40 2021-22 Corporate Responsibility Report Protecting Human Rights in the Supply Chain We have continued to focus during the COVID-19 pandemic on ensuring workers in our supply chain are protected from human rights abuses. Our 2030 RISE goals reflect our intent to drive human rights despite pandemic, economic, or technological headwinds. As such, in 2021, Intel began driving knowledge of and compliance to the RBA Code of Conduct deeper into our supply chain than in previous years. Due to supply chain shortages, many companies in the electronics industry have faced severe worker shortages, which has created pressure for longer working hours and fewer days off for workers. Intel has continued to press suppliers to abide by the RBA Code of Conduct, including allowing workers a day of rest each week, limiting workers to no more than 60 hours of work per week, and making all overtime voluntary. We have worked to build a strong system to detect and address risks of forced and bonded labor   among our suppliers and their recruiting and labor agents, including reaching over 135 suppliers at the tier 2 level. Our Statement on Combating Modern Slavery details the expectations we have for ourselves and our suppliers, including prohibitions against holding worker passports and charging workers fees to obtain or keep employ - ment. Since 2014, our ongoing assessments and efforts to reach deeper into the supply chain have positively affected more than 46,000 workers in our extended supply chain. Positive impacts have included the return of over $25 million in fees to more than 21,000 workers by our suppliers since 2014. A fee returned could equate to approximately three to five months of base pay, depending on location and situation. In some instances, we have faced challenges in gaining cooperation from suppliers in repaying workers quickly; we work closely with suppliers to determine acceptable remedies and put systems in place to prevent such issues in the future. Findings that May Trigger Forced and Bonded Labor Risks Findings 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Closed 51 46 38 30 17 In Process – 2 – – 37 To t a l 51 48 38 30 54 We proactively work to identify and help suppliers close findings that we believe may be trigger factors for forced and bonded labor. Some historic numbers have been restated due to the timing of reporting. Many challenges exist in combating issues related to forced and bonded labor, including lack of full visibility into our complex, changing, multi-tier supply chain. To increase our reach and positive impact, since 2018 we have required that approximately 50 of our suppliers work with at least three of their own major suppliers to assess and address their risks of forced and bonded labor. Our suppliers continue to complete all deliverables and demonstrate changes to tier 2 supplier policies and procedures and stronger engagements with recruiting and labor agents, resulting in the return of over $1.2 million in fees to their foreign workers since the start of our program. Importantly, our suppliers report benefits as a result of their improved practices, such as reduced business risks, better and larger pools of candidates, a more satisfied workforce, and higher worker retention—all of which can lead to improved productivity and product quality, as well as positive social impacts. Introduction Our Business Inclusive Sustainable Enabling Appendix Responsible intel.com/responsibility