SOCIAL / DIVERSITY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Progress on Our U.S. Racial Equality Pledge In 2020, Whirlpool Corporation committed to a five-year Racial Equality Pledge. While this pledge has a U.S. focus, it is rooted in our global values, and some of the actions are mirrored in other parts of the world. The commitment is clear: we will have a zero tolerance policy for racial marginalization within the company, one that will regularly be communicated across the entire organization. We do recognize that racial inequality is a much broader societal issue with a long history. While our actions focus on our “four walls” and our local communities, we hope that these actions will have a ripple effect on society at large. Actions & Results, Year One of Five In 2021, we have been focused on laying the foundation by establishing our Racial Equality Pledge Steering Committee (which includes four members of our Executive Committee), Workstream Leads (which include at least one vice president and ERG Lead for each workstream), and establishing project teams for each workstream. We have made strong progress across all workstreams in terms of taking meaningful actions in both our community and company. That said, we have not yet seen the impact on Black representation across all levels of the organization, and we expect that our actions will begin to translate into increases in Black representation in 2022 and beyond. To view the Racial Equality Pledge in its entirety click here . Equality and Fairness Within Our Company Training: • “Teach & Discuss” leader-led sessions on Module 1 of 3 on Unconscious Bias and Empathy training completed for 86.3% of eligible People Leaders. • Required online module on Identify Bias completed by 92.3% of eligible People Leaders. • 90% participants said in the post session survey that the “learning experience helped them to be more aware of Unconscious Biases and Empathy.” Pay Equity: • We completed our regular pay practices review for 2021, examining pay between employees of different gender and racial demographics doing similar work. Whirlpool Corporation’s compensation philosophy is to be market competitive, reward individual and company performance, and provide fair pay opportunities for all employees. Where we found differences in pay, for whatever reason, we worked with the business to research those differences, determine whether there are any factors that explain the differences and, if appropriate, take action that may include making adjustments to pay when appropriate. We will continue to engage in this pay practice review process on a regular basis in an effort to uphold our compensation principles and our commitment to equity. Equality and Fairness Within Our Community Education: • We launched the P@th Internship Program “Possibilities at Home” for local college-aged youth pursuing a 4 year degree. • We expanded the Apprenticeship Program for local Benton Harbor/ Benton Township-based high school graduates. We’ve certified two new programs and now have apprentices in our Consumer Experience Center, Model Shop and Labs. ” “We have a zero tolerance policy for racial marginalization within the company, one that is regularly communicated across the entire organization. Marc Bitzer Chairman & CEO Whirlpool Corporation Racial Equality Pledge Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 60