Building Today fora Better Tomorrow
2023 Corporate Citizenship ReportContents
Intro.................................................................................. 3
A Message from Our President & CEO .................................................. 4
Corporate Strategy Overview .................................................................. 6
Awards & Recognition.............................................................................. 72023 Highlights......................................................................................... 8
Corporate Citizenship Goals..................................................................... 9
Governance............................................................................................ 10
Ethics & Compliance...............................................................................11

Products........................................................................ 12
Investing in Consumer Understanding for Superior Innovation................13
Product & Packaging Sustainability ....................................................... 14
Consumer Safety & Satisfaction .............................................................17
Responsible Sourcing & Social Compliance........................................... 18

Operations..................................................................... 20
Building a World-Class Global Supply Chain Organization..................... 21
Supporting Our Frontline Workforce....................................................... 22

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Environmental Sustainability................................................................... 24

People ........................................................................... 27
Talent Engagement & Development....................................................... 28
Diversity & Inclusion............................................................................... 30

Communities................................................................. 34
The Newell Brands Charitable Foundation............................................. 35
Product Donations ................................................................................. 38
Volunteerism........................................................................................... 40

Appendix....................................................................... 412

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At Newell Brands,
we’re building today
for a better tomorrow.

NEWELL BRANDS 2023 Corporate Citizenship Report

Newell Brands has provided consumers with trusted
products and solutions for more than a century. Our
portfolio of over 60 brands includes household names suchas Sharpie, Graco, Oster, Yankee Candle, Rubbermaid andColeman. As our company has evolved since its inception,
our commitment to delighting consumers, serving as bestin-class partners to our customers and suppliers andcreating value for our stakeholders has driven our focus,
ambitions and direction. We understand that our success is
deeply intertwined with the satisfaction of our consumers,
and this understanding fuels our relentless pursuit todeliver excellence in every facet of our business.

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As we shared in our 2022 report, large acquisitions throughour history resulted in complexity and inconsistency
across the company. Over the last several years, we haveaddressed this by building a strong operational foundation,
driving simplification, reducing inefficiency and streamlining
ways of working. For example, we’ve substantially reduced
SKU count, IT systems and legal entities, consolidated
our real estate portfolio, adjusted our cost structure andsimplified our operating model.

The success of these efforts positioned us well for a strategic
pivot. In 2023, with new leadership in place, we turned ourattention to strengthening our front-end commercial capabilities
and building a high-performance organization to drive
sustainable, profitable growth and long-term value creation.
While we take steps to strengthen our company for the future,
we remain committed to our corporate citizenship goals, ourpeople, consumers, customers and communities. This meansoffering insights-driven innovation, identifying ways to minimize
our impact on the environment through our product designs
packaging and operations, acting ethically and sourcing
responsibly, keeping our people safe and prioritizing theirwellbeing and development, and evolving our company culture
with a focus on performance and inclusion.
With a sharp focus and clear path forward, our new valuesof Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownershipand Leadership guide us in fulfilling our aspiration to delight
consumers by lighting up everyday moments.

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A Message from
Our President & CEO
I am pleased to share Newell
Brands’ annual Corporate
Citizenship Report. This year’s
theme, “Building Today for a
Better Tomorrow,” encapsulates
our 2023 progress to strengthen
the organization, improvefinancial performance, build asustainable future and create
value for our stakeholders.

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Since I became President & CEO in May
2023, we introduced and deployed acomprehensive corporate strategy based ona thorough capability assessment. It focuses
on strengthening our front-end commercial
capabilities and disproportionately investing
in innovation, brand building and go-tomarket excellence for our largest brands andmost profitable geographies as part of an
integrated set of Where to Play and How to
Win choices. Despite a challenging external
environment, our clear focus has enabled
us to make tangible progress in executing
our strategy and improving the structural
economics of the business.

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Over the past year, we added new senior leaders to
the company to help drive our strategic objectives,
drove record productivity across our Supply Chain,further reduced our SKU count, rightsized inventory
and introduced new company values of Integrity,
Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, andLeadership to guide us in fulfilling our aspiration tolight up everyday moments for our consumers.
We are laser-focused on building a strong company
that can withstand the dynamic retail environment,
inflation, other external headwinds and global
conflict instabilities. We also remain committed
to our Corporate Citizenship goals as we strive toimpact the world in a positive way.
We continue to identify ways to minimize ourenvironmental impact while acting ethically andsourcing responsibly through our operations,packaging and products. In 2023, we reported
a 36 percent* cumulative reduction in global
manufacturing-related greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. We are pleased that in 2022 and 2023,
we exceeded our target of reducing Scope 1 and 2
GHG emissions from manufacturing by 30 percent.
Additionally, 13.3 percent** of our manufacturing
sites’ global electricity has been shifted torenewable energy, continuing progress toward ourgoal of 30 percent by 2030.

Our product packaging goals focus on
improving the sustainability of our packaging
materials, and we aim to eliminate the useof Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Expanded
Polystyrene (EPS) in all packaging by 2025.
In 2023, we reported that 96 percent ofour plastic packaging by weight was EPSfree and 91 percent was PVC-free. Our
products aim to support our consumers living
sustainable lifestyles, like Contigo and bubba
water bottles that reduce single-use plastic
consumption, Rubbermaid and Sistema
food storage containers and FoodSaver
vacuum sealers that keep meals fresh andhelp to reduce food waste. Rubbermaid
Commercial Products provides solutions
that support sanitation, hygiene andproper waste management and recycling.
Consumers count on us to provide themwith high-quality, safe products, and wetake that responsibility seriously.

*The figure is based on a baseline we established in 2016 and was adjusted August 2024 from 38% to 36% based on an error in our data collection.
**Adjusted August 2024 from 18% to 13.3% based on an error in our data collection.

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Communities

In 2023, we unified our Global Supply Chainand centralized our manufacturing operations toincrease our scale and leverage our expertisefor value creation. We made significant strides in
optimizing operations, consolidating our Supply
Chain footprint, and investing in technologicalsolutions like automation to drive efficiencies andimprove safety and cost savings. Training anddevelopment programs supported our frontline
employees, including a targeted learning systemthat provides high-potential frontline supervisors
and hourly leaders with leadership development
and personal growth opportunities tied to ourvalues. Employee safety remains a top priority.
We continued to achieve a world class safety
record while deepening our training programsand educational programs to address the safety
risks and opportunities in Newell’s frontline
locations, such as our Hand Safety Awarenesscampaign. The campaign sought to educate andempower employees across our facilities to takeownership of their safety. In the month following
the campaign, we achieved a 0.18 Monthly Total
Incident Rate across facilities, a new safety record
partly attributable to the campaign’s effectiveness.
We made strides to evolve our company culture
with a focus on high-performance, innovationand inclusion. We launched an annual CEO
Awards program recognizing top talent, and I
look forward to highlighting the 2023 winners inour 2024 report. Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) are
important to our culture, and we are committed
to attracting, engaging and retaining the talentand capabilities necessary to win in the market
while ensuring our workforce was representative

