Stakeholder engagement

We regularly engage with a wide range of stakeholders. For example:

• We inform our shareholders and the broader investment community about our company strategy, financial performance, ESG progress and governance and and business growth objectives through quarterly conference calls, analyst meetings, annual shareholder meetings, our integrated annual report, 10-K and other SEC-required filings, and the Investor and Responsibility sections of our company website.
• We conduct annual employee engagement surveys to measure employee perceptions of working at Clorox relative to prior years and benchmark our scores against other Fortune 500 companies. We also hold quarterly global town halls and other departmental meetings to share company information and invite employees to ask questions and share their thoughts.
• We talk to consumers through in-home studies, online focus groups and surveys to better understand how we can continue to deliver high-quality products that address their needs and improve their health and well-being.
• We meet with nongovernmental organizations on a variety of issues, including sustainability, product safety and disaster relief.
• We engage with government agencies and the political process to support responsible policy aligned with our corporate purpose, mission and objectives.
• We engage with our industry and business partners on a wide range of business topics, including packaging and responsible sourcing, to learn from each other and collaborate on some of the biggest challenges facing our industry, including protecting the planet and respecting human rights in supply chains.
• We participate in a number of public health organizations because we believe our disinfecting capabilities can help make a positive difference in issues such as infection control. Examples of those organizations include Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Association for the Healthcare Environment, The C Diff Foundation, and ISSA — The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association.
• We participate in organizations and initiatives focused on creating a more inclusive world. For example, we work with a number of organizations to drive diversity in recruiting, such as Out & Equal, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Out 4 Undergrad, and ASCEND. We also partner with the Hispanic Advisory Council, Leadership Council for Legal Diversity, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, and the National Minority Supplier Development Council.
• We contribute to the health of our communities through The Clorox Company Foundation and other philanthropic initiatives, and direct corporate financial and product donations. We support disaster relief and public health, among other causes, through financial aid and donations of trash bags, bleach, and other disinfecting products to help with clean-up efforts and sanitization needs.
• As a leader in the consumer packaged goods industry, we participate in trade associations and other organizations that represent a variety of views on industry and policy matters. Purpose and clarity of mission are important to us, and we consider our participation in these organizations by their ability to effectively address the issues of concern to our businesses and, on balance, serve the long-term interests of our brands and stockholders. A few of those organizations include the American Cleaning Institute, Council for Responsible Nutrition, Consumer Brands Association – of which our CEO currently serves as chair, Household & Commercial Products Association, National Association of Manufacturers, and the Personal Care Products Council. While we don’t necessarily agree with all the views or positions of these groups or their affiliates, nor do we necessarily agree with our industry peers, we do believe in and are committed to collaborative problem-solving. We think involvement in these associations is the best way to identify and address concerns, have the greatest impact and arrive at good outcomes.

Recognizing that topics are not isolated and are often interdependent, we dug a level deeper to identify themes and interconnectivity among individual topics.

We then referenced these findings with our existing ESG priorities to understand if any adjustments to our work were necessary. This process assured us that we were addressing the most relevant ESG topics. At the same time, it also provided some additional insights such as the need to enhance our disclosures by adding additional metrics to our SASB table. Additionally, while managing product environmental and social impacts has long been a high priority for us, seeing that our top four topics were all product-related reinforced how important it is for us to remain focused on this area.

As stakeholder priorities continue to evolve, we are committed to ongoing dialog and will remain anchored to our IGNITE strategy to ensure we are focusing on the areas that will have the most meaningful outcomes.