OUR APPROACH / OUR ESG APPROACH Our Material 1 ESG Topics ENVIRONMENTAL • GHG Emissions From Products & Plants • Sustainable Operations - Energy, Water & Waste Management • Technology & Innovation Inclusive of Design for Environment • Product Life Cycle & End of Life (Recyclability & Remanufacturing) GOVERNANCE • Corporate Governance & Ethics - Human Rights - Anti-Corruption • Product Safety & Quality • Responsible Sourcing SOCIAL • Supporting Employees - Occupational Health & Safety - Workforce Development & Engagement • Diversity & Equal Opportunity • Local Communities We have developed our assessment of ESG materiality in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards. Material topics, in accordance with the GRI Standards, represent an organization’s most significant impacts on the economy, environment and people, including impacts on their human rights. Through the Whirlpool ESG Task Force, we monitor industry trends, regulatory developments and emerging issues. This is supplemented by our engagement with our stakeholders and assessment of external frameworks such as the GRI Standards, Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), CDP and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We regularly assess the risks and opportunities of emerging issues and have formally integrated ESG topics into our Enterprise Risk Assessment survey. As we navigate the rapidly evolving and complex space of ESG frameworks, standards and guidelines, we continue ongoing dialogue and engagement with our stakeholders to understand and address impacts, risks and opportunities as they relate to material ESG issues. Based on our ongoing dialogue and engagement with our stakeholders, we have added to the list of material ESG topics to ensure we reflect emerging topics beyond the results of our formal materiality assessment process that was conducted in 2019. The material ESG topics identified during this process enables our organization to set appropriate goals, prioritize our investments and actions and provide meaningful disclosures throughout this report. 1 Materiality, as used in this report, and our ESG materiality assessment process is different from the definition used in the context of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 15