BACKING OUR COLLEAGUES Engaging our colleagues through Green2Gether Engaging our colleagues in sustainability initiatives through the Green2Gether program is an important goal of our ESG strategy, and we engage thousands of our colleagues during the year, offering workplace climate education, waste and energy reduction efforts, and volunteer opportunities with non-profit partners. Volunteer-led Green2Gether activities range from beach cleanups to recycling drives to innovative virtual Earth Day campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every April during Earth Month, colleagues around the world can participate in dozens of company-sponsored activities, such as recycling drives, online lectures, community clean-ups, and sustainability awareness campaigns. In 2021, we engaged colleagues virtually to support the planting of 100,000 trees in partnership with The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign, funding approximately 210,000 trees in total since 2017. In 2022, colleagues have engaged in environmentally-focused in-person and/or virtual volunteer activities and events with The Central Park Conservancy, United Way of Salt Lake City, South Downs National Park (UK), PRIDE+ Network, Compass Group, Catchafire, and others. CONNECTING OUR COLLEAGUES TO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS The National Park Foundation’s Service Corps programs support essential preservation projects in national parks across the US. Through a new multi- year partnership, we’re providing a total of $1 million in funding over the next three years to support the Service Corps program, building on over $5.7 million in funding to the National Park Foundation since 2015. In partnership with the Ocean Conservancy and International Coastal Cleanup, American Express colleagues collected approximately 24,000 pounds of marine debris globally from 2018 to 2022. Colleagues participated in beach cleanups and other initiatives across seven countries, including Australia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Spain, and the US. INTRODUCTION PROMOTING DE&I ADVANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS BUILDING FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE OUR ESG GOVERNANCE & OPERATING RESPONSIBLY SUPPORTING DATA OUR COMMITMENT TO ESG 48
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