SOCIAL / LOCAL COMMUNITIES Habitat for Humanity Our vision to be in constant pursuit of improving life at Home is why we have made our relationship with Habitat for Humanity International a priority for over 22 years. 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing around the world today, and one in 10 people worldwide live in “distressed communities,” experiencing a perpetual cycle of low-wage jobs, education instability, inadequate transport and racial inequality. In the past 22 years, Whirlpool Corporation has donated more than $130 million to Habitat and supports programs in 45 countries. As part of these efforts, the company has also donated and installed nearly 212,000 ranges and refrigerators in new Habitat for Humanity homes in the U.S. and Canada, serving more than 120,000 families. Whirlpool Corporation has sponsored more than 190 homes; donated products to 76,000 Habitat families in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and engaged thousands of employee volunteers in Habitat builds alongside future homeowners. As part of an expansion of the Habitat relationship, Whirlpool is supporting In the past 22 years, Whirlpool Corporation has donated more than $130 million to Habitat and supports programs in 45 countries. additional Habitat programs that advocate more energy-efficient homes and innovation in each region to address specific housing challenges in their area. Habitat for Humanity BuildBetter with Whirlpool Initiative—U.S. The three-year “BuildBetter with Whirlpool” initiative expands upon Habitat for Humanity’s current efforts. The initiative will build more than 250 climate- resilient and energy-efficient homes over the next three years with hundreds of Americans in need of affordable housing. Regionally, specific methods and materials will be used to meet or exceed regional and national verification program requirements. This may include increased insulation and air sealing, higher efficiency heating and cooling equipment, fire resilient materials and fixtures that reduce water consumption. In the past two decades, Whirlpool has donated ranges and refrigerators to be used in more than 110,000 new Habitat homes, which amounts to $24.6 million in potential homeowner savings on energy over the life of the partnership, based on a recent Habitat study* on energy efficiency and homeowner usage. Through this initiative, we’re not only making some predictable changes that we can calculate, Habitat is working with their research and measuring team to evaluate how homeowners are living in the home. This will inform how we can make design changes in the future so that a Habitat home is good for the environment and for the homebuyer. *Per Habitat for Humanity for Humanity “Whirlpool Donated Product Energy Efficiency Study”, issued in October 2021. Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 64