ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, SAFETY & SOCIAL (EHSS) POLICY

Apex Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. (AHPL) affirms its deep-rooted commitment to Environmental Conservation, Occupational Health and Safety, and Community Health and Safety as integral pillars of its operational philosophy. As a responsible healthcare provider, AHPL recognizes that sustainability, workplace safety, and social accountability are not just regulatory imperatives, but also ethical obligations that define the quality of healthcare delivery.

To institutionalize these values, AHPL has formulated a Corporate-level EHSS Policy that establishes overarching objectives, principles, and standards for achieving high performance in environmental, health, safety, and social domains. This policy is designed to ensure full alignment with applicable national regulations, NABH accreditation criteria, and international frameworks such as the IFC Performance Standards.

The EHSS Policy outlines AHPL's commitment to:

• Preserving and enhancing the natural environment by promoting energy efficiency, water conservation, and responsible waste management

• Ensuring a safe, healthy, and hazard-free working environment for all employees, contractors, patients, and visitors

• Safeguarding surrounding communities from potential adverse impacts of hospital operations, including pollution, noise, and emergency risks

• Embedding sustainability into infrastructure design, clinical operations, and stakeholder engagement practices

This policy operates in close conjunction with AHPL's Human Resource, Safety, Patient Care, and Facility Management policies. Collectively, they foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and inclusive growth—balancing the needs of the business with the well-being of people and the planet.

Policy Integration

This EHSS Policy functions in conjunction with AHPL's Human Resource, Safety, Patient Care, and Facility Management policies to support a culture of accountability, transparency, and sustainable healthcare delivery.

Human Resources and Social Welfare Policies

Apex Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. (AHPL) has developed a comprehensive suite of Human Resource (HR) and employee welfare policies that reflect its commitment to ethical employment practices, employee well-being, and inclusive workplace governance. These policies are rooted in core principles of fairness, transparency, equal opportunity, and proactive staff engagement.

The HR policy framework is designed not only to ensure compliance with applicable Indian labour laws, NABH standards, and IFC Performance Standards (particularly PS-2 on Labour and Working Conditions), but also to cultivate a high-trust, high-performance organizational culture.

These policies aim to:

• Foster active and informed participation of employees in operational planning and decision-making processes

• Promote a safe, respectful, and equitable work environment for all staff including contractual and clinical personnel

• Establish systems for fair recruitment, training, evaluation, grievance redressal, and career development

• Ensure employee rights, welfare benefits, and statutory entitlements are consistently upheld across all facilities