THE BLUE WAY by BLUESIGN represents the vision and mindset of responsible and sustainable manufacturing of textile consumer products. BLUESIGN is a system that provides safer and more sustainable environments for people to work in and everyone to live in. Powered by a holistic approach, BLUESIGN traces each textile’s path along the manufacturing process, making improvements at every stage from factory floor to finished product. BLUESIGN changes the environmental impact of textiles for good. As a solution provider and knowledge broker, BLUESIGN acts as an independent verifier to secure trust and transparency. Corresponding to this approach, BLUESIGN encourages the industry to increase their efforts in sustainable processes step by step.

Direct report to the CEO and globally responsible for • Brand & Corporate CommunicationStrategy & Strategic Planning/Global Communications Governance & OperationsOverall Brand ExperienceInternal Comms/Intranet/Employer brandingPartnerships, Sponsorship, Corporate Marketing External Comms/Financial Comms/Sales supportMedia and Social Media/Audience InsightsSpokesperson• Web & Online MarketingSGS.com Strategy, Governance & OperationsStakeholder ManagementEmail Marketing, Online MarketingSEO and Paid SearchContent ManagementOnline Marketing Performance & OptimizationMarketing Innovation• Digital Customer Experience & Marketing TechnologyMarketing Technology Management/InnovationData and Analytics/Customer InsightsOnline Business Integration Shared Services for Frontend/Backend Development/CX/UX/Interaction Design/IACustomer engagement platformCustomer Portal interaction/Data Protection (GDPR)• Corporate SustainabilityStrategy & project managementData collection/EngagementSustainability reports, ratings, communicationsHuman RightsEmbedding sustainability into policies and processesSustainability Network managementCommunity Business ContinuityFor SGS• Board Member, Swissholdings, Federation of Industrial and Service Groups in Switzerland, 61 Swiss Multinationals representing 1.2K Billion Market Capitalisation and more than 3 million employees worldwide• Board Member, BLC, Business Club Belgique Luxembourg• Board Member, Communication and sustainability group, STSA, Swiss Trading and Shipping Association• Board Member, Fondation des Immeubles de la Commune de Céligny • Company representative and active member for EconomieSuisse, GEM, Groupement des Entreprises Multinationales, WBCSD, World business Council for Sustainable Development, • Vice-Chair Communication Group, IFIA, International Federation of Inspection Agencies

Daniel RüfenachtCorporate SustainabilityVice PresidentSGS Group Management Ltd1, Place des AlpesCH-1211 GenèvePhone: +41 22 739 94 01Mobile: +41 78 656 94 59E-mail : daniel.rufenacht@sgs.com