RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES Responsible Sourcing We recognize that responsible business practices are not only important for our operations but also those of the suppliers upon whom we rely for the food, products and operations critical to our guests, team members, stores and distribution centers. As of April 2022, 63% of our top suppliers by spend have publicly available sustainability reporting in place. Order Fulfillment Resiliency through Our Self-Distribution Network We supply all stores with groceries, food and general merchandise through our three distribution centers strategically located within our store footprint. All of our stores are within the three distribution centers’ optimum efficiency range — a radius of approximately 500 miles around each distribution center. Shipments then Expanding Reach This past year, we opened the new Joplin distribution center, which 3.3M reach individual stores with our company-owned of Self-Distribution allows us to accelerate growth in our southwestern footprint. Joplin trucks, thus enabling an approximate delivery Footprint improved the efficiency of our existing supply chain and eliminated annual traveled miles eliminated of 90% of in-store products and 55% of our fuel 3.3 million annual miles traveled that were previously required to supplies. Our newest distribution center in Joplin, serve our current store base. Missouri, which became fully operational in FY 2022, allows us to support stores more efficiently in our existing network and to expand our reach into new markets within our geography. 23 Casey’s 2022 ESG Report
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