ENVIRONMENTAL / OUR ESG APPROACH ENVIRONMENTAL / SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS Employee & Community Engagement with Sustainability Aligned with our commitment to maintaining strong, lasting connections in the communities in which we do business and with our employees, Whirlpool Corporation continued to promote environmental stewardship through conservation and sustainable practices. Our Rio Claro site in Brazil received two honorable mentions from the 26th FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo) Environmental Merit Award. The site was recognized for its Environmental Guardians Program, an initiative that engages site employees in promoting environmental practices in their routine jobs, and the New Environmental Management: commitment to the future and to World Class Manufacturing. In Brazil , we dedicated the month of October to environmental education and had many activities with employees to celebrate Conscious Consumption Day, the Zero Waste Week and the International Day of Climate Action. More than 100 employees participated in a webinar with Instituto Lixo Zero Brasil , a member of the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA). Employee volunteers at the three manufacturing sites in Brazil collected waste from a public space and sent it to appropriate disposal facilities, removing more than 2 tons of waste. The team also participated in a webinar with Cristal Muniz, a lifestyle influencer who talked about individual environmental stewardship and invited people to choose better attitudes. In 2021, our team in Lodz, Poland participated in different events in partnership with the City Council to collect waste from the streets in the community and in the area around our factory. More than 440 pounds of waste were collected and sent to appropriate disposal facilities. In Italy, the team in Cassinetta promoted GreenWeek 2021, an event with students from several universities who had a chance to visit our plant and see actions implemented for energy and water conservation and waste reduction. Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 43 Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 43