SOCIAL / DIVERSITY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Housing: • We broke ground on a $20 million 80-unit multi-family housing development in August, 2021, with plans to open in the Fall of 2022. This development is located in the heart of the City of Benton Harbor. Both the City and Whirlpool Corporation are looking to provide housing that will be attractive to a diverse pool of employees and city residents. The program is expected to assist Whirlpool Corporation in recruiting high-quality talent. Success for our community and our company will only be achieved if more underrepresented minorities, including Black and other minorities, go to work in our area and choose to live in this new development or anywhere else in the city of Benton Harbor. Business & Community: • We worked with all 13 organizations receiving more than $50,000 in grants from the Whirlpool Foundation to ensure that each have a Racial Equality Pledge and/or related impact metrics in place. • We launched the Benton Harbor First initiative, awarding business to three new Black-owned suppliers. • We led the first-ever Benton Harbor Pitch Night in partnership with local organizations. BIPOC entrepreneurs pitched their business plans and three Black Owned businesses were provided with grants and enrolled in a support program. 14 Ideas Pitched Pitch Night & Winners In partnership with local organizations, Whirlpool hosted Pitch Night to support Black-owned businesses. First Place $5,000 NF Cosmetics Second Place $2,500 Benton Harbor Beauty Academy Third Place $1,000 Sticky Spoons Jam More than 30 Ideas Submitted $9,000 in Startup Funding Granted to Black-Owned Startups, Small Businesses and Social Enterprises in Our Local Community Whirlpool Corporation / 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 61