Introduction Baxter 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report 7 2030 Corporate Responsibility Goals Corporate Responsibility Commitment Empower Our Patients Protect Our Planet Appendix Champion Our People and Communities Cross-Cutting Commitments Advancing Racial Justice We are united by our mission to save and sustain lives, which rests on a strong foundation and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) globally. Racism, intolerance, marginalization and discrimination affect our colleagues, families, friends and communities worldwide in countless forms. In 2020, we launched ACT: Activating Change Today, a global, multidimensional and multiyear initiative to advance racial justice. While this initiative was prompted by the murder of George Floyd in the United States, ACT is intended to address other racial/ethnic minority injustices around the world as well. In the United States, the focus of our ACT effort is on the Black community. Outside of the United States, our regional and country teams are working to address injustices that affect various races and ethnicities , throughout the EMEA and APAC regions. We expect to continue expanding our efforts in other countries in 2022 and beyond. As the name suggests, ACT is about taking action to drive results. We want to achieve meaningful, sustainable change and be part of the solution to the complex, longstanding, multifaceted societal issue of racial injustice. We are acting with a sense of urgency, prioritizing initiatives around the world that we believe will make the biggest impact. We have aligned our ACT initiatives to our four DE&I strategic pillars—workforce, workplace, communities and marketplace—to ensure we approach this issue in a comprehensive manner. Learn more about our most recent ACT:ions. This is a generational defining moment. I know that the conversations are tough... conversations of race, of social injustice, of systemic oppression. But we should have them anyway.” NOSA, TERRITORY BUSINESS MANAGER, ADVANCED SURGERY Employees heard from their colleague, Nosa, on his views and experiences with institutional and systemic racism in the United States. As part of our ACT initiative, Baxter is working to foster open, honest conversations. To hear from Nosa, click here.