2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Reducing Our Environmental Footprint | Protecting Biodiversity | 189 PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY In this chapter: ƒ 2030 GOALS ƒ OUR APPROACH ƒ INITIATIVES ƒ PERFORMANCE ƒ GOING FORWARD Biodiversity — the delicate interrelation of species that sustain life — is essential to the well-being of our planet. According to the United Nations, nearly one million animal and plant species are currently threatened with extinction, making the need to protect species everywhere more urgent than ever. Owens Corning has facilities in 33 countries across four continents, placing us in close proximity with countless species. We are committed to reducing the potential impact we may have, and we are working to develop biodiversity management programs at an enterprise level, which will help safeguard natural habitats in the areas where we operate. Given our record of sustainability, we are confident that we can make a real difference for species around the world. We’re working to develop biodiversity goals based on an understanding of the full impact of our operations and supply chain. We intend to have these goals in place by 2025. Our efforts to protect biodiversity align with the following UN SDGs: Sustainability Materiality Definition: Biodiversity describes the variety of life that keep nature’s ecosystem in balance. Owens Corning is committed to preserving and enhancing biodiversity and the natural habitats that surround our operations around the world. We seek to understand and manage the biodiversity impact of all our own operations, as well as gain insights into the impacts of our supply chain on biodiversity. Photo submitted by: Amanda Meehan | Toledo, Ohio, U.S.