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 Encouraging Holistic Well-being At Colgate, our perception of well-being goes beyond physical health. It is a core component of our workforce strategy, and is seen as a key influence in attaining business goals. For our people to bring their best selves to work each day, we must meet their needs across multiple, interdependent dimensions of well-being. As an employer, Colgate plays a key role in making that happen by supporting (among other things): • Physical well-being: providing access to comprehensive health care, safety programs, nutritious food and p h ysical activity opportunities. • Emotional well-being: supporting a positive sense of self, life/work balance, emotional resilience and copi ng skills and access to mental health care and counseling. • Social well-being: fostering social connections with colleagues in an inclusive environment. • Purpose well-being: ensuring one’s work feels meaningful and important, goal-setting exercises, many lea rning opportunities and recognition throughout the year. • Inclusive well-being: offering same-sex partner benefits and parental leave. • Financial well-being: providing appropriate compensation, supporting retirement planning and offering guidanc e to manage financial challenges and changes, such as childcare, college expenses, disability, care for aging parents and relocation. • Environmental well-being: contributing to local communities where we work and live and supporting initia tives toward healthier futures for all people, their pets and our planet. This work encompasses hundreds of efforts across our business and communities. One important component of this work is our annua l Live Better campaign. This encourages our employees to focus on their overall well- being and the well-being of their loved ones. Live Better The Live Better campaign is designed to get people to engage and participate in their own well-being, be it physical, financial or emotional. The program has a global architecture, but we encourage our people to make it their own to accommodate regional differences. To that end, Colgate requires each location to have an Employee Assistanc e Program, a service with counselors and access to direct advice. The Company provides global assistance, yet encourages regions to have local assistance as well. Educational materials are available in local languages, and while that can be helpful, nothing is better than a human to turn to when you are in need. In the spring of 2022, we will be holding a Global Mental Wellness Summ it, bringing together dozens of our HR and benefits professionals for two days to share our learnings both internally and externally and to plan our ongoing efforts to care for our employees in this important space. Financial Well-being We offer webinars and other formal education on financial wellness, and we also provide access to financial consultants for employees who may need advice on their individual needs. PAGE 27 2021 SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT