9 Table of Contents Introduction & Our Approach Operating Responsibly Investing in Our People Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Environmental Sustainability Social Impact Data & Frameworks LETTER FROM OUR CEO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE YEAR AWARDS & RECOGNITION OUR BUSINESSES STRATEGY & DISCLOSURE PRIORITIES OVERSIGHT & ACCOUNTABILITY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT & PARTICIPATION STRATEGY & DISCLOSURE PRIORITIES Since the company’s founding 100 years ago, integrity has Foundational Pillars Focus Areas Charitable Giving Approach been integral to our DNA and it underpins our commitments Disney endeavors to be a force for good, bringing positive, meaningful, to operating responsibly in our businesses; investing in and measurable impact to communities around the world. Guided by our our people and their development, employee experience, Charitable Giving Guidelines, we prioritize 昀椀nancial contributions, in-kind and well-being; fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in donations, and nonpro昀椀t collaborations that align to our sustainability our workplace, to enable our workforce to deliver stories, and social impact focus areas; leverage our unique resources, skills, experiences, and products that re昀氀ect, and resonate with, Operating Responsibly Diversity, Equity & Inclusion talents, and expertise; and address pressing community needs. global audiences; undertaking meaningful and measurable environmental sustainability efforts; and having a positive We are committed to operating We foster a culture of belonging Additionally, we match eligible employee and cast member social impact by supporting communities through our responsibly and with integrity that enables our workforce to donations of money and time through our U.S. Matching Gifts philanthropic efforts. This report describes select policies, in our businesses deliver stories, experiences, and efforts and periodic international donation ampli昀椀cation offerings, practices, and programs that embody these commitments. products that re昀氀ect, and resonate as well as our Disney VoluntEARS Grants program. In the past As a diverse multinational organization, we consider and with, global audiences decade, we have matched more than $113 million. address a large variety of topics that relate to operating our OUR PHILANTHROPY IS FOCUSED ON: businesses. To help inform and evolve our efforts and our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Grants that advance accurate disclosures on select topics, we evaluate stakeholder input portrayals in storytelling and expand access to opportunity as well as existing and developing third-party frameworks. Investing in Our People in media and entertainment Our Data & Frameworks section at the end of this report We invest in the talent includes disclosures derived from the Sustainability development, career mobility, Environmental Sustainability Environmental Sustainability: Grants that conserve, restore, and Accounting Standards Board (SASB); the Task Force on safety, and overall well-being We take meaningful and measurable rewild nature; empower nature leadership; and protect and restore Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), by mapping to of our people to inspire and action to support a healthier planet natural resources to support climate resiliency and ecosystem health our CDP disclosures; and the UN Sustainable Development empower them to do their best for people and wildlife Social Impact: Grants that bring joy and comfort to our Goals (SDGs). Additionally, we include icons in various communities and inspire hope, especially for children sections throughout this report to indicate where information supports speci昀椀c SDGs and SASB indicators. Inclusion of information in this report should not be These topics are addressed in this We are committed to directing > 50% of construed as a characterization of the materiality or report as well as on our website: our annual charitable giving to programs 昀椀nancial impact of that information. Impact.Disney.com Social Impact bene昀椀ting underrepresented communities. We bring comfort, optimism, and joy In 昀椀scal 2023, ~62% of our ~$235 million in SDG ICONS SASB LOGO We appreciate feedback on our efforts to our communities and inspire hope, total cash and in-kind charitable contributions † so we can improve this report: especially for children supported this commitment. TWDC.Sustainability @disney.com † See footnote 33 on p. 72.
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