INCLUSION, DIVERSITY & EQUITY INTENTION, ACTION AND SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS DOW | 2021 ESG REPORT | 62 UNILEVER’S SUPPLIER EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROMISE In partnership with Unilever, a Dow customer, we signed the Supplier Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Promise to drive inclusion and diversity in the supply chain and to support living wage efforts across the globe. This pledge commits Dow to setting and communicating goals on organizational diversity and gender equity, growing diverse spend through inclusive procurement policies and engaging with Unilever’s future reporting of diverse spend. BENELUX SUPPLIER DIVERSITY EVENT In May 2021, Dow partnered with WEConnect International, IBM, Maersk, SPIE, Global Business Academy and Engie to host the virtual Benelux Supplier Diversity Event . Attendees represented industry peers, diverse suppliers and Dow colleagues in manufacturing, purchasing and commercial. Together, attendees discussed new ways to collaborate and advance supplier diversity in the region. MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT UK (MSDUK) ACCELERATOR PROGRAM We co-founded and are participating in the MSDUK Accelerator program . The program will run for the next three years, supporting 300 ethnic minority businesses in the United Kingdom. This initiative will provide a platform for ethnic minority founders to gain access to the expertise of MSDUK, the U.K.’s leading supplier diversity organization, and its corporate partners via one-on-one mentoring sessions, group workshops, support packages and more. WBENC CHEMICALS INDUSTRY GROUP We are the co-founder and co-chair of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Chemicals Industry Group. The purpose of this group is to identify gaps and create benchmarking to help women-owned businesses and corporations remove barriers, and to provide valuable insights and mentorship opportunities to maximize the inclusion of WBEs in the chemical industry. UNLOCK GROWTH Grow diverse spending in North America and achieve top benchmark performance and further expance program in Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, Asia Pacific and Latin America SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY Drive accountability across all functions and businesses at Dow – Supplier Diversity becomes a corporate-wide program – and across our entire value chain ADVOCACY & OUTREACH Increase support for diverse suppliers and influence top spend (non-diverse) suppliers to promote workforce ID&E and inclusive procurement Executive Summary | Dow Supplier Diversity Strategy Positively impact communities and society by supporting underrepresented and minority businesses in a meaningful and sustainable way through our global supplier diversity program. Strategic Pillars