Introduction Transforming care Investing in our people Accelerating possibilities Protecting the environment Creating value responsibly Appendix Overview and 2022 highlights Maintaining governance that Policies and related links As champions for better health around the world, our employees reflects our priorities and values unite to deliver patient solutions when and where they are Data Privacy Policy needed. We implement advanced systems and processes We have a longstanding commitment to strong corporate Corporate Governance Guidelines aimed to make our network increasingly resilient amid rising governance, ethics and regulatory compliance. Our climate risk, supply chain pressures and geopolitical conflict. Corporate Governance Guidelines have been adopted by Code of Conduct In 2022, the company took new steps to safeguard data privacy the Boston Scientific Board of Directors. The board has also Labor and human rights and ensure ethical practices throughout our operations. established charters for each of its standing committees Conflict minerals Through enhanced risk profiling, we protected our business from (audit, executive compensation and human resources, unforeseen events and delivered our devices to more providers nominating and governance, and risk). In 2022, the board Global tax strategy and patients than ever before. expanded the remit of its Risk Committee to include oversight Policy and advocacy of cybersecurity and business resiliency. The vice president of ESG leads our global ESG vision and strategy and reports to the chair of the ESG Executive Steering Committee, composed of nine Executive Committee members. The vice president of ESG regularly updates our Board of Directors and its Nominating and Governance Committee, Why it matters which oversee the company’s ESG initiatives. The board's Nominating and Governance Committee has primary Caring for human life inspires us oversight responsibility for the company’s ESG initiatives to innovate and influences the as well as other matters affecting our corporate responsibility, way we engage with people and including diversity, equity and inclusion, human rights and communities around the world. charitable giving. When we meet our responsibilities as a corporate citizen, our employees For more information about our ESG strategy, see the Introduction. and customers believe in what we do and our business is stronger. We believe every step we make toward a more sustainable business and planet delivers value for our stakeholders. 48 2022 Performance Report