22 2021 ESG Report Climate change Product impact Responsible supply chain Healthy workforce and communities Transparency Appendices Introduction The global effort to achieve the bold targets set out by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) will require a high level of engagement from the business sector, working in collaboration with governments, international agencies, NGOs and civil society. There is incentive for business to engage in these activities, as noted in the January 2017 report “Better Business, Better World”, 7 which estimated that achievement of the SDGs could open up $12 trillion in market opportunities 8 by 2030. In addition to evaluating the UN SDGs as part of our ESG assessment, we have also carried out an assessment of the type of impact BD has on the UN SDG targets, the location of impacts within our value chain and our degree of control. The UN SDGs provide a framework for BD to understand its material issues within a greater sustainability context and with reference to broader sustainable development conditions and goals. As a healthcare company, BD aligns most prominently with SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. BD has many activities to support SDG 3 targets, including: • t echnologies integral to the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases; • long-st anding work to protect the safety of health workers through products and partnerships; • business units f ocused on addressing noncommunicable diseases, including cervical cancer • partner ships to strengthen the capacity of health systems in developing economies. BD has tackled infectious disease challenges and looks forward to stepping up in a meaningful way, to positively impact chronic disease treatment using technology innovation. While BD’s activities are clearly centered on SDG 3, our 2030+ commitments and goals reflect the interdependencies that exist among the SDGs, and are also well-aligned with SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) and SDG 9 (industry, innovation and infrastructure). Furthermore, our environmental goals support multiple UN SDGs and are inherently tied back to healthy lives and well-being for all. An overview of how we support achievement of each UN SDG can be found in the appendices. In 2021, BD was named to The Wall Street Journal Management Top 250 list, as ranked by The Drucker Institute , recognizing the best- managed companies. We also ranked in the top 10 for a new metric weighing measurable results and tangible practices that are most aligned with the UN SDGs. Alignment with UN SDGs 7 Business & Sustainable Development Commission, “Better Business, Better World”(January 2017). 8 These achievements were calculated across four systems: (1) food and agriculture; (2) cities; (3) energy and materials; and (4) health and well-being.