Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

The CRSECC is expected to meet at least three times a year, and at other times as required, to review progress against our sustainability strategy and performance against our targets. In 2022, the Committee met four times. The CEO, who has accountability for sustainability performance at executive level, attends the Committee's meetings and is joined by other senior executives. [...] The RSCC reviews risks, including those relating to climate change, and our progress in managing them, and covers all of our environmental, social and governance (ESG) activity. Climate change, performance against operational targets and product footprint activity is discussed in each meeting, and details of carbon roadmap areas and plans to strengthen activity are considered. [...] Our monthly environmental reporting allows site, regional and functional teams to monitor performance against operational carbon emissions, renewable electricity and energy efficiency metrics. This allows them to manage activity to remain on track to meet our targets while dealing with emerging issues. These monthly performance reports are shared with all relevant functional leaders. Summaries and progress are reviewed monthly at supply chain leadership forums and quarterly in our business unit and global business risk reviews. [...] Within the business, our Corporate Affairs & Sustainability function leads sustainability-related strategy development and compliance, while programmes are implemented by our Brands, Supply Chain, R&D, Safety, Quality and Regulatory Compliance teams. All functions are represented and overseen by the Executive.

Reckitt is a member of several trade associations across the globe focused on health, hygiene and nutrition. Reckitt's membership is annually reviewed by our Group Ethics and Compliance department. We seek to ensure that the trade associations and industry policy groups, to which Reckitt is affiliated with, operate to the same responsible advocacy standards as Reckitt. These trade associations may develop policy positions on sustainability topics which can include climate -related issues. As stated, Reckitt is publicly committed to play a part in keeping global warming to 1.5C by further reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in our operations and reducing the carbon footprint of our products. Reckitt advocates these positions in our representations to our trade associations and use Reckitt's Global Responsible Advocacy Policy (https://www.reckitt.com/media/iy3dt2a3/rb-advocacy-policy-10-december-2018.pdf) to guide all interactions. This policy applies to all employees of Reckitt companies globally, members of Reckitt's Board and Reckitt's contractors when acting on Reckitt's behalf such as agents, public affairs, communications and legal consultants, outsourced personnel and other third-party representatives. Employees involved in or employed in any of the following functions i.e. Public Relations, Corporate Communications or Corporate/Public/External Affairs and conducting advocacy activities in key Reckitt priority markets, as defined by the Corporate Affairs function, are required to, submit their annual advocacy activity plans to the Chief Marketing, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs & Officer and keep them informed of any material developments regarding advocacy activities not originally included as part of their annual advocacy activity plans. If Reckitt does not agree with the position of one of our trade associations, our policy states that we should communicate our position clearly to the organisation. Reckitt acts as a contributing member working to influence dialogue and draft policy statements. Should the policies of the organizations of which we are members diverge from our own policies we would carefully reconsider our membership.

At Board level Our Board of Directors is responsible for the overall stewardship of the Company and delivery against strategy, through our executive leadership team. This includes setting our values and standards, and overseeing sustainability and corporate responsibility. They have regular discussions about the risks and opportunities for the Company and conduct a formal review at least once a year. Sustainability itself, including the key issue of climate change, is considered one of the Company's principal risks. This reflects the growing importance of sustainability and its central role in supporting the Company's growth strategy – as it becomes a more important opportunity, so too does it become a greater risk. For details of our key issues and impacts in this area, which include climate change and are overseen by the Executive and the Board, see our Focusing on what matters most insight. The Board delegates regular oversight of sustainability to a sub-committee, the Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, Ethics and Compliance Committee (CRSECC). The Committee meets quarterly to review our progress against our sustainability strategy, and performance against our targets. Meetings are attended by the CEO, who has accountability for sustainability performance at executive level. He is joined at the meetings by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and other senior executives. At managerial level Our managerial oversight of sustainability matters reflects the structure of our business as one Group with three business units. We have a single committee for the Group as a whole, the Risk, Sustainability and Compliance Committee (RSCC), chaired by our CEO. This is supported by business unit level committees, which report up to the RSCC and thus to CRSECC. These committees all meet and report quarterly. The RSCC reviews risks and our progress in managing them, and covers all of our environmental, social and governance activity. This includes, for example, reviewing the management of and responses to issues flagged through our SpeakUp whistleblowing systems, alongside our social impact programme and progress on climate change. This structure of Group committees supported by business unit equivalents provides quarterly updates to the CRSECC and Board on sustainability issues and risks. This includes ongoing performance against targets to enable their continuing oversight of activity (see CRSECC report in our Annual Report). Within the business, our Corporate Affairs & Sustainability function leads strategy development and compliance, while programmes are implemented by our Brands, Supply Chain, R&D, and Safety, Quality and Regulatory Compliance teams. All functions are represented at, and are overseen by, the Executive.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Reckitt is a member of several trade associations across the globe focused on health, hygiene and nutrition. Reckitt's membership is annually reviewed by our Group Ethics and Compliance department. We seek to ensure that the trade associations and industry policy groups, to which Reckitt is affiliated with, operate to the same responsible advocacy standards as Reckitt. These trade associations may develop policy positions on sustainability topics which can include climate -related issues. As stated, Reckitt is publicly committed to play a part in keeping global warming to 1.5C by further reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in our operations and reducing the carbon footprint of our
products.

Reckitt advocates these positions in our representations to our trade associations and use Reckitt's Global Responsible Advocacy Policy (https://www.reckitt.com/media/8950/rb-advocacy-policy-10-december-2018.pdf) to guide all interactions. This policy applies to all employees of Reckitt companies globally, members of Reckitt's Board and Reckitt's contractors when acting on Reckitt's behalf such as agents, public affairs, communications and legal consultants, outsourced
personnel and other third-party representatives.

Employees involved in or employed in any of the following functions i.e. Public Relations, Corporate Communications or Corporate/Public/External Affairs and conducting advocacy activities in key Reckitt priority markets, as defined by the Corporate Affairs function, are required to, submit their annual advocacy activity plans to the Head of Corporate Affairs & Chief Sustainability Officer and keep them informed of any material developments regarding advocacy activities not originally included as part of their annual advocacy activity plans. If Reckitt does not agree with the position of one of our trade associations, our policy states that we should communicate our position clearly to the organisation. Reckitt acts as a contributing member working to influence dialogue and draft policy statements. Should the policies of the organizations of which we are members diverge from our own policies we would carefully reconsider our membership.

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]No, but we plan to have one in the next two years