19 2021 ESG Report Climate change Product impact Responsible supply chain Healthy workforce and communities Transparency Appendices Introduction ESG strategy BD created our new ESG strategy—Together We Advance—to serve as a four-pillar framework through which we address the most relevant ESG issues for our business and stakeholders. Using this strategy and the issues raised through our ESG assessment, we’ve made commitments in five specific areas where we see the most opportunity for BD to create meaningful, measurable change over the next decade. Together We Advance BD developed a new ESG strategy that directly supports our core Purpose— advancing the world of health ™ – and embraces the connections and interdependence between our four pillars of Company Health, Planet Health, Community Health and Human Health. When we successfully address the health of one area, we often solve for challenges in another, ultimately driving positive collective outcomes across all four pillars.