5of the consumers we serve around the world. We
are proud to be recognized by Forbes on its listof Best Employers for Women 2023 and by The
Human Rights Campaign Foundation, scoring
100 on their 2023 Corporate Equality Index. We
were also named a 2023 and 2024 World’s Most
Admired Company by Fortune. We encouraged
our employees to take ownership of their careers
by hosting a month-long global campaign tosupport a unified understanding of what taking
ownership means and raise awareness of ourinternal mobility opportunities.
Our commitment to our communities was reflectedin the work of the Newell Brands Charitable
Foundation and by our brands. The Foundation
and Newell Brands invest in nonprofits whose
missions align with our businesses and values.
One of our signature strategic programs, the Local
Impact Grant Program (LIGP), which celebrated
its fifth anniversary in 2023, allows employees inselect Newell Brands locations to nominate andvote on nonprofits aligned with our focus areas toreceive a grant from the Foundation, and last year,
we expanded our LIGP efforts internationally. In
2023, the LIGP awarded $195,000 to 27 nonprofit
grant recipients across 14 locations.
As a global consumer products company, we
make our greatest philanthropic impact by
donating Newell products to communities andnonprofits in need. In 2023, we proudly donated$9 million in products, including Graco and NUKbaby gear, Sharpie, Elmer’s, Expo and Paper
Mate school supplies, Rubbermaid food storage
containers and Rubbermaid Commercial Products
cleaning products to charitable partners aroundthe world. Our employees also came together tovolunteer throughout the year. During our annual
CommUnity Week, employees volunteered 1,700
hours in five days.
As we look to the future, we are excited about
the opportunities ahead and are confident in
our ability to deliver market-leading innovationand value to our stakeholders. Thank you to ourconsumers for trusting us and to our customers
for their partnership. I
also want to recognize
our employees for theircontinued focus andsupport of our strategy.

We look forward to sharing our continued
journey and what we are building at Newellwith you in the coming year.
Sincerely,

Chris Peterson
President & CEO

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Corporate
Strategy Overview
Building today means a better tomorrow. We are making meaningfulimprovements to our front-end commercial capabilities to help us win
in the market. Following a comprehensive company-wide capability
assessment, we implemented a new corporate strategy that includes“Where to Play” and “How to Win” choices.

How to Win Flywheel

NEWELL BRANDS 2023 Corporate Citizenship ReportSuperior
Innovation

Proprietary
Consumer
Understanding

Superior
Brand Building &Communications

Operational
Excellence,
Simplification & Scale• LEADING BRANDS• HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION

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Outstanding
Go-To-Market
Execution

Where to PlayHow to Win

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Distort investment
to our largest andmost profitable brands

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Invest in proprietaryconsumer understanding
for superior innovation

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Expand distribution,
focusing on fastestgrowing channels
and winning retailers

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Create compellingbrand building andbrand communications
capabilities

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US is top priority.
Grow internationallyas One Newell3

Win with the shopperwith category and goto-market expertise4

Disproportionately invest
in mid-and high-pricepoint segments

4

Build a global, scaled
and advantaged
Supply Chain

5

Target Millennial and
Gen Z consumers

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Become a highperformance organization

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Awards & Recognition

We’re proud of the awards and recognition our company, brands and products received in 2023. Among them:

Our portfolio of approximately
60 brands is organized into
three operating segments:

Corporate

Learning & Development
FortuneWORLD’S
MOST ADMIRED
COMPANIES

The WallStreet Journal

ForbesAMERICA’SBEST EMPLOYERS
FOR WOMEN

BEST-MANAGED
COMPANIES

Expansión y TOP
Companies MexicoSÚPER EMPRESAS
PARA MUJERESHome & Commercial

Brands and Products

4Ever DLX
Grad 5-in-1 Car Seat

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JPMA INNOVATIONAWARDSBEST IN SHOW

Ultimate Collection Pack

IOPP AMERISTAR AWARDDESIGN EXCELLENCE

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MARQUE PRÉFÉRÉEDES FRANÇAIS
FRANCE’S FAVORITE
BRANDS

LetraTag 200B
& LW 5 Series

RED DOT AWARDPRODUCT DESIGN

Simply Natural Pacifier

JPMA INNOVATION AWARDSENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLYSUSTAINABILITY

VS3180 Vacuum Sealer

CONSUMER REPORTS
BEST VACUUM SEALER

Closet System®

Outdoor & Recreation

AMERICA’S MOST TRUSTEDBEST HOME CLOSET SYSTEMLIFESTORY RESEARCH

and Ball ®, TM of Ball Corporation, used under license.

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2023 Highlights

PeoplePeopleCommunities

Products

200+

>90%

1,130+

local events organized by
employee ambassadorsfor our first-annual
CommUnity Weekof eligible employees
participated in Brand
Foundations training

employees participatedin Global Diversity
Awareness Month

89%

96%

91%

21%

500

of all product packaging
is now paper-based for all
Newell productsof plastic packaging by
weight was EPS-freeof plastic packaging by
weight was PVC-freerecycled content in plastic
used globally at Newell for
packaging on averagenominations received
for our first-annual
CEO Awards Program
recognizing top talent

Operations

0.52
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Global Recordable
Incident Rate achieved,reflecting a world classsafety record

13.3%

**

36%

28%

cumulative reduction inGreenhouse Gas (GHG)
emissions at our global
manufacturing sitesof energy at our Reynolds
Pens Chennai, India site camefrom a new rooftop solar
photovoltaic (PV) installation*of our global manufacturing sites’ electricity has
shifted to renewable energy, making progress
toward our 2030 target of 30% renewable energy

Communities$9M
in products donated tocharitable organizations

1,700
hours volunteered by employees
during CommUnity Week

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*The figure is based on a baseline we established in 2016 and was adjusted August 2024 from 38% to 36% based on an error in our data collection.
** Adjusted August 2024 from 18% to 13.3% based on an error in our data collection.

$195kawarded to 27 nonprofits throughour Local Impact Grant Program

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Corporate Citizenship Goals

PeopleGOAL

Communities

Products

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2023 PROGRESS

Source 100% of our direct-sourced paper-based packaging from certified,verified or recycled sources

2025

98% globally; 99% North America1

Eliminate the use of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Expanded Polystyrene(EPS) in all packaging

2025

96% of our plastic packaging by weight was EPS-free1 and 91% was free of PVC1.

Use at least 20% non-virgin (recycled content) in plastic packaging for
Newell manufactured goods

2025

Of the plastic used globally at Newell for manufactured goodspackaging, it has an average of
21% recycled content.1

Reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from manufacturing by 30% (2016 baseline)

2025*36% cumulative globally

Divert 90% of manufacturing waste from landfill

2025

66% globally

Use SmartWay-approved carriers for over 90% of ton-miles traveled in U.S.

2025

96% U.S.2

Shift 30% of Newell's manufacturing electricity to renewably produced electricity

2030**13.3% cumulative

Achieve carbon neutrality for all our Scope 1 and 2 emissions across our global portfolio
at all manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, retail and office sites

2040

Work toward our 2025 manufacturing Scope 1 and 2 goal is helping us make progress on carbon neutrality

Work toward representation of women and people of color at the people manager levelin the U.S. to reflect the relevant talent market in terms of geography and function

2025

43.71% of women and 21.13% people of color in people manager positions in U.S.

