ENVIRONMENTAL / OUR ESG APPROACH ENVIRONMENTAL Sustainable Operations We know our ability to operate in the future depends on producing innovative products without leaving a negative footprint and helping to protect our employees and the communities in which we operate. This ideal of a resilient, sustainable operation drives our strategy to establish firm goals and targets with detailed transition plans to achieve them. We have set into place commitments on reaching Net Zero emissions, Zero Waste to Landfill, and reduced energy and water intensity, while protecting the health and safety of our employees. Whirlpool Corporation’s goal is to become the benchmark for global manufacturing excellence, deliver best-in-class manufactured products at competitive cost and create a sustainable advantage for our company. A robust governance structure with our Board of Directors, Executive Committee and our ESG Councils monitors and tracks our performance and makes sure we are properly investing in those plans. These transition plans are detailed in this report, and they show how we can grow our top line and support our financial goals, while creating more resilient, efficient and safer operations. This year, we have seen record results in many of our normalized environmental KPIs again, showing not only absolute improvement, but also intensity improvements. Through our “We Care” commitment to protecting our employees, we have shown progress on reducing work-related incidents. With new data and reporting systems and capability, we recognized that a majority of incidents and injuries happen to employees in their first year on a job, so we are focusing on how to better support and train our teams to identify risky behaviors and potential WCM safety issues before they happen. WCM is a comprehensive methodology for improving productivity and quality and reducing losses in production systems through strong employee involvement. It sets one of the highest global standards for manufacturing excellence. Plants are assessed by a third-party, according to the WCM criteria and, based on their results and level of commitment to the methodology, assigned a score that leads to an award that comprises four levels of classification: Bronze Level, Silver Level, Gold Level and World Class Level. Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 36 Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 36