92 2021 ESG Report Transparency Appendices Responsible supply chain Product impact Climate change Introduction Healthy workforce and communities UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The following table provides an outline of how we contribute to the achievement of each SDG, how directly BD can impact the SDG through core business activities (degree of control) and which stages of BD’s value chain are most relevant to the SDG. Sustainable Development Goal How we contribute to the achievement of the SDG 23 Degree of control 24 Value chain 25 Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere We can contribute to the achievement of this SDG by ensuring that workers within our operations and our value chain are paid a living wage. For example, under our 2030+ goals, we are committed to paying competitive market rates and utilizing living-wage assessments. Through our social investing , we support programs to build community resilience. Moderately direct for our own operations, less direct in our value chain Raw materials, Suppliers, Operations, Distribution Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture We have determined that BD’s impact on, or contribution to achievement of, this goal is negligible. Moderately direct for our own operations, less direct in our value chain Raw materials, Suppliers, Operations, Distribution Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Details of how we are contributing to the achievement of this SDG are provided throughout this report. Other examples include women-focused philanthropic investments and our work on hospital infection prevention efforts. Goal 3.9 requires that the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination is substantially reduced by 2030. Our 2030+ commitments regarding climate change, product impact and responsible supply chain are aimed at reducing the impact of our operations, value chain and products on the environment, thereby reducing potential to undermine achievement of this goal. Very direct Raw materials, Suppliers, Inbound logistics, Operations, Distribution, Product use, End of life Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all We are supporting achievement of this goal through our 2030+ commitment to proactively manage the needs of our future workforce through training, development and re-skilling strategies. Details of how we enable our associates to grow can be found here . We collaborate with agencies around the world, providing training to assist in the strengthening of health systems . Moderately direct Operations, Product use Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls In accordance with our Code of Conduct, we believe everyone deserves to work in a supportive, inclusive and safe environment, and we will never discriminate against anyone on the basis of “protected characteristics,” including gender. This extends to our Expectations for Suppliers. Details on how we build inclusion, diversity and equity can be found here and in our ID&E Report . Moderately direct Suppliers, Inbound logistics, Operations, Distribution, Product use 23 The rationale is based on a review of BD’s current activities and strategies, considering (a) the risks to people and the environment linked to our company’s operations and value chain; and (b) actual and potential positive impacts or benefits of products, services and investments related to the SDGs. 24 Degree of control is assessed by determining how directly BD can impact the SDG through its core business activities. While some targets will benefit from BD’s direct involvement, others are more relational and will benefit from BD’s overall influence or through parties and stakeholders other than BD itself. The degree of control is considered either “very direct,” “moderately direct,” or “less direct.” 25 Value-chain impacts were assessed based on where in BD’s value chain the SDG is most relevant. The greatest social and environmental impact that BD has on the SDGs may be beyond the scope of the assets it owns or controls, with the greatest business opportunities being potentially further upstream or downstream in the value chain. This is a high-level mapping of BD’s value chain to identify areas with high likelihood of either negative or positive impacts on the issues that the SDGs represent.