REPORTING & DISCLOSURE TRACKING OUR PROGRESS DOW | REPORTING & DISCLOSURE | 173 Dow Disclosures – GRI Content Index Commitments, continued Voting Rights • Dow believes that voting rights of citizens should not be abridged on account of race, color, previous condition of servitude, sex or age. • Dow believes laws must safeguard and guarantee the right to vote. We call on elected officials to advance voting rights by continuing efforts to provide greater access to voting and encourage broad voter participation. Specific Actions Dow has a stated position and commitments on gender pay gaps, minimum wage, immigration, environmental justice and voting rights. These elements are all significant actual and potential negative social impacts in the supply chain. Here are the actions we are taking to address these negative social impacts: Gender Pay Gap • Implementing inclusive hiring standards to ensure women have a fair chance in Dow’s hiring process at all levels, including graduates and apprentices. • Retaining and developing women at all levels, including graduates and apprentices. • Developing female talent to leadership and senior technical positions. • Enhancing parental leave and workplace flexibility to enable employees to balance work and personal commitments. • Increasing focus on inclusion and diversity to support employees throughout their careers. • Investing in STEM education programs, including for girls and young women, in communities around our sites globally to build grassroots STEM capabilities. Minimum Wage • Dow supports an economically based increase in the U.S. minimum wage to $10-12 per hour over several years to minimize the potential for job losses and other adverse economic effects, consistent with Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyses. Immigration • Dow works to retain graduates of U.S. schools; we partner with 50+ universities to hire the best and brightest. We do not go oversees to recruit, but 50% of STEM grads at U.S. colleges are foreign born. • Dow also supports ensuring and streamlining border security, including customs processes. • Dow urges U.S. Congress to act on a permanent legislative solution to ensure a fair and just outcome for the 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