Invest $1 million in our communities through our Local Impact Grant Program

2025$860,000 cumulative

Achieve $50 million in product donations

2025$44.4 million cumulative

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The status for our packaging goals is based on a 2023 survey of 2022 data provided by our major suppliers.
Reporting reflects prior-year data from 2022.
* The figure is based on a baseline we established in 2016 and was adjusted August 2024 from 38% to 36% based on an error in our data collection.
** Adjusted August 2024 from 18% to 13.3% based on an error in our data collection.

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Governance
Board of Directors

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Newell Brands’ Board of Directors establishes
the company’s long-term strategic direction
and the framework of principles andpractices that promote accountability andfairness. Its independence and diversity help
achieve effective oversight. The Board also
oversees management practices, succession
planning and risk management for topics
including ESG, finance, legal and regulatory
matters, supply chain, competition, privacy
and cybersecurity.

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In 2023, we made several changes to our
Board, including naming Robert Steele as
Board Chairman and adding President & CEO
Chris Peterson and Stephanie Stahl. Departed
members include former Newell CEO Ravi
Saligram, Gary Hu, David Willetts, James
Craigie and Brett Icahn. At the end of the year,
our Board had nine members.

BOARD COMPOSITION

AS OF 12/31/23

Number of Directors

9Percent Director Independence

89%

Women and Minority on Board

55%

Percent Women on Board

33%

Percent Minority on Board

22%

Percent Under 30 Years Old

0%

Percent 30–50 Years Old

22%

Percent Over 50 Years Old

78%

Average Director Tenure

4.3 years

Additional information about our Board of Directors
and corporate governance policies and disclosures
can be found on our most recent Proxy Statement
and Investor Relations website.

Leadership team
Our best-in-class Leadership Team is comprisedof high-caliber executives with deep domain
expertise and extensive experience acrosssectors and functions. This group is responsible
for setting and communicating the company
strategy and developing the governance andprocesses that guide company operations.
They are committed to monitoring our businessperformance and ensuring the delivery of financial
goals, making decisions on critical topics,
delivering growth and value creation for our
stakeholders, and defining and implementing ahigh-performance values-driven culture.
In 2023, we welcomed three new talented
senior leaders to the company to help drive ourstrategic objectives:
Mark Erceg, Chief Financial Officer, is aseasoned executive who brings over 30 yearsof global financial and operational experience
to his role. Mark leads the company’s
Finance & Accounting (F&A) and Information
Technology functions.

Melanie Huet, President, Brand Management& Innovation, an experienced marketing
executive, leads our innovation, design andideation process, consumer and shopper
insights, digital marketing, marketing operations,packaging and licensing partnerships.
Tracy Platt, Chief Human Resources
Officer (CHRO), a veteran human resources
executive, is responsible for the company’s
talent, organization, and culture capabilities.
In this role, she is focused on revamping theperformance management processes, evolving
talent management and career development
efforts, ensuring performance-driven rewards
programs, and positioning Newell as abest-in-class employer with a meaningfulemployee value proposition.
Additional information about our Leadership
Team, including leader biographies, isavailable on our website.

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At Newell Brands, at every level of thecompany, we’re committed to actingwith integrity, treating each other with
dignity and respect, adhering to thehighest ethical standards and operatingin full compliance with the law. As wework together to drive value for our
stakeholders, we recognize that how
we achieve our results is as importantas the results themselves.

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Policies and training

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Our Code of Conduct guides us in making
ethical decisions consistently as we conductbusiness globally. It covers compliance withlegal regulations, dealing fairly and transparently,
avoiding conflicts of interest and reporting
ethics violations.
Annually, we host Code of Conduct training toensure employees understand and acknowledge
their obligations. We strive for 99% completionof online Code of Conduct training among ouractive full-time, salaried, professional and clericalemployees, and we were proud to achieve
99.83% completion in 2023.

Additionally, at least every other year, wehost a required Respect in the Workplace
training for professional and clerical employees
in the U.S., which focuses on fostering a
respectful work environment.
In 2023, we also conducted in-person training
sessions on ethical leadership, speaking up,
conflicts of interest, protecting confidential
information and trade compliance. These targetedtrainings, delivered to employees whose roles
require more focused education in these areas,
complement our Code of Conduct training, whichis broader in scope.
We take seriously our responsibility to upholdthe highest ethical standards. We offer multiple
ways for individuals to raise concerns or reportsuspected violations of our Code, and we
educate employees about available escalation
channels, including our Ethics Hotline. We also
maintain a strict anti-retaliation policy, which
prohibits retaliation against anyone for raising a
concern in good faith.

Reports received by the Ethics & Complianceteam are thoroughly reviewed and investigated,
and reporting individuals are kept apprisedof the status. We also analyze reporting
trends to provide targeted interventions where
necessary. Our Board’s Audit and Nominatingand Governance Committees receive a quarterly
summary of reports received.
Please visit our website to learn more about
our Ethics & Compliance programs, including
our Ethics Hotline.

Risk management
The Newell Brands Risk Management teamselects and implements strategies to protect
our people, property, customers and cash
flow. This is accomplished through an ongoingevaluation of the risks we face and identifying
the most effective means of responding. While
this includes the purchase of insurance, italso involves risk reduction through safety
programs and the deliberate retention or
avoidance of certain risks.

SUPPORTING ETHICAL CONDUCTAND BUSINESS PRACTICES
Newell Brands has created additional
policies to communicate our
expectations on specific areas of
ethical conduct and business practices
in greater detail. We update thesepolicies regularly to remain current withemerging issues and risks. In 2023,
we implemented a refreshed versionof our International Trade Compliance
Policy and created a new Speak Up
and Anti-Retaliation Policy. Severalof our policies, including our Code of
Conduct, Vendor Code of Conduct andSpeak Up and Anti-Retaliation Policy,
are available on our website.

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As we make meaningfulimprovements to our frontend commercial capabilities,
including consumer and shopper
understanding and the innovation
process, we remain focused ondelivering quality products thatdelight consumers by lighting
up everyday moments.

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Investing in Consumer Understanding
for Superior Innovation
To put our consumers at thecenter of all we do, we areinvesting in proprietary consumer
understanding to bring superior
product innovation to market.

Insights and understanding
Our Consumer & Shopper Insights team is a strategic
partner to our businesses and helps guide the creation of
innovative products and services with human consumer
learning that unlocks imagination and transforms how we winin the marketplace.
In line with our strategic choices, we are upgrading our ability
to understand consumer wants and needs through proprietary
research, in-depth ethnographic insights and advanced
analytics. Through deeper consumer understanding, we candrive superior product development and a more impactful andfocused innovation pipeline.

NEWELL BRANDS 2023 Corporate Citizenship ReportInnovation

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In addition to investing in consumer insights, we are taking
several steps to accelerate innovation excellence. In 2023,
we revamped our innovation process and governance. This
involved instituting a project tiering system and implementing
enterprise-wide bi-annual innovation reviews to sharpen
our plans, drive alignment, determine prioritization andallocate resources appropriately. These improvements
enable us to focus on bigger, better product innovations that
get to market faster.
As we build our pipeline with this new disciplined approach,
we look forward to sharing more about new consumer-driven
innovation in future reports.

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Sustainability

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Across our portfolio, we offer productsthat support a sustainable lifestyle.
Reusable water bottles by Contigo andbubba help to reduce single-use plastic
consumption. Rubbermaid and Sistema
food storage containers and FoodSaver
vacuum sealers keep meals fresh
longer, reducing food waste. Colemantents and sleeping bags enable
nature enthusiasts to connect withthe great outdoors. Our Rubbermaid
Commercial Products solutions support
sanitation, hygiene, proper waste
management and recycling.

