DOW | 2021 ESG REPORT | 72 COMMUNITY INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE AND PLACES WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK Collaborating with Communities DISASTER RELIEF The impact of natural disasters in 2021 on Dow communities around the world – including Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, Super Typhoon Rai in the Philippines, widespread flooding in Malaysia, India and China, and a historic freeze in Texas – led Team Dow to rise to the challenge and provide a hand to employees, stakeholders and communities in need. • In 2021, Dow invested in and launched a global Employee Relief Fund , strengthening our response capabilities. This fund, managed by E4E Relief LLC, provides short-term monetary assistance to employees experiencing significant financial hardship following a catastrophic disaster. It is supported through company and individual donations. The fund supported 417 colleagues affected by Hurricane Ida, Hurricane Nicholas and flooding in India with a total of $479,029. • In February 2021, winter storm Uri devastated infrastructure across Texas. Dow and other industry leaders replaced approximately 42,000 feet of metal pipe  with leak- and-corrosion-resistant high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe in three Texas towns to aid residents who were left without drinking water. The new pipes, produced by Pipeline Plastics with Dow CONTINUUM™ Bimodal Polyethylene Resins  , will help the towns avoid an estimated 3.5 million gallons of annual freshwater loss over the next five years. This project won the 2021 Municipal Leadership Award from the Alliance for PE Pipe. PANDEMIC RELIEF As the COVID-19 crisis evolved in 2021, we continued to work with communities and partners to lend support. • In India, Dow funded a High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) machine for the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, a civic body that uses the machine for better visualization of the lungs in COVID-19 patients. • In partnership with the Child Mind Institute and supported by WIN, we provided employees, families and educators with evidence-based mental health resources and tools to help improve the quality of life for children and families. • We invested in 2-1-1 support in Michigan, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia and Canada. Through 2-1-1, community members have access to expert help, including the essential mental health and human services they need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. • We partnered with United Way in Brazil and Argentina, including the Born Learning Program in Brazil, where socially vulnerable children will receive holistic support through nutrition, parenting resources and mental health support, and the Supporting Caregivers Project in Argentina, where caregivers of school-aged children will be supported with resources promoting mental health, self-care and healthy practices aimed at strengthening ties with children. In 2022, as events unfolded in Ukraine and the escalating refugee crisis across the region, the safety of our colleagues remained our top priority. Dow committed support to address immediate humanitarian needs for the people of Ukraine and to work with our partners to aid those suffering as a result of the violence in Ukraine. Supporting Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida Hurricane Ida, a destructive Category 4 hurricane, was the second-most damaging and intense hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana. In response, the Dow Company Foundation committed $2 million to support immediate relief and long-term recovery efforts in the wake of the storm. National organizations received immediate support, including the American Red Cross, Team Rubicon and Good360, along with regional partners such as affected parishes, local United Ways and food banks. Employees joined with these partners and volunteered to unload, transport and distribute donated items, cook hot meals and assist in cleanup efforts.