Return to contents Social Putting safety first Safety first is a way of life at GXO. In fact, our core values start with “Be Safe.” That means we do what’s necessary to create safe, supportive environments where team members thrive and finish their workday as healthy as they started it. Throughout 2021, we strengthened efforts to improve dock safety and reduce incidents involving forklifts and other Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT). Safety begins with training and awareness. Through GXO University, all our team members attend and complete safety trainings. We promote a “speak up” culture so our team members feel empowered to bring attention to health and safety issues in their workplace and we conduct regular site audits to ensure safety protocols and regulations are being followed. Reaching for zero with a We also expanded our use of collaborative multinational tech company robots, or cobots, to improve our team For a global technology leader, GXO manages over members’ safety in distribution centers. 60 sites with more than 3,000 employees on five Cobots retrieve, lift and carry goods continents. Across all of these sites, GXO achieved a and shrink-wrap pallets, all of which 2021 global incident rate of 0.34—significantly below reduce walk-time in our facilities and the 5.00 industry average. Many other sites have similarly associated injury risks. Cobots are a perfect impressive success stories; some have gone as many complement to ergonomic wearables and as nine years without a recordable injury. other robotic innovations that minimize injury while making work easier. HOME E S G ©2022 GXO Logisitcs, Inc. 2021 ESG Report | 43