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We consider sustainability at every stage of the
product development process, from ideation
through product launch, leveraging a Design for
Sustainability framework. This framework helps
our teams find ways to meet consumer needs withless environmental impact, identify materials that
reduce natural resource depletion, make design
choices that extend a product’s natural life anddevelop with circularity in mind.
We also use a life cycle assessment (LCA)
tool that helps identify areas of greatest
environmental impact, consider design concepts
and their implications and identify solutions
to address concerns.
The framework is accompanied by a curriculum
launched in 2021, which establishes a common
understanding of what sustainability means foreach product category and what our consumers
expect of us. It comprises 11 courses required forall product development professionals, from entrylevel associates to leaders. To date, nearly 1,800
attendees (~800 in 2023) have participated inover 1,550 hours of training.

89%
Progress on packaging goals
Newell’s products vary greatly in size, function andcomposition but share a common need for packaging.
Our product packaging goals focus on improving thesustainability of our packaging materials across our
product portfolio. We work closely with our suppliers tofind ways to achieve our packaging goals, communicate
our expectations in our Responsible Sourcing Manual,and monitor progress through an annual supplier survey.

2025 GOALSIn 2023, 89% of our
product packaging
was paper-based.
Plastic comprises
a relatively small
percentage of our overall
packaging footprint.

PROGRESS*

Eliminate the use of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) andExpanded Polystyrene (EPS) in all packaging

96% of our plastic packaging by weight was EPS-free and
91% was free of PVC

Source 100% of our direct-sourced paper-based
packaging from certified, verified or recycled sources

Despite supply barriers in certain parts of the world, 98% of
the fiber we use globally is from sustainable sources. In North
America, this total is 99%

Use at least 20% non-virgin (recycled content) in plastic
packaging for Newell manufactured goods

21% of average recycled content in plastic packaging is used
globally at Newell for manufactured goods*The progress for our packaging goals is based on a 2023 survey of 2022 data provided by our major suppliers

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Over the past year, our Design for Sustainability framework, life cycle assessment tool andcreative thinking have resulted in new products and packaging that delight our consumers
with less environmental impact. A few recent product and packaging highlights include:

Bringing recyclability to Paper MateCommunities

Paper Mate's new Kilometrico pens, aninnovation launched in our EMEA and
APAC markets, contain 80 percent
recycled product materials, plastic-freepackaging and a promise to write forat least a kilometer in distance. Theyuse paper-based packaging as analternative to the plastic pouches in the
pen's standard version.

Better materials for outdoor
comfort with Marmot

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The Marmot team increased the use ofsustainable materials in their garments,
including 100 percent responsiblysourced down, bio-based yarns andbluesign-APPROVED™ fabrics, which are
manufactured to strict environmental andsafety standards. By the end of 2023, 36
percent of Marmot’s apparel fabrics were
bluesign-APPROVED™ and 49 percent
were made with recycled content.

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Working to eliminate PVC and EPS across
our Writing Portfolio

DYMO earns Forest StewardshipCouncil (FSC) Certification

The EXPO binder pack was redesigned toreplace the PVC used in its packaging with a fully
paper-based solution. This change eliminated theuse of 13.77 metric tons of PVC in 2023 alone
while enabling our packaging to be consideredcurbside recyclable in the U.S.

DYMO's paper products are madeof materials certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC). FSC
certification ensures that products comefrom responsibly managed foreststhat provide environmental, social andeconomic benefits. Additionally, DYMO’s
consumer packaging is made with up to
80 percent recycled materials, and as of2023, machine packaging is now made ofat least 70 percent recycled paper.

DYMO moved its Direct Thermal Label,
LabelManager and Embossing printer packaging
from PVC to polyethylene terephthalate glycol.
It also improved the curbside recyclability ofthe pack, complemented by on-pack sortation
instructions across regions.

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Incorporating Ocean-bound
Plastic with Sistema

Making recycling easierfor consumers

Sistema’s products became more sustainable
this year with a new range of food storage
containers made with at least 35 percent oceanbound plastic. Ocean-bound plastic refers towaste that has been improperly disposed of onland or waterways and is collected, cleaned,and refined for recycling. The reusable bottles
and food containers reduce the need for singleuse plastics and help keep existing single-use
plastics out of the ocean.

Consumer education plays an important rolein keeping recyclable products and packaging
out of landfills at the end of their useful life.
Eighteen of our brands use How2Recycle(H2R), a standardized labeling system that
communicates disposal instructions tomake recycling easier for North American
consumers. It includes multi-component
labels that indicate how to recycle theentire packaging. In 2023, Baby Jogger
integrated North American Baby SKUs into

the How2Recycle platform, joining many of ourother brands, including Graco, Rubbermaid,
Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Sharpie,
Coleman, DYMO, Elmer’s and more.
Many of our brands, including Yankee Candle,
Sistema, Mapa and Spontex, also partner withTerraCycle, a program that makes it easy for
consumers to drop off or mail used products to berecycled at no cost. Since 2020, the program hascollected over 124,000 Newell items, amounting
to over 150,000 pounds of waste diverted fromlandfills and enrolled more than 8,700 consumers.

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Rubbermaid Commercial Products’
Love Sustainability Journey

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As a global leader in the design, manufacturing
and delivery of cleaning, hygiene and waste
management products, Rubbermaid Commercial
Products (RCP) has a significant role in protecting
resources and reducing waste. In alignment with
Newell’s approach and goals, RCP began its
own sustainability journey in 2022 called “Love
Sustainability Journey.” It represents the business’s
commitment and ongoing progress to becoming
as sustainable as possible and supporting otherbusinesses in doing the same. RCP has createdseveral documents and tools that provide guidancefor commercial partners on sustainable actions
through RCP products. For example, European
customer, Lyreco, in partnership with RCP, passed
a significant milestone, achieving zero waste
to landfills in the U.K. Lyreco also highlighted that
RCP’s solutions helped them achieve a recycling
rate of 97.1% in Ireland.

Why Product Longevity is a
Powerful First Step to Improving
Commercial Sustainability
loverecycling.com

Recognized with Industry Awards for
Dedicated Approach to Sustainability
The Love Sustainability Journey earned RCPEurope first place in the 2023 Tomorrow’s
Cleaning Awards (U.K.), which celebrates
the industry’s most innovative products andservices in the cleaning and hygiene sector.
RCP also received the Sustainability Partner
in Performance award from Grainger, North
America. This award is given to Grainger
suppliers focused on offering high-performing
certified sustainable products to help customers
meet their sustainable purchasing goals.

As part of the Love Sustainability Journey, RCP
undertook a global research initiative to gather
data on where businesses are struggling tocouple ideas with action on sustainability, what
they see as future challenges to implementation
and what they need to start improving
operational and systemic sustainability. The
results were published in a report called Why
Product Longevity is a Powerful First Step to
Improving Commercial Sustainability, which
provides data-driven recommendations toimprove operational and systemic sustainability.

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Consumer Safety& Satisfaction
Consumers trust and rely
on our brands, and we arecommitted to providing themwith safe products throughrigorous safety standards
and testing. While potential
safety concerns differ greatly
from one product to thenext, product safety is acollective effort. We have across-functional team thatoversees product safety
and ensures that safety
insights, regulations andadvancements in technology
are shared across businesses.

