United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: General Mills supports the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 broad goals and 169 more- specific targets to drive the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development globally. We focus on the goals that most closely align with the company’s priority issues and areas of long-standing commitment, investment and progress. Leadership and governance: The Global Impact Governance Committee (GIGC), led by our Chairman and CEO and overseen by the Board’s Public Responsibility committee, is accountable for our sustainability program. The Chairman and CEO convenes the GIGC at least three times each year to establish, direct and oversee General Mills’ positions on matters of significance to the company and its stakeholders concerning corporate social responsibility, environmental and sustainability issues, and philanthropy. These matters are included in our Chairman and CEO’s annual performance objectives and impact his compensation. The GIGC, which was formalized in 2021, is an evolution from the previous Sustainability Governance Committee and reflects the continued integration of sustainability into the company and the understanding that our ambitious targets will require alignment, operationalization and investment across the company. Further oversight of the company’s sustainability work is provided by the Board’s Public Responsibility Committee, which regularly reviews the company’s sustainability objectives, strategies and performance. The company’s Chief Sustainability and Global Impact Officer stewards the company’s sustainability work, reporting to the Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, and working closely with other key business leaders to develop, coordinate and execute programs to achieve company-wide targets. Public policy: We actively engage in public policy discussions to advance our environmental initiatives, including: n Leading on regenerative agriculture n Combating climate change n Advancing water stewardship n Addressing packaging and food waste Learn more in the Introduction section of this report. r General Mills helps to address these United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through the programs and performance described in this section. Board of Directors’ Public Responsibility Committee Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Chief Supply Chain Officer Global Impact Governance Committee CEO , Chairman of the Board Chief Financial Officer Chief Supply Chain Officer Chief Innovation, Technology and Quality Officer Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Chief Human Resources Officer Group President, North American Retail Chief Communications Officer General Counsel and Secretary VP, Chief Sustainability and Global Impact Officer VP, Global Sourcing VPs, Supply Chain CEO, Chairman of the Board General Mills is recognized as a global leader in sustainability * CDP Disclosure A List 2021 – Climate Change CDP Disclosure A List 2021 – Water Security 100 Bes t Corporate Citizens 2021 – 3BL Media Member FTSE4Good Member of Dow Jones Sustainability North America and World Indices The Just 100 2021 - Just Capital and CNBC America’s Most Responsible Companies 2021 – Newsweek *Recognitions as of December 2021. r In September 2021, several members of the Global Impact Governance Committee and a group of employees across the company traveled to Stoney Creek Farm in Redwood Falls, Minn. to learn firsthand more about the importance of soil health and the benefits of regenerative agriculture. GENERAL MILLS GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY 21 Food Planet People Community
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