologies and ftre growth. We nderstand that the commitment to these bsinesses not only benefits the spplier, bt it also benefits the greater bsiness commnity. More information on Gentex s spplier programs and spplier diversity policy can be fond at: 27 / 38

28 Minority Sorcing Awards In March of 2016, Gentex once again received a Spplier Diversity Special Recognition Award for MBE Improvement from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manfactring North America, Inc. The award recognizes or commitment to developing mtally beneficial Tier II spplier relationships with local MBEs. Also in March, Gentex was recognized by FCA (Fiat Chysler Atomobiles) for exceeding their targets set for Diversity sorcing. Gentex received top honors at the annal Prchasing Directors Town Hall Meeting.... overachiever in the Tier II process of tilizing diverse sppliers within its spply chain. 28 / 38

29 Sppliers JOE MATTHEWS Vice President of Prchasing As a global company, Gentex is keenly aware of its roles and responsibilities as it relates to sstainability and bsiness ethics. We re continosly seeking ways to improve or proficiency in meeting and exceeding or long-established standards for environmental stewardship and social responsibility. It has always been or priority to operate sstainably, and, conseqently, we re committed to environmental, social and reglatory best practices. This commitment extends to or spply base. We expect or sppliers to work with s to spport the Gentex sstainability initiatives defined throghot this report in their own operations. By working in concert with or bsiness partners we re better able to implement holistic spply chain standards. Spplier-Manal-Master.pdf 29 / 38

30 Qality At Gentex, qality is or highest priority. In fact, or policy is to be or cstomers reference point for qality and service. We re committed to maintaining leadership roles in the atomotive, fire protection and aerospace indstries throgh innovative technology and sperior prodcts and services. Or framework to meet this commitment incldes providing a safe and professional work environment, fostering a cltre of continos improvement and proactive problem solving, offering vigoros training programs, empowering employees, and developing partnerships with or cstomers and sppliers. As in all areas of the bsiness, we believe qality is enhanced throgh the strict adherence to or larger sstainability initiatives, and as a global spplier, we strive to protect the environment throgh or ISO programs and certification. In 2016, some qality highlights inclded: Atomotive News Pace Award Finalist Mitsba Exceptional Spport Award Excellent Spplier Diversity Award Toyota Qality Recognition Award GM Spplier of the Year (18-time winner) Mazda Zero Defect Award Volvo Cars Qality Excellence Award 30 / 38

31 Health and Well-Being As part of or commitment to sstainability and corporate responsibility, Gentex strives to look ot for the health and well-being of its employees. The benefits, services and facilities we provide not only encorage employees to own their health, bt also remove any potential financial barriers to leading a healthier lifestyle. Gentex sponsors a nmber of racing events to spport the commnity and the health of its employees. In 2016, Gentex offered disconts for the Grand Rapids Color Rn, Holland Park 2 Park, and the Zeeland Trkey Trot. This year, Gentex looks to sponsor even more events. In 2017, disconts will be offered to employees for the following race events: MAY Tlip Time Rn MAY The Riverbank Rn JUNE MSU Gran Fondo AUGUST The Color Rn SEPTEMBER Pedal the Provinces SEPTEMBER Holland Park 2 Park NOVEMBER The Zeeland Trkey Trot 31 / 38

32 Health Services Gentex administers a nmber of health-related programs, inclding bt not limited to maternity management services, a diabetes management program, and The Right Stff, a program with 70% employee participation that provides redced health plan premims for achieving a variety of wellness management measres. Gentex also spports 100% preventative care, physicals, and health assessments while maintaining on-site health care facilities for team members. 32 / 38

33 Gentex Facilities To promote physical health, Gentex operates its own wellness center otfitted with aerobic exercise machines and weight eqipment. We also provide company-sbsidized fitness classes and access to local walking, rnning and biking paths adjacent to or corporate camps. An on-site health clinic affords employees the opportnity to receive high-qality healthcare right at the workplace with no ot-of-pocket co-pay. Recent constrction in the Gentex Wellness Center has optimized space allowing s to pdate all of or cardio eqipment de to increased demand. 33 / 38

34 Injry Prevention Gentex is extremely prod of its workplace injry prevention programs, which have achieved workplace injry rates well below the indstry average. Indstry Average Gentex s Rate INJURY INCIDENT RATE PER 100 EMPLOYEES Gentex Safety Safety is an integral part of each employee s job and plays a vital role in preserving the resorces or employees provide. For all Gentex team members, safe work practices are essential to ensre the well being of all employees, visitors and cstomers, in addition to the operation of a profitable and qality oriented organization. Gentex enjoys an otstanding reptation as a leader in the atomotive, fire protection and aerospace indstries created by or commitment to safety, qality, and overall prodct excellence. Throgh firm adherence to established safety policies and procedres together we can contine the tradition of excellence known as Gentex. 34 / 38

35 Commnity Service Gentex s headqarters is located in Zeeland, Michigan, jst mintes from the beatifl shores of Lake Michigan and the exciting metropolitan city of Grand Rapids. The West Michigan commnity is known for its philanthropic natre and for a niqe cltre of cooperation that yields nprecedented levels of pblic and private sector collaboration. Together, bsinesses, nonprofits, government entities and the like work to continally strengthen the West Michigan economy while making the area a great place in which to live, work and raise a family. In 2016, Gentex Corporation financially spported a wide variety of local commnity organizations, inclding: Addiction spport programs Commnity Arts programs Commnity health care Programs spporting those with disabilities Local diversity events spporting African American and Hispanic initiatives Police and Fire resce programs Local homeless shelters and foodbanks Minority job fairs and local diversity recriting efforts Abse victim spport programs Hosing spport programs Spport of commnity programs focsed on the elderly 35 / 38

36 Commnity Share Gentex and its team members are at the forefront of efforts to continally strengthen or commnity. That s why in addition to or corporate gifting program, Gentex operates Commnity Share, an employee-rn commnity service and financial spport program that over the years has benefited women s centers, organizations for children with special needs, health clinics, hosing stabilization services for the homeless, edcation assistance and addiction recovery programs. Commnity Share solicits grant proposals from local organizations and then develops niqe fndraising events and service opportnities in which Gentex team members can participate. Gentex employees can also contribte financially directly to Commnity Share throgh payroll dedction, and a generos corporate matching program boosts the overall yearly gifting amont. In 2016, Commnity Share financially spported over 15 different commnity organizations, inclding children s camps, recovery services, homeless initiatives and hospice care, among others. 36 / 38

37 A Great Place to Work Or ongoing efforts to look ot for others and create an innovative, healthy, prodctive work cltre have been recognized, most notably, by or own employees. For six years rnning, Gentex has received a regional Top Workplaces Award, which is administered and sponsored by Workplace Dynamics in conjnction with the Detroit Free Press. The award is based on the reslts of employee srveys condcted anonymosly that evalate critical workplace measres sch as organizational health, corporate direction, vales and ethics, employee job satisfaction and engagement. In 2016, Gentex was ranked 9th among large companies and 1st in the manfactring category. As a reslt of or contined strong performance, Gentex was indcted into the Detroit Free Press Circle of Excellence as one of the 13 very best places to work in Michigan for the 6th consective year. michigan-top-workplaces/ / 37 / 38

38 Legal Compliance and Code of Bsiness Condct and Ethics In compliance with local, state and federal laws and reglations, Gentex takes part in ongoing and thorogh adits of or facilities and manfactring process to ensre contined excellence. Gentex is committed to condct bsiness in accordance with the letter and the spirit of all applicable laws, rles and reglations as set forth in or Code Of Bsiness Condct and Ethics Gentex Corporation 38 / 38