Product safety
collaboration and oversight
We conduct internal testing and safety
evaluation of products to proactively
identify potential issues and ensure weare compliant with regulations where wesell our products. Many of our products
also receive third-party safety audits
and testing. We use our Design Failure
Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA)
tool to identify potential risks in new
products that accommodate existingproducts’ design changes. Products
intended primarily for children, go
through a third-party compliance audit
at least once annually, and we certify
our Graco and U.S. baby brands to
the Juvenile Products Manufacturing
Association (JPMA) standard.

Our Consumer Care team helps withproduct use and care, answers productquestions, assists with purchases
and handles product complaints. Our
product safety and quality teams review
complaints and share the results with
relevant teams for further investigation.

Addressing chemical
substances andpractices of concern
Our products are intended to comply
with all applicable laws and regulationsin the markets where they are sold,including those relating to chemical
substances. Each of our businesses
maintains a restricted chemical
substances list tailored to the product or
product category and published chemical
watchlists of industry associations.
These requirements incorporate
applicable international, federal, stateand local laws. As regulations change,
we monitor and update our restrictedchemical substance lists.

Many stakeholders are interested
in the presence of per- andpolyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
in our products. As an example ofthe impacts of the changing PFAS
regulatory landscape, our Calphalon
nonstick cookware use one PFAS
chemical, polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE). However, because ofits molecular characteristics andapplication, PTFE does not interact
with the body or food, and the FDA
has confirmed that it’s safe to use.
We offer stainless steel and nonstickceramic Calphalon products for
consumers who prefer alternatives.

Responding to
product recalls
Newell had three voluntary recallsin 2023: a NUK bottle warmer inFrance due to reports of the bottle
warmer overheating and Elmer’s
Spray Adhesive and Rubber Cement
products in Canada due to a lack ofrequired safety and warning labels.

Visit our website to view our
Responsible Chemical Management
Policy for information about how
we manage the materials used
to make our products.

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Responsible Sourcing& Social Compliance
As a global leader in consumer goods
and one of the largest importers in the
U.S., we recognize our responsibility
to ensure that our products areproduced in a manner that aligns with
our values and ethical standards. We
understand the significance of working
with suppliers and prioritizing social
compliance standards, such as fairlabor practices, human rights andSupply Chain Security, to prevent therisk of contraband or unsafe products
entering our Supply Chain. Throughour robust Responsible Sourcing
Program, we can meet the expectationsof our customers and consumers
and demonstrate our commitment tocorporate social responsibility.

Vendor Code of Conduct andResponsible Sourcing Manual
Our Vendor Code of Conduct, memorializes the
conduct standards we expect from our suppliers.
Our Responsible Sourcing Manual details ourescalation, audit, corrective action processes,
and Zero Tolerance Policy. In 2023, the manual
was updated to reflect the changing regulatory
and legal landscape, including policy updates andlanguage around the new laws on forced labor,
EU Deforestation & Carbon Border Adjustment
Mechanism (CBAM) and Bill S-211 Supply
Chain Traceability.

ZERO-TOLERANCE ISSUESAND HUMAN RIGHTS
Individuals in supplier factories can reportgrievances or violations to our Ethics Hotline. Our
audits also ensure that suppliers have established
the appropriate grievance mechanisms fortheir factory employees.

Newell defines Zero Tolerance as any
reported violations in the areas of:Please visit our Responsible Sourcing webpage
to learn more about our Zero Tolerance
Policy, audit process and Corrective Action
Plan (CAP) Guidelines.

• Discrimination• Child labor• Forced or prison labor• Bribery attempts in any form
• Harassment• Corporal punishment• Unauthorized subcontracting• Falsified documents• Denial of access• Circumvention of the audit process• Wastewater discharge into theenvironment without treatment• Contraband container content
Occasionally, we will experience criticalissues that we categorize as Zero
Tolerance Failures. If a supplier has aconfirmed Zero Tolerance Failure – theirrelationship with Newell is subject toimmediate termination.

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Improving our supply baseknowledge and enabling
suppliers to succeed
To ensure Supply Chain health, we conduct
Responsible Sourcing audits of our Asian-based
suppliers, including components, raw materials andsecond-tier contractors.

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Historically, Newell has had to prepare
documentation or participate in audits for eachcustomer. To help reduce potential redundancy, we
strengthened our membership with the Supplier
Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX). Our membershipwith SEDEX provides access to shared industry
reports completed by approved third-party partners,
which saves us and our suppliers significant
time. The Responsible Sourcing team conducts
post-audit verifications to validate and confirm
the information that SEDEX provides. In 2023,
we expanded our audit to include environmental
questions in anticipation of more rigorous
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The Responsible Sourcing team also supports our
suppliers identfied as potentially needing corrective
action through training, engagement and ongoinginterventions when needed, focusing in particularon the bottom five percent of previously approved
suppliers through our Management Action Plans(MAPs). MAP is a process that includes an in-depth
review of the root cause of failures and intensive
corrective programs to help vendors improve theiroperations. In 2023, we completed four MAPs,
returning those suppliers to good standing. We also
returned to in-person supplier training for the firsttime in three years.

Responsible Sourcing Goals
2025 GOALS
Achieve a 90% Corrective Action Plan completion rate

PROGRESS
99% Corrective Action Plan completion rate

In 2023:
Audit 100% of sourced finished goods vendors on a three-year rolling basis• 692 Responsible Sourcing audits completed• 475 Social Compliance audits completed• 217 Supply Chain Security audits completed

Achieve a 95% or greater Monitoring Plan completion rate

99% Monitoring Plan completion rate

Reach 100% completion of our Vendor Code of Conduct Attestation

98% Vendor Code of Conduct attestation completed

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We recognize the significant impact ofclimate change and take seriously our duty
to act responsibly. Through our Supply
Chain operations, we're working to reduce
our environmental impact while providing
a safe, supportive work experience for our
frontline employees.

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Building a World-Class
Supply Chain Organization

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In 2023, we announced the unification of ourglobal Supply Chain and the centralization of ourmanufacturing operations. This work is intended
to position us as the partner of choice to our
retailers, increase our scale and leverage ourexpertise to accelerate value creation. We madesignificant progress in optimizing operations,consolidating our footprint and introducing
technological solutions like automation to drive
efficiencies and provide our workforce with moremeaningful, skilled work.

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UPGRADING AUTOMATION
One component of Supply Chain
optimization is making strategic
investments in automation. Our
automated guided vehicles, likeautonomous forklifts, recharge
independently, pick up pallets anddeliver them to different building
sections for truck loading. The vehicles
have been deployed in key distribution
centers and manufacturing facilities,
programmed to know every inch of
their operational area within a facility
and to sense people or objects for
re-routing—a safety and cost-saving
improvement because it decreases
the number of potential selection
errors. By implementing these
automation initiatives, we’ve increased
the skilled part of our manufacturing
and distribution workforce becauseof requirements to program andoperate the vehicles.

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Supporting Our
Frontline Workforce
Our frontline employees are a criticalcomponent of our talent base. We
support them through competitive
pay and benefits, robust training anddevelopment programs that uplevel
their skills and allow them to grow as
professionals, and strict standards andprotocols to keep them safe on the job.

