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 Consumer Use W e strive to develop innovative products that enable consumers to use less water while meeting or exceeding product effi cacy expectations. We also promote water conservation awareness globally through our Save Water campaign. We understand that the water required to use our products represents the largest portion of our overall water footprint. To that end, conserving water is an opportunity for innovation. Our portfolio now includes products that contain less water and/or allow consumers to use less water at home. Water Conservation Awareness Because of our products and our position in the global market, we have a unique opportunity to promote water conservation awareness to all our global consumers. Our Save Water campaign continues to increase consumer awareness through messaging on our packaging, online and in stores. The Save Water message appears on our toothpaste and toothbrush packaging, soaps and cleaning products. World Water Day World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day held on March 22 that highlights the importance of freshwater. Here are a few examples of how we supported this important initiative: • Water Resilience Call to Action: As part of the Water Resilience Coalition, along with other member corporat ions, Noel Wallace, Chairman, President and CEO, signed the Call to Action Letter on behalf of the Company. The Water Resilience Coalition is an industry-driven, CE O-led initiative of the United Nations Global Compact CEO Water Mandate to preserve the world’s freshwater resources through collective action in water-stressed basins, alongside ambitious, quantifiable commitments. • Colgate People Celebrating World Water Day—Colgate People in Piscataway, New Jersey, and Morristown , Tennessee, celebrated by exploring actions they can take to better understand what it is like to live in water-stressed communities and what we as individuals and employees of Colgate can do to support this effort. PAGE 76 2021 SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT