2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Reducing Our Environmental Footprint | Energy Efficiency | 137 ENERGY EFFICIENCY & SOURCING RENEWABLE ENERGY In this chapter: ƒ 2030 GOALS ƒ OUR APPROACH ƒ INITIATIVES ƒ PERFORMANCE ƒ GOING FORWARD As a manufacturing enterprise with facilities around the world, Owens Corning recognizes the impact our energy usage can have. We are committed to using energy wisely, and to sourcing energy as sustainably as possible. By relying on renewable electricity to power our operations, we can help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, which is a cornerstone of our sustainability efforts. Through our collective expertise and understanding of what’s required to move forward, we’ve made great strides in both increasing our efficiency and expanding our use of renewable energy since 2015. By building upon those successes over the next decade, we are confident that we’ll meet our 2030 goals — and reduce our global environmental footprint. We’re working to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels by improving efficiencies and sourcing renewable electricity. Our efforts to achieve energy efficiency and source renewable energy align with these UN SDGs: Photo submitted by: Michele Mazza | Trophy Club, Texas, U.S. Wind farm in Tatum, New Mexico, U.S. Sustainability Materiality Definition: We are determined to continue decreasing our dependence on fossil fuels, both by improving efficiency in our operations, and by meeting more of our energy demands through renewable sources. The energy data in this chapter were independently assured to a high level by SCS Global Services. For more information on the assurance process see About the Report, and for our verification statement please see Appendix F . For the data in this section, baseline adjustments were made following the World Resources Institute (WRI) protocols. Read more on page 291 in About the Report.