TreeHouse Foods Inc

Lobbying Governance

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Our approach to climate change management is overseen at all levels of the organization, from our subject matter experts to our Board of Directors ("Board"), through clear ESG governance structures and responsibilities. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board provides ESG and climate change strategy oversight at the highest level, ensuring that our long-term corporate strategy continues to create stakeholder value. Our ESG Steering Committee reports to our Board and is a cross-departmental governance body that is led by senior leaders and chaired by our Chairman, CEO, and President. [...] The execution of our ESG strategy is led specifically by our VP, ESG, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary, ensuring we have a single individual overseeing our ESG efforts and interfacing with key departments and staff that are developing and deploying ESG initiatives. [...] TreeHouse Foods has four ESG subcommittees that report to the ESG Steering Committee — Operational Sustainability; Transparency and Disclosure; Responsible Sourcing, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") & Culture. These subcommittees focus on providing specific subject matter leadership in areas of importance to TreeHouse Foods and its stakeholders, including climate change management strategies. Through this structure, we work to integrate ESG into every aspect of our corporate culture and day-to-day operations. These subcommittees help to execute our ESG strategy and goals, all governed by relevant business leaders.

https://www.treehousefoods.com/files/doc_downloads/esg/2023/TreeHouse_Foods_TCFD_2023.pdf

### Management Oversight

The ESG Responsible Sourcing Subcommittee will oversee the management of the of this grievance mechanism internally, including representatives from procurement, food safety and quality affairs, legal, and risk management. This Subcommittee will advise regarding any substantive decision during the process, including actions to be taken if suppliers refuse to engage with issues raised in the complaint or do not complete the agreed steps.

Grievances will be reviewed at monthly FSQA Committee Meetings, involving senior management from the departments represented at the working group level, and will inform the continual improvement of the grievance mechanism.

https://www.treehousefoods.com/esg/policies/default.aspx

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, and we do not plan to have one in the next two years

CDP Questionnaire Response 2023