GOVERNANCE / RESPONSIBLE SOURCING Decision Making • Any new supplier who doesn’t pass the audit is not awarded the business. • Any existing supplier who scores poorly on the audit is put on new business hold and must pass the re-audit before business can continue. Human & Labor Rights Whirlpool Corporation supports the human rights of everyone we work with, and we expect our global suppliers to do the same. We strive to hold our suppliers accountable with these same principles through our SCoC. The SCoC states, in auditors check for activities related to forced labor per our SCoC audit manual, including, but not limited to: • Supplier must have a written policy against forced labor that complies and implements the code, applicable laws and regulations. • All workers in the facility must be voluntarily employed. • Workers must be able to voluntarily end their employment without any restriction, provided that they give reasonable notice to their organization. • No prisoners should be working in a facility. • No supplier may hold a worker’s original government-issued identification or travel documents. • A supplier may obtain and retain copies of workers’ government-issued identification and travel documents. NAR EMEA LAR ASIA TOTAL New/Potential 1 16 21 101 139 Existing 45 35 46 76 202 Total Audited 46 51 67 177 341 SUPPLIER AUDIT SNAPSHOT part, that suppliers must recognize and respect human rights, including any rights of workers to exercise lawful rights of free association, compliance with local and international laws regarding young workers, compliance with laws prohibiting human trafficking in any form (e.g., forced labor, debt bonded slavery), providing safe and healthy work environments, and respecting any legal right of workers to bargain collectively. Under the SCoC, all suppliers are also prohibited from using any type of involuntary or forced labor. Our • Under no circumstances may a supplier allow a private employment or labor agency to hold a worker’s original government-issued identification or travel documents. • Supplier shall not confine or restrict workers’ freedom of movement inside the place of production or supplier- provided facilities, including access to drinking water, restrooms and the worker’s dormitory room, except where necessary for worker safety and permitted by applicable laws and regulations. • A supplier must ensure workers have not been charged, directly or indirectly, any fees or commission related to the recruitment and/or employment process, whether in a worker’s home country or in the country where the work is performed. If the recruitment agent has requested any such fee, supplier must ensure the worker has been reimbursed. • Supplier must respect the right of a worker to remove themself from a work situation based on a reasonable justification that the situation presents an imminent and serious danger to their life or health. • Supplier shall not retaliate or discipline any worker for exercising this right. Where there is no local legal requirement or if a local legal requirement is not as strict as the requirement included in the SCoC, suppliers are required to follow the requirements in the SCoC. Our SCoC also prohibits harsh or inhumane treatment, including corporal punishment or the threat of corporal punishment, or forced labor. No instances of child labor or young workers exposed to hazardous work were found in any of the audited supplier facilities. We audit our suppliers to check for any child labor instances per our policy, which determines the minimum age for workers must be greater than: (a) 15 years of age or 14 years of age where local law allows such an employment age consistent with International Labour Organization 4 Continents 27 Countries 341 Factories Argentina Austria Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia China Czech Republic Ecuador France Hungary India Italy Korea Malaysia Mexico Morocco Poland Romania Russia Singapore Spain Switzerland Thailand Tunisia Turkey U.S. Vietnam Global Supplier Audits Conducted in 2021 Locations Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 79