REPORTING & DISCLOSURE TRACKING OUR PROGRESS DOW | REPORTING & DISCLOSURE | 199 Dow Disclosures – WEF Disclosure Report Skills for the Future Training provided (#, $) See disclosure GRI 404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee. Pillar 4 – Prosperity: Core Metrics & Disclosures Employment and Wealth Generation Absolute number and rate of employment See disclosure GRI 405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees. Economic contribution See disclosures GRI 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed and 201-4 Financial assistance received from government. Financial investment contribution In 2021, CapEx was $1.5B and our Operating ROIC reached 22%. We also returned over $3B to stockholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. For additional information, see Dividends and Share Repurchase Program (pages 54-55) in the Dow Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K ~ for the year ending December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 4, 2022. Innovation of Better Products and Services Total R&D expenses The total cost related to research and development was $857MM for the year ending December 31, 2021. Community and Social Vitality Total tax paid See disclosure GRI 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed – Payments to governments.
