DOW | 2021 ESG REPORT | 66 COMMUNITY INVESTING IN OUR PEOPLE AND PLACES WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK BUSINESS IMPACT FUND The Business Impact Fund unlocks Dow business opportunities by solving social challenges. Since the program was launched, the fund has supported 42 projects totaling $7.7 million in investments. These projects are opportunities for Dow to explore new, innovative ways to expand our markets and address important social problems. They also provide valuable leadership opportunities for our employees. In total, Business Impact Fund projects span 21 countries and are expected to deliver up to $72 million in revenue for Dow in future years. In 2021, the Business Impact Fund awarded eight new projects totaling $2 million. OLIVER’S VILLAGE We teamed with AECI Plant Health, a strategic customer in Africa and major agricultural solution provider, to empower Oliver’s Village, a nonprofit organization in South Africa, with gardens to support self-sustainable agriculture. Launched in 2021, the Business Impact Fund project is projected to benefit 200,000 people per year by providing food security to the community and creating different local jobs to empower women. PROJECT REUSE The Business Impact Fund awarded $200,000 to Project Reuse to partner with the nonprofit Instituto Akatu, the City of Hortolândia, Brazil, and recyclers to improve mattress recycling efforts. In 2021, this project addressed the issue in three ways: environmental education, improving recycling stations to increase collection of bulky items and recycling the collected items. The project reached 47 professors and more than 1,100 students with educational efforts and resulted in the recycling of 12.3 tons of polyurethane foams. Due to this initiative, Dow was able to engage the main polyurethanes customer from the market segment to share learnings about reverse logistics, mattress dismantling and recycling business models. Advancing Sustainable Solutions We are seeking new, innovative ways to apply Dow products and technology for social good. Investments in this strategic pillar support Dow’s sustainability goals and prioritize funding aimed at creating circular economy solutions, such as informal and formal waste collection, and addressing climate change by targeting mitigation of climate change-related risks. 590 jobs created 3,280 MT materials recycled 33,700 MT CO 2 emissions avoided 45,000 acres of land protected 1.66MM people positively impacted Business Impact Fund Outcomes (2018-2021) Oliver’s Village self-sustainable garden.