ESG assessment BD partnered with Business for Social Responsibility™ (BSR™) —a global nonprofit organization of sustainable business experts that works with its global network of the world’s leading companies to help build a just and sustainable world—to carry out an assessment of ESG issues relevant to BD and important to our stakeholders. This assessment was carried out in 2019. A series of interviews were conducted across stakeholder groups, geographies and job levels to identify and refine relevant ESG issues for the organization. A full list of our ESG issues and how we define them can be found in the appendices . BSR™ conducted a workshop with associates to help us develop qualitative scenarios to stress-test our assessment of ESG issues for plausible future developments. This allowed us to determine which issues are likely to increase in importance, regardless of scenario, and which issues are highly dynamic—in other words, those issues that are more responsive to different scenarios—and therefore require close monitoring and a foresight-driven management approach. Further details on this approach can be found in the Scenario Analysis section. The following graphic shows each of our ESG issues in relation to importance to BD’s success and importance to stakeholders. Also indicated are issues that were identified as highly dynamic and/or moved to the top-right quadrant (increased in importance) during our future scenario assessment. Details of how we manage our ESG issues can be found in the appendices . The inclusion of information in this report should not be construed as a characterization regarding the materiality or financial impact of that information. For additional information regarding BD, please see our current and periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The ESG analysis and assessment is based on our understanding of current events at the time of the assessment and is subject to change, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise this assessment and analysis. We did not interview or account for every stakeholder who may have interests in these subjects. Pricing Pressure Customer-Centric Care Affordability Transparency Healthcare Market Transformation Human Rights Availability Product Quality and Safety Cybersecurity Accessibility Intellectual Property Rights and Product Integrity Supply Chain Continuity and Sustainability Product Impacts on Human Health and the Environment Social Impact Regulatory Compliance Advancing Medical Analytics and Automation Water Energy and Emissions from our Operations Inclusion, Diversity and Talent Importance to Stakeholders Importance to Business Success Moved to the top right quadrant Highly Dynamic Issue (moved in 3 or more scenarios) Global Systemic Health Challenges Collaboration and Partnerships Ethical Business Practices Health Literacy and Adherence Employee and Worker Health and Safety 18 2021 ESG Report Appendices Transparency Healthy workforce and communities Responsible supply chain Product impact Climate change Introduction