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In 2023, we launched a targeted learning systemcalled the Catalyst Learning Series (CLS).
The 22-week program provides high-potential
frontline supervisors and hourly leaders withleadership development and personal growth
opportunities tied to our values. The training isdelivered through in-person and virtual sessions
with modules focused on emotional intelligence,
conflict resolution, team building and coaching.
In its inaugural year, 100 frontline employees
participated in the program, and we plan toincrease the number of participants in 2024.
We also piloted the THRIVE Mentoring Programin the U.S., which will provide global Supply
Chain employees with growth and development

opportunities through mentoring. The program
builds connections, empowers employee
success and promotes a learning culture. The
pilot brought together 22 mentor-mentee pairs
and will expand globally in 2024.
We also offer a technical training programthat covers the basics of electricity andelectronics, mechanics, control systems,
general maintenance troubleshooting andsafety. This year, 152 employees representing
21 North American sites visited our Writing
manufacturing facility in Maryville, TN, togain hands-on technical skills experience.
Twenty-three three-to-five-day courses were
offered, including Electrical Control Systems,
Mechanical Systems,
Robotics Operations,
Automated Machine
Controls Troubleshooting,
Injection Molding
Fundamentals and more.

FIVE YEARS OF PEAK
Since 2018, our Planning, Engagement,
Achievement and Knowledge (PEAK)
program is one of our most important
programs to engage our frontline
employees and train them to build aculture of operational excellence. PEAK
provides employees with the skills,
training and tools to solve problems
and eliminate waste in all forms.
PEAK has contributed to quality defectreduction, decreased safety incidents
and improved employee engagement.
Since its inception, we have
implemented PEAK in 34 locations
with plans to reach more than 40 next
year as it expands to areas outside ofmanufacturing and distribution.

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Promoting safety on the job
Employee safety is a top priority at Newell Brands.
Over the past year, we maintained the programs
that have allowed us to achieve a world-class safety
record, while deepening our training program toaddress the safety risks and opportunities in ourfrontline locations.

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Our Safety Excellence and Leadership (SEAL)
program supports our goal of zero injuries, zerounsafe conditions and zero unsafe behaviors byhelping our sites build consistent, reliable safety
programs and educating team members on safety
policies. Each site undergoes a formal annual review
of its compliance with SEAL guidelines. In 2023,
we updated SEAL assessment categories to reflectchanges within our business. For example, we added
a new section on autonomous mobile robots andguided vehicles to ensure employees understandhow to interact safely with this equipment.

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While our safety standards apply enterprisewide, our sites also take ownership of continuous
safety improvement locally. Each has a dedicatedsafety committee that conducts employee training,
including new hires and individuals performing
specific tasks through monthly training topics.
Every site sets safety goals at the beginning of
the year. We also encourage engagement andinvolvement in safety efforts and participationin programming. Sites and individuals that go
above and beyond are recognized during Supply
Chain meetings and other informal recognition
opportunities during monthly and quarterly reviews.

PREVENTING HAND INJURIES THROUGH SAFETY
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Global Safety Performance Metrics1

1

2020

2021

2022

2023

Recorded injuries

246

207

142

131

Global recordable incident rate

.78

.63

.61

.52

Data in this chart applies to full-time Newell employees and temporary and part-time workers and excludes
retail staff. Changes in prior year figures are due to clarified reporting.

Beyond the steps we take to promote safe individual andteam behaviors, Newell’s Global Security team uses physicalmeasures, procedures, employee training and threat intelligencemonitoring to make our work environments as secure and safe
as possible. We use industry-recognized technology to secure
our facilities, with centrally monitored and supported systems
and regularly assess sites for vulnerabilities.

Our global Supply Chain and Corporate Communications teams
partnered to develop a month-long Hand Safety Awareness campaign
to educate, encourage and empower employees across Newell’sfacilities to take ownership of their safety. The campaign emphasizedcritical procedures and protocols that protect one of our frontline
community’s most important tools – their hands. The effort was
informed by data indicating that hand safety presented the biggest
opportunity to reduce on-the-job injuries at Newell sites. The campaign
included a video featuring Supply Chain leadership, a toolkit for local
leaders, contests and weekly newsletters with safety tips. Sites also
hosted interactive workshops with safety leaders demonstrating handsafety techniques. At the end of the campaign, employees signed
commitment cards pledging to prioritize hand safety and keep eachother accountable. In the month following the campaign, Newell
achieved a 0.18 Monthly Total Incident Rate across facilities, a newsafety record partly attributable to the campaign’s effectiveness.
“As a company with manufacturing facilities and distribution centersaround the world, employee safety is our top priority. We launched ourHand Safety campaign to supplement our overall safety vision of zerounsafe conditions and zero unsafe behaviors. Hand injuries represent
one of our most frequently cited risks. Our goal was to emphasize theimportance of critical procedures and protocols that aim to educate andprotect our frontline community. It takes a collective effort to maintainour world-class safety standards and performance, and the success ofthe campaign is a testament to that.”
Michael Bell,
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations

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Environmental
Sustainability
Our commitment to operatingwith excellence includes
manufacturing, distributing
and transporting our products
efficiently. In addition tobenefiting our customers
and consumers, our efforts
help reduce emissions,energy and waste.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Building lower-carbon operations andreducing emissions
Given our significant manufacturing footprint, Scope 1 and 2
emissions, those that result directly from our operations andthe energy we purchase, are our primary focus. We continue towork toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2040 for all Scope 1
and 2 emissions across our global portfolio at all manufacturing,
distribution, warehousing, retail stores and office sites.
Over the past three years, we have exceeded our 30 percent
reduction goal for our manufacturing related Scope 1 and 2
emissions. As a result of this continued decline we will consider
setting a new goal in 2024. This goal will cover all Newell owned
and operated facilities, not just manufacturing.

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GOALS
Reduce cumulative operational GHG emissions
by 30 percent by 2025 (2016 baseline)

Global manufacturing Scope 1 & 2GHG emissions (MT CO2e)

2025

2016

2021

2022

2023

(target)

--

31%

35%

*36%

30%

351,873

242,936

229,479* 225,550

246,311* The figure is based on a baseline we established in 2016 and was adjusted August 2024 from 38% and 217,915 MT CO2e
to 36% and 225,550 MT CO2e based on an error in our data collection.
**Adjusted August 2024 from 18% and 73,556 MWh to 13.3% and 54,831 MWh based on an error in our data collection.

GOAL

2021

2022

2023

2030
(target)Shift 30% of our global manufacturing sites’
electricity to renewable sources by 2030

9.6%

12.5%

**13.3%30%

Global manufacturing of renewableelectricity (MWh)47,116

59,762**54,831--

Lasting reductions in manufacturing
emissions will come fromtransitioning the types of energy
we use and making our processes
more energy efficient. Our
Reynolds Pens facility in Chennai,
India, completed installation of its
rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) gridin 2023. The plant now has 662 kW
capacity, supporting 28 percent of
its overall power demand, saving
322 metric tons of CO2 equivalentannually and over $115,000 inannual energy costs.

