SDG GOAL MATERIAL ISSUE ACTION • Diversity & Equal Opportunity • Launch new family benefits for U.S. employees to continue to support inclusive benefit offerings for families no matter their path to parenthood • Continually improving the gender diversity in leadership positions with 3% increase in female representation in leadership • Energy Management • Reached commercial operation of our first Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) that will cover approximately 50% of our electricity consumption at U.S. plants and help reduce our overall global carbon footprint in operations by nearly 16%. Additionally, contracted a second VPPA covering the remaining 50% of our electricity consumption, which will become operational in December 2022. • Converted our U.K. facilities to be 100% powered by renewable electricity generated by wind and hydro assets • Technology & Innovation Inclusive of Design for Environment • Launched a Sustainable Product Playbook in 2021, including chapters on recycled plastic content in products, sustainable packaging and substances of concern in products • Launched Digital Literature pilot, saving more than 110,000 trees • Launched dishwashers and cooktops with expanded polystyrene (EPS) free packaging • Launched High Efficiency heat pump dryers in EMEA • Corporate Governance & Ethics • Responsible Sourcing • 100% of all in-scope employees completed the Annual Ethics and Compliance Certification in 2021 • Held 2021 Global Integrity Week with 49 ethics and compliance training sessions globally, reaching over 12,000 employees • Conducted 341 Supplier Audits in 27 countries Here is a snapshot of how we are contributing to additional SDGs through our wider ESG efforts: OUR APPROACH / OUR GOALS & ACTIONS TO DRIVE IMPACT Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 19