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INCLUSIVE GROWTH Vendor Diversity Program Spotlight 2021 was another year of significant progress in our efforts to support more small and diverse businesses. Our efforts were underpinned by robust engagement programs and enhanced vendor diversity data tracking and reporting throughout our sourcing and payment systems. We established a firmwide Vendor Diversity Steering Group to drive increased awareness and accountability for our goals, and in partnership with our One Million Black Women GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED FROM initiative, we convened an internal group of ambassadors to SMALL AND DIVERSE VENDORS GLOBALLY focus on identifying more Black women-owned enterprises for our supply chain. >$265M >$335M Working closely with our teams, we set internal targets across the firm’s key spend categories and included, where In 2020 In 2021 possible, small and diverse businesses within our Request for Proposals (RFPs) for vendors. Tier 2 subcontracting 2021 SPEND WITH SMALL & opportunities for small and diverse businesses were pursued DIVERSE VENDORS with our prime vendors. We continued to partner with certifying agencies in different 6% 68% regions, joining MSDUK, taking a seat on WEConnect International’s board, supporting Disability: IN’s mentoring Of addressable spend Went to minority- program, and, in partnership with our 10,000 Small went to small and or women-owned Businesses program, providing training to small and diverse diverse vendors businesses businesses on protecting intellectual property. 32% 30% As a result of our efforts, in 2021 we spent over $335 million globally with small and diverse businesses, bringing us more Went to small Was Tier 2 spend than halfway to our 2025 goal of increasing our spend by businesses 50% from our 2020 baseline. Our addressable spend with small and diverse businesses increased from 5% to 6%. Sustainability Report 2021 Inclusive Growth | Driving Change Across Our Firm 83

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