This project complements solar
photovoltaic (PV) arrays in other parts of
the world, including installations at our
Outdoor & Recreation distribution centerin Hungen, Germany and our Fradley in
the United Kingdom.
While we’re harnessing the benefits ofsolar power in certain locations, we areleveraging cool outdoor temperaturesin others. At our Writing manufacturing
facility in Maryville, TN, we use an
air conditioning approach known as
free cooling. This technique lowers air
temperature using naturally cool air orwater and is more energy-efficient thanmechanical refrigeration.

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Sustainability on the road
We work with multiple logistics partners
to transport our products from distribution
centers to our retail partners. Since 2015, wehave used the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnershipto help us measure, benchmark andimprove freight transportation efficiency withemissions accounting methodologies andtools. Over the past two years, we exceeded
our goal to use SmartWay approved
carriers for over 90 percent of the total
ton-miles traveled in the U.S. to transport
our products. In 2023, we were recognized
as a “High Performer” for our high relianceon SmartWay carriers.

SITE-LEVEL SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
Our annual Sustainability Excellence Awards
recognize initiatives across the company
that aim to reduce our environmental impact,
contribute positively to our operations, anddesign and offer more sustainable solutions,
often while providing cost savings.

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GOAL

2021

2022

2023

2025
(target)>90% of ton-miles traveled in the U.S. with
SmartWay certified transporters1

89%

97%

96%

90%

Reporting reflects prior-year data from 2022.

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For the second consecutive year, theRubbermaid Commercial Products team in
Winchester, VA, won the gold award. Their
expanded waste reduction programs resulted
in over 928 tons of material diverted fromlandfills and significant cost savings. The
Winchester team partnered with other Newell
manufacturing sites in Reedsburg, WI, andWinfield, KS, to collect 317,000 lbs. of regrindmaterial and recycle it for production, avoiding
a $250,000 expenditure to purchase virginplastic resin. After adopting a new water
treatment mechanism, the team expects
to reduce water loss from its operations by
1.5M gallons annually.

Earning the silver award, our Writing team in
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, simplified the DYMO 2”
LabelWriter label printer spool, which reduced
plastic use by 14 percent in 2023. The site also
installed high-speed doors that reduced energy
use and launched a bicycle lease program for
employees to commute to work.
Our Baby team in Zeven, Germany, earned thebronze award for modernizing their heating systemand office building windows, saving ~$346,500
and 1,007 tons of CO2 since the upgrade began
in 2021. They reduced gas and energy use by
48 percent and 5 million kWh respectively. Thiseffort is part of the team’s commitment to reduce
electricity and gas usage by 10 percent by 2025.

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UPHOLDING HIGH STANDARDS FORENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIPAND COMPLIANCE

Preparing for the future

Preserving natural resources

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Our R&D and design teams approachproduct design with a sustainability mindset
at every stage. Our teams’ choices affect ourenvironmental footprint, particularly by reducing
the waste generated. We continue to makeprogress toward our goal of diverting most of ourmanufacturing waste from landfills.

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Because our manufacturing sites do not
require fresh water for production, we use
minimal water in our operations. Despite
this, we must responsibly manage thewater we use. We continue to engage
closed-loop water systems to reduce
consumption and environmental outflow
while encouraging sites to conserve.

Waste Diversion
2025

GOALS

2021

2022

2023

(target)Waste diverted from landfills at global
manufacturing sites

58%

55%

66%

90%

Total waste (MT)40,94629,03331,439--Material recycled offsite (MT)23,83815,996

20,885--We are preparing for mandatory disclosures of direct
and indirect emissions, both existing and anticipated.
Over the past year, we focused on enhancing ouremissions tracking and reporting rigor to prepare forthese regulations. Recent progress includes:√ Transitioning reporting of our Scope 1 and 2
greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions for our
global operations to a new system√ Undertaking an analysis of
our Scope 3 emissions√ Building a project plan to reduce our energy andwaste impact, led by our Sustainability Working
Group and Corporate Citizenship Council√ Conducting a gap assessment
around compliance risk related to new
mandatory disclosures

We incorporate best practices forenvironmental compliance across
our organization. Each facility has
an Environmental Champion who
coordinates and maintains a local
compliance program. We conduct
audits, collect self-assessments andperform other checks on compliancethroughout the year. We also takeresponsibility for environmental
remediation obligations resulting
from spills or other incidents. Moreinformation about our environmental
compliance practices can be found on
our website, and remediation projects
can be found in our 2023 10-K.

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To delight consumers, outperform the competition
and win in the market, we need to attract, develop,
and retain top talent by offering meaningful career
experiences and development opportunities,
providing competitive compensation and benefits
and creating a work environment that values andrewards employees’ contributions.

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Talent Engagement& Development
As we build a culture focused on highperformance, inclusion and innovation,
we are enhancing opportunities for ourpeople to develop as professionals.
Employees can gain the skills andknowledge needed to excel in theirroles and contribute meaningfully to
Newell’s success through targetedtraining programs, workshops and otherlearning and development initiatives.

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Our Training & Development team provides
training and resources that enhance employees’
functional, technical, leadership and behavioral
skills. In 2023, they offered an extensive
curriculum supporting our new corporate strategy
with training focused on strengthening the criticalcapabilities needed to win in the market.

Brand Management
Capability Transformation

Go-to-Market & Retail
Execution Upskilling

A “Brand University” is offered to accelerate
brand management training and support the
global brand management model for employees
in the marketing and innovation functions.
Curriculum included:

In addition to internal training, we provided ourBrand Management teams with access to Circus
Street, an external digital marketing and upskillingtraining platform. Tailor-made tracks that covered
brand building, consumer-centricity mindset andbest practices, data analytics essentials andeCommerce analytics best practices were offered.
Three hundred and eighty three team members
completed an average of 5.31 lessons for a totalof 1594 lessons completed.

· Brand Management Foundations, an
instructor-led virtual training to establish acommon understanding of Newell’s brandmanagement approach· Expectations in Brand Management/
Own Your Brand Equity, eLearning
modules for new hires· Brand Director Coaching, one-on-one
coaching focused on improving leaders’ability to influence without authority
in a brand-led model· Innovation Claims Training, virtual training
on the innovation process and claims to drive
relevance and differentiation with consumers· Gen-Z Marketing Workshop, facilitated inpartnership with the Association for National
Advertisers, focused on understanding how todevelop content that effectively engages Gen-Z

Revenue Growth Management(RGM) Training
One of our strategic choices is to leveragecategory expertise and excellent go-to-market
execution to win with the shopper and become
the customer partner of choice. An importantcomponent of this is implementing a Revenue
Growth Management model.

To give employees the tools, resources andtraining to contribute to optimizing Newell’sfinancial performance, several RGM trainings
were offered so employees could better
understand market dynamics, customer behavior
and competitive landscapes, enabling them tomake informed decisions that contribute to thebottom line. The curriculum included:• Pricing Strategy and Customer
P&L eLearning, an online course
designed to help build a foundational
understanding of RGM concepts• Distribution, Shelving, Merchandisingand Pricing (DSMP) learnings that review
retailer assets and examine different views
with the DSMP Scorecard in our businessintelligence software, and examples of how
to use the information and insights in acustomer business review• Trade & Promotion Optimization, which
covers translating output charts to actions thatsuccessfully drive business objectives

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Building capabilities to win (con't)
In addition to these focused topics, the Training& Development team offers employees generalleadership and skills training. Our Leadership
Exploration and Development (LEAD) Series
provides resources for developing leadershipskills and managerial capabilities. Session
topics include Managing with Equity andNavigating Change.
Additionally, we offer LinkedIn Learning to all
professional and clerical employees globallyso they can pursue learning opportunities
of interest to them.

