ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INROADS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DOW | 2021 ESG REPORT | 28 OUR ACTIONS – STOP THE WASTE Our Stop the Waste target is aimed at significantly increasing global plastics recycling by investing and collaborating to improve key technologies and infrastructure. We’re also accelerating progress through innovative waste management and repurposing solutions, as well as through global partnerships with NGOs and investors, such as the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, Circulate Capital and Global Plastic Action Partnership. Investing in Recycling Technologies In the last two years, Dow has invested a total of $50 million into impact funds, recycling infrastructure and key technologies to transform waste into solutions that support a circular economy . With our advanced recycling investments, all of the waste that is brought in to create circular products counts toward our Stop the Waste progress. Our actions to stop the waste include: INVESTING TO IMPROVE PLASTICS RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE Dow partnered with NOVA Chemicals, LyondellBasell and Sealed Air to establish the Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund, which invests in scalable recycling technologies, equipment upgrades and infrastructure solutions. With an initial fund size of $25 million, Closed Loop Partners invites businesses across the plastics value chain to join in advancing the recovery and recycling of plastics in North America. PARTNERING ACROSS THE VALUE CHAIN TO BRING HARD-TO-RECYCLE PLASTIC INTO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY In 2021, Dow was recognized with a SEAL (Sustainability, Environmental Achievement & Leadership) Award for our work with Circulate Capital and Lucro. Together, we invested in capacity expansion to take in more waste and develop disruptive post-consumer recycled (PCR) polyethylene film solutions in India. This collaboration is expected to divert 6,000 metric tons of waste from the environment, while fostering new economic opportunities in the next three years. HELPING COMMUNITIES ADDRESS WASTE MANAGEMENT GAPS AND CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES Dow has invested in Mr. Green Africa, an innovative Kenya-based recycling company. This investment marks the first of its kind from Dow on the African continent and expects to enable 90,000 metric tons of plastic waste to be recovered and recycled into new packaging applications over four years. At full scale, the investment is expected to create approximately 200 more direct jobs, impact the lives of 5,000 waste pickers and engage more than 250,000 consumers in separation-at-source programs. CIRCULAR ECONOMY Global Partners