REPORTING & DISCLOSURE TRACKING OUR PROGRESS DOW | REPORTING & DISCLOSURE | 172 Dow Disclosures – GRI Content Index Engaging suppliers that prioritize social issues is important. We select and manage suppliers based on a robust set of criteria ranging from performance and economics to ESG factors. In the reporting year, all new suppliers were engaged on ESG factors through data collection, policies, and guidelines like the Supplier Code of Conduct ( Supplier Code of Conduct| Public Policy | Corporate  ). The Supplier Code of Conduct stipulates requirements related to social responsibility including Respect Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining, No Forced and Compulsory Labor, No Harassment and Abuse of Labor, No Child Labor, No Discrimination, Supplier Diversity, Appropriate Work Hours and Wages, and No Conflict Minerals Sourcing. In addition, some Dow procurement selection processes include additional social criteria related to a certain sector or commercial area. Beginning in 2022, ESG criteria will be used for all sourcing decisions. Management Approach Components Description Commitments Gender Pay Gap • Dow is committed to making continued progress in several key areas to advance gender equity and further develop our female talent pipeline • Dow is committed to correcting underlying disparities through pay audits and annual compensation reviews that factor in how we set pay (education, experience, responsibilities and performance). • We are also committed to looking beyond wages to examine bonuses, stock awards, promotion rates and concentration levels by gender in certain jobs. • Dow also looks to eliminate bias in hiring through unconscious-bias training (i.e., inclusive hiring standard, inclusive job descriptions, unconscious bias training and inclusive leadership training). Minimum Wage • Dow is committed to worker prosperity. We are investing in workforce, education and skills training to create economic opportunity for all workers. Immigration • Dow supports the rule of law. Immigration policies should make borders secure while also reflecting the realities of the 21st century economy. It must help build a diverse workforce that allows companies to serve global customers, compete in new markets and leverage different perspectives that fuel innovation. Environmental Justice • Dow is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our communities. • No community should bear an adverse environmental or health outcome as a result of our operations. We do not operate our sites to different standards based on who our neighbors are. • Dow has long been committed to exceeding our own ambitious sustainability goals, and we work closely with the appropriate regulatory bodies to meet or out-perform all standards. • As part of a similar longstanding commitment, Dow listens to our communities — their concerns, their questions and their needs.