CONTENTS LETTER FROM LETTER FROM SUSTAINABILITY 2025 SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY DRIVING SOCIAL HELPING PRESERVING NOEL WALLACE ANN TRACY HIGHLIGHTS SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE IMPACT MILLIONS OF OUR STRATEGY HOMES ENVIRONMENT This requires that we have high expectations for our suppliers and establish robust and collaborative partnerships with them. The topics on which we engage our suppliers include labor practices and universal Drive Sustainable human rights, protecting the environment, health and safety and ethical dealings. Ultimately, sourcing materials in a responsible manner is simply consistent with our values. Sourcing In addition to our non-negotiable expectations for Our strategy is to focus on: ethical and responsible behavior by our suppliers, we have three primary targets for our responsible • Industry-wide transformation sourcing program: • Expanded use of certified materials and Responsible Sourcing • Strive for Net Zero deforestation, prioritizing traceability commodity products derived from palm and soy • Implementation of geospatial land use The most environmentally friendly products are made with sustainable and responsibly • Reduce supplier GHG emissions by 20% by 2025 monitoring sourced ingredients. Therefore, drive sustainable sourcing is one of the eleven actions we against a 2020 baseline have articulated as part of our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy. • Deeper engagement with suppliers and • Engage 100% of our suppliers with operations stakeholders in water-stressed regions in taking action on • Increased external communications water security Our Supplier Code of Conduct Colgate’s Third Party Code of Conduct conveys our expectations regarding the conduct we expect from our suppliers, business partners and all other third parties with whom we work. Sections of the Code are modeled on, or contain language from, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the standards of the International Labor Organization. 2021 SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT REPORT PAGE 79