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Our Charitable Foundation in the United States continues to recognize the importance of giving back to local communities. Through a Corporate Grant Program and an Employee Matching Gift Program, the Foundation supports eligible 501(c)(3) organizations in our communities with a focus on the health and human services, culture and the arts.

We also give back to communities outside the United States. We support the Vatsalya Foundation in Mumbai, India, which is a pioneer agency working with street children in Mumbai through its multilevel approach of outreach, child-to-child contact, contact centers and a shelter home. Our leadership team often visits the foundation and the children are often invited to visit our local offices for a day filled with fun activities such as a hand painting competition, traditional games and more.

Each year, employees located at our Chicago area facilities participate in Sky Rise Chicago, climbing 2,109 steps of the Willis Tower in support of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. We are proud to support an organization that provides clinical care for adults and children around the world.

A safe working environment for our employees is a top priority. That is why we implemented a digital enterprise health and safety management system we call EHStar. This platform allows for a report of our safety progress and reportable incidents at each senior management meeting. We have enhanced our safety training programs and recognize sites with lost time frequency rates that are below industry averages. We also celebrate significant safety milestones such as extended periods of time without any lost time accidents.

We are also a proud member of Sedex, one of the world’s leading ethical trade service providers, striving to improve working conditions in global supply chains. Sedex provides for a global platform to report on labor standards and health and safety practices in order to share that information with key stakeholders, including our customers.

Today we are taking steps to lead in gender diversity and equality in the workplace, by enabling a culturally diverse workforce and nurturing an inclusive and welcoming culture.

These principles are pervasive throughout our organization, beginning at the very top. Our Board of Directors includes 40% women and all Board Committees are chaired by women directors. We have been recognized by the Women’s Forum of New York as a Corporate Champion for leading the way toward gender balance on corporate boards. Aptar is also included in the SPDR® SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), which invests in US large-capitalization companies that rank among the highest in their sector in terms of gender diversity within senior leadership positions. We have also joined more than 60 other leading global companies in the Catalyst CEO Champions For Change movement through a commitment to furthering gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.