BNY MELLON ENTERPRISE ESG 52 RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS TAX TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY Our firm’s culture of “Doing What’s Right,” as represented in our Code of Conduct, extends to paying taxes. BNY Mellon believes that taxes have an economic and social impact globally. As part of BNY Mellon’s overall ESG strategy, we are committed to acting with integrity in all tax matters and maintaining a transparent tax practice. BNY Mellon’s tax mission is to fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we operate and have an open dialogue with tax authorities during all authorized inquiries and audits. We seek to facilitate transactions that achieve a tax result that is consistent with the underlying economic consequences and are consistent with the letter of the law. We file all tax returns and make tax payments, in accordance with statutory requirements. More information related to taxes is in our 2021 Annual Report and in our Global Tax Strategy . ESG AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT CLIENT SOLUTIONS Investors and organizations are grappling with increasing responsible investment (RI) and climate- focused regulation, the race to net zero, and growing volumes of ESG data. As institutional investors seek to better understand the impact of ESG factors on their portfolios, financial institutions are looking to further integrate responsible considerations throughout transactions and processes. All along the financial value chain, organizations are looking for secure, seamless, powerful solutions to advance sustainable finance and societal progress. Our Opportunity and Approach We are committed to using our reach, market influence and resources to address pressing global ESG issues. Across our enterprise, BNY Mellon products and services are increasingly being refined and enhanced to support client and investor needs to better manage ESG issues. Our servicing business helps to enable clients and investors to integrate ESG-related factors into their decision-making processes by equipping them with relevant data and tools. BNY Mellon Investment Management, our investment management arm, offers a diverse spectrum of RI strategies designed to help create a better future and seek better returns. This is intended to help both guide future ESG investments and improve the effectiveness of ESG metrics. Through these services and others, we strive to uncover and advance new ways of encouraging sustainable economic growth that protects healthy markets, safeguards environments and delivers value not only to our clients but also to communities, businesses, governments and people everywhere.