2021 ESG Report About This Report CVS Health’s annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) Report, formerly referred to as our corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, provides an overview of our company’s ESG commitments, as well as progress against certain key ESG priorities, goals, and targets. Boundary and Scope goals in this report are established consider having additional content Consistent with previous reports, through a rigorous review process and data in its future ESG Reports the boundaries for this report involving internal subject matter externally assured. extend to all United States (U.S.) experts, and we believe this report company owned and/or operated accurately and fairly represents our This report was produced based on facilities, administrative offices and ESG activities, programs and the GRI Standards. More information retail pharmacies for the corporate results for the fiscal year ending on the GRI is available at www. enterprise. Company operations December 31, 2021. globalreporting.org. Full indexes outside the U.S. represent less than for the GRI, the Sustainability one percent of the total enterprise The report was submitted to Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and are not covered in this report. the Nominating and Corporate the Culture of Health for Business Data contained in this report covers Governance Committee of the Board (COH4B), and the United National activities that occurred in fiscal year of Directors for review and was Global Compact (UNGC), as well 2021 (January 1–December 31, 2021), reviewed and approved by members as our alignment with the United unless otherwise noted. of CVS Health senior management, Nations Sustainable Development including our ESG Steering and Goals (UNSDGs) are available in Content and ESG Priority Operation Committees, as well as the appendix to this report. Our Assessments the Disclosure Committee, which Task Force on Climate-Related In 2021, we conducted a priority are comprised of management from Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report assessment in accordance with principal functional areas within is available on our website. the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) the company. This report has not Standards’ guidance for defining been externally assured or verified priority topics. The priority topics by an independent third party. inform the content of our reporting CVS Health carbon footprint and and ESG strategy. For additional water data from 2016–2020 has details, please see ESG Priority been externally assured. Data from Topics. 2021 will be reviewed for external assurance in the coming months Disclosure and Assurance by an external third-party and/or CVS Health management is by an independent third-party. The responsible for the preparation and CSR Report Appendix will also be integrity of the information in this reviewed and assured to the AA1000 report. The enterprise metrics and standard. The company may 68