CONTENTS LETTER FROM LETTER FROM SUSTAINABILITY 2025 SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY DRIVING SOCIAL HELPING PRESERVING NOEL WALLACE ANN TRACY HIGHLIGHTS SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE IMPACT MILLIONS OF OUR STRATEGY HOMES ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE We view sustainability as critically important to our overall and Net Zero Carbon Transition roadmap covering Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Our CSO also helps shape th business and growth strategy. We have a team of people e Company’s supply chain strategy, which may be impacted by climate-related responsible for assessing and monitoring sustainability issues, issues. Colgate’s CSO is responsible for providing our Board of Directors (Board), through the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee (NGCR Committee), with quarterly updates on led by our Group President, Growth and Strategy, a member sustainability issues, risks and opportunities, including our progress against our science-based climate of our leadership team who reports to our Chairman of the targets and other action plans to achieve our sustainability objectives. Board, President and CEO, and our Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), who reports to our Chief Supply Chain Officer and has Our CSO also leads our Sustainability Steering Committee, which makes strategic decisions related to accountability to our Group President, Growth and Strategy. sustainability, monitors climate-related issues and works to integrate our sustainability and social impact strategy into our broader organization and to measure and meet our sustainability targets and key performance indicators (KPIs). The Sustainability Steering Committee meets quarterly and is composed of members of senior management, including Colgate’s Chief of Staff, Group President, Growth and Strategy, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, CSO, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Communications Officer, Chief Supply Chain Officer and Chief Investor Relations This team has responsibility for our overall 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy and Officer and SVP, Mergers & Acquisitions. The members of the Sustainability Steering Committee were monitors progress against our sustainability targets, including our science-based targets related chosen due to their broad expertise and insight into every function of Colgate’s business. The Sustainability to climate change. Within our CSO’s team, the Worldwide Director of Global Sustainability Fellow Steering Committee has reviewed our climate strategy and is informed of our progress against our is responsible for our climate strategy and leads the planning and execution of our Climate Action sustainability goals, including our science-based targets related to climate change. 2021 SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT PAGE 17