Supply Chain Responsibility

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Governance

At Dover, we are committed to responsible sourcing throughout our supply chain and to working with suppliers who share our commitment to ethical and responsible business operations. While we acknowledge the importance of engaging workers across the entire value chain, our primary human rights and labor risks are concentrated in our upstream supply chain, which is where we focus our efforts. This commitment is supported through our Supplier Code of Conduct, which sets clear expectations for how suppliers should engage in ethical, responsible and legal business practices.

Sustainability related risks within the supply chain are managed both by the Dover corporate center and the operating companies. The corporate center establishes overarching policies, minimum standards and risk management frameworks, such as responsible sourcing expectations, supplier ethical conduct, regulatory compliance, human rights and health and safety, while Dover operating companies retain primary responsibility for day to day supplier relationships. Operating companies are responsible for implementing these enterprise level requirements through direct engagement with suppliers, including supplier selection, contracting, performance management and issue remediation, in a manner aligned with their specific operational, geographic and market contexts.

Policies

We are committed to respecting human rights1 and working to prevent human rights violations within our operations and value chain. This includes addressing risks related to modern slavery and other labor-related human rights issues.

Our Supplier Code of Conduct is central to our approach. It sets out our expectations for suppliers regarding workplace standards and business practices and aligns closely with our Dover Code of Conduct. We expect suppliers to comply with applicable laws and regulations related to labor and human rights topics, including discrimination and harassment, freedom of association, child labor, forced labor, slavery, human trafficking and health and safety.

Additionally, we enacted a Conflict Minerals Policy2 aligned with the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and expect suppliers to implement due diligence processes to reasonably assure that conflict minerals contained in products supplied to Dover do not finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries.

Many of our operating companies include a “Transparency in Supply Chains Disclosure” statement on their websites in accordance with applicable laws that affirms our commitment to oppose the use of forced, bonded, involuntary, prison or indentured labor. For example, OPW notes concrete steps it takes to assess and manage slavery and human trafficking risks.

Actions and Initiatives

Supplier Engagement and Training: Our supply chain teams proactively engage suppliers and review our Supplier Code of Conduct to help confirm suppliers’ understanding of our expectations. We also provide annual training to employees on human rights topics, including modern slavery and human trafficking and expect our supply chain employees to remain vigilant and report concerns. In 2025, 99.8% of supply chain employees completed a supply chain due diligence online training course, which covers processes to identify, prevent and mitigate human rights risks.

Supplier Evaluation Scorecards: To support due diligence, some operating companies use a supplier evaluation scorecard that considers several criteria, including health and safety practices and management of human rights issues. When supplier performance concerns are identified through the scorecard, supply chain teams implement corrective action plans for respective suppliers. Triggers for corrective action plans and approaches to remediation vary across operating companies based on the nature of the supplier relationship and the underlying performance issue. Dover also maintains a compliance vetting program for third parties that provide goods and services to Dover and its operating companies. In addition, suppliers may report ethical or legal concerns through our Global Hotline.

1 As defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights are the fundamental rights inherent to all people, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. These rights include, among others, the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, and the right to work and education. All individuals are entitled to these rights without discrimination.

2 Our Conflict Minerals Policy reflects the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"), which aims to prevent the use of Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") or an adjoining country as defined in the Act. “Conflict Minerals” include tantalum, tin, gold, tungsten or their derivatives. The Act requires our company to perform due diligence with respect to the sourcing of Conflict Minerals and to report annually on our potential use of Conflict Minerals and origin of such minerals.

Ethics and Human Rights Expectations for Our Suppliers

We recognize the value of diverse skills, ideas and backgrounds, and require our suppliers’ workplaces to be professional and free from discrimination, harassment and abuse. To enable Dover to conduct business in a way that respects and upholds fundamental human rights, we require our suppliers to comply with all applicable laws and regulations that relate to human rights topics (e.g., equal employment opportunities). This includes requirements to not use forced, bonded, involuntary, prison or indentured labor, and not intentionally source materials from supply chains associated with human trafficking and take reasonable efforts to assure that their own suppliers comply with this requirement. For more information, please refer to our Supplier Code of Conduct.