CONTENTS LETTER FROM NOEL WALLACE LETTER FROM ANN TRACY 2025 SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE DRIVING SOCIAL IMPACT HELPING MILLIONS OF HOMES PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT Net Zero Water In regions with water stress, we continue to assess water risks and implement appropriate resilience measures to anticipate and mitigate the effects. We have committed to achieving Net Zero Water at all our manufacturing sites in water stressed areas by 2025, and all ot her sites by 2030. We will follow the USGBC definition under their LEED Zero program which requires us to: • M inimize total water consumption • Maximize a lternative water sources (e.g. , rain or condensation) • Minimize wastewater discharge and retur n water to the environment In 2021, we formed regional teams with members representing our manufacturing sites to share best practices to att ain Net Zero Water. These teams also review any technology and opportunities to reduce, recycle or return water, such as water treatment automation, rainwater harvesting, cleaning and sanitization efficiency. W astewater Management W astewater discharges from Colgate’s operations are generally pre-treated on site and/or by the local municipali ty prior to discharge to a body of water, in compliance with local regulatory requirements. We continue to work to reduce pollutant-loading in our wastewater discharges prior to treatment. In selected locations where water stress is high, Colgate also treats wastewater to levels appropriate for cooling, toilet flushing, gardening and other purposes. Rainwater collection tank in our Burlington, New Jersey, facility Water Security PAGE 75 2021 SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT We use the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Tool—the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas—as our main data source to identify which of our locations as well as those of our suppliers, are designated as “high” or “extremely high” in the tool’s main water stress indicators. In 2021, Colgate formed a Water Security Task Force with the primary objective to develop a comprehensive water security framework and recommended water security assessment tools across Colgate’s global operations. This framework considers, for each location, the water availability at the source, water rights and regulations, utility infrastructure and reliability and local water governance. The task force is composed of representatives from the following functions: sustainability, manufacturing, engineering, facilities, risk management and legal.