2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Reducing Our Environmental Footprint | Protecting Biodiversity | 192 Science Based Targets Network In 2020, Owens Corning joined the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), which is part of the Global Commons Alliance. The SBTN is a network of international environmental nonprofit organizations, agencies, and mission-driven entities. Their goal is to empower individuals, companies, and governments to become stewards of the environment using science-based targets — measurable, actionable, and time-bound objectives based on the best available science. Expanding upon the successes of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which helps companies set climate change targets, the SBTN aims to develop methods and tools that help companies set goals and actions toward understanding and preventing negative impacts on nature and biodiversity. This in turn fosters an atmosphere where momentum toward our collective goals can build. By entering into this partnership, we will be well-positioned to align our efforts with a wide range of nature-related sustainability goals that have been established by the United Nations and incorporated into broader frameworks by the SBTN. These goals address a range of global concerns, including ecosystems, extinction risks, land degradation, climate change, and sustainable development. Through our participation in the SBTN, we can further support sustainable development by contributing to the advancement of target- setting methodologies that can be adopted throughout the private sector. Photo submitted by: Cheryl Smith | Newark, Ohio, U.S. Dawes Arboretum, Newark, Ohio.