2023 Talent Engagement & Development Training

>90%

87%

of eligible employees
have participated in Brand
Foundations trainingof participants said theBrand Foundations training
met their expectations

74,558LinkedIn Learning course
views among all employees

317,056
LinkedIn Learning video
completions among all
employees

3h 12maverage hours per viewer on
LinkedIn Learning

Own your career
Our value of ownership applies to employees’ roles, responsibilities
and accountability for their career trajectories. To support a unified
understanding of what taking ownership means and raise awarenessof Newell’s internal mobility opportunities, we hosted a month-longglobal campaign called “Own Your Career.” Programming included
career development sessions on topics such as leading hybrid
high-performing teams, an opportunity to participate in a CliftonStrengthsFinder assessment and panel discussions with members of
our Leadership Team and our Employee Resource Group chairs.
The campaign was complemented by a video series featuring
employees around the world who advanced at Newell by taking
ownership of their careers. Each profile focused on the unique andcreative steps they took proactively, how they leveraged company
resources and their advice for others.

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To help us make informed decisions, derive high-quality insights, and better serve our consumers,
our Data and Analytics teams hosted their inaugural Data & Analytics Week, five days of inperson and virtual training sessions open to all employees. The programming emphasized thepower of data and how Newell Brands is harnessing it to win in the marketplace.
Data & Analytics Week convened employees from 27 countries across 20 functions, including
Analytics, Procurement, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, IT and more. With 50
presenters and 40 unique presentations, the week resulted in over 200 hours of training content.
Session topics included “Demystifying AI,” “Analyzing Performance on the Digital Shelf,” “DataPrivacy and Ethics” and “Measuring Business Value for Data Governance,” among others.
Employees also competed in a social coding event that brought programmers together to build or
improve software programs and promote innovative solutions.

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Newell Brands embraces diversity
and inclusion and builds a culture
where employees can bring theirwhole selves to work while being
recognized and rewarded for highperformance. Newell leverages
the skills and perspectives of a
wealth of backgrounds of all teammembers. We collectively work
to ensure employees feel their
voice is heard in our ongoingprogress to make a difference to
our consumers around the world.

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We use a talent and workforce planning
strategy focused on attracting, engaging,
and retaining the required talent pools
and capabilities necessary to win in themarket. Further, we believe that our
workforce should be as diverse as theconsumers we serve and the communities
in which we operate. We track and reportinternally on key talent metrics including
workforce demographics, talent pipeline
and succession data, and organization
health engagement indices.

We also have many Employee
Resource Groups (“ERGs”) thatare Company-sponsored groupsof employees who support andpromote mutual objectives of boththe employees and Newell. We
offer education and programs thatare tied to innovation and serve
the consumers we represent, whilecelebrating our differences andliving our company values.

Company recognitions
Newell was proud to be recognizedby Forbes on its list of Best
Employers for Women 2023, basedon a sample of more than 40,000
women in the U.S. To create theirlist, survey respondents gave theiropinions about workplace topics,
including atmosphere, development,
image, working conditions, salary,and diversity, and topics relevant
to women, such as parental
leave, family support, flexibility,
discrimination, representation,and pay equity. Additionally, Newell Mexico
was acknowledged as one of the 2023 Top
Companies for Women by TOP Companies
Mexico and Expansión. TOP Companies
and Expansión’s recognition of Newell
Mexico was based on the number of womenin leadership roles, benefits and policies
at Newell. For the third consecutive year,
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation
awarded us with a score of 100 on their2023 Corporate Equality Index. The Indexbenchmarks companies based on theircorporate policies and practices related
to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. OPEN,
our ERG for LGBTQ+ employees andallies, contributed to these efforts throughtheir leadership and commitment toeducational programming and community
outreach throughout the year. outreachthroughout the year.

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Engagement through ERGs
Creating connected and inclusive communities begins within ourorganization. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) play a vital rolein making Newell Brands a welcoming workplace. These nine global,
employee-led organizations foster engagement, provide leadershipdevelopment opportunities, drive innovation, and celebrate our diverse
cultures while building a strong sense of community.

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Asian and Pacific American
employees and allies  

LGBTQ+ employees
and allies

Women and allies

Hispanic/Latinx
employees and allies  

Veterans and allies

Employees withdisabilities and allies

Represents the broad
spectrum of races,
ethnicities and nationalities

Employees who are
passionate about wellbeing
and mental health issues

RAY ERG expands TO LATAMIn November, the LATAM region
launched a chapter of RAY. The
group will focus on empowerment,
professional development,
recognition and community.

GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH
Diversity and inclusion is an everyday, yearround priority, but we see value in taking
dedicated time to focus on its importance. For
the past two years, we’ve held Global Diversity
Awareness Month, celebrating diversity's positive
impact on the workforce.
In 2023, programming included immersive sessions
hosted by Moving Stories, an organization that helps
participants use their lived experiences to examine
the power of diversity in their teams and companies.
During these sessions, employees stepped into
others’ shoes and learned to become more aware
and inclusive in the workplace.
Other events focused on uncovering and addressing
unconscious bias, managing with equity, integrating
psychological safety into leadership and consumer
marketing through an inclusivity lens.

1130+

92%

employees participatedin 19 D&I events acrossall regionsof participating employees
strongly agreed or agreed
that the sessions offered
met their expectations
and had actionabletakeaways

238+
D&I LinkedIn Learning
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Employee demographics
People of Color – U.S.
ALL

PROFESSIONALPEOPLEMANAGER

DIRECTOR

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American (U.S.)

10.61%

7.12%

5.70%

4.31%

4.71%

Latino/Hispanic (U.S.)

10.95%

7.81%

7.42%

6.62%

11.76%

Asian (U.S.)

7.69%

7.50%

5.43%

5.96%

4.71%

Two or More Races (U.S.)

2.18%

2.21%

1.88%

1.32%

2.35%

American Indian/
Alaskan (U.S.)

0.75%

0.30%

0.43%

0.00%

0.00%

Native Hawaiian/
Pacific Islander (U.S.)

0.52%

POC

32.70%

25.16%

21.13%

18.54%

23.53%

White

67.30%

74.84%

78.87%

81.46%

76.47%

0.22%

0.27%

0.33%

Gender – Global
AS OF 12/31/23

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DIRECTOR

VP/SVP+

Women

50.76%

46.58%

43.71%

35.48%

34.34%

Men

49.24%

53.42%

56.29%

64.52%

65.66%

0.00%

For more information about our workforce demographics, see our EEO-1 workforce data. The information is
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Employee health and wellbeing
Fostering and retaining a high-performing
workforce goes beyond professional development
and training opportunities. It requires supporting
employees holistically through their mental healthand wellbeing so they can thrive personallyand professionally. By providing programs
and resources that support overall wellness,
employees can feel valued and supported invarious aspects of their lives, contributing togreater job satisfaction, productivity and sustained
long-term success.

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We regularly assess how we reward employees
to stay competitive in the marketplace. Newelluses a third-party pay equity platform to
conduct annual pay equity reviews. The platform
allows Newell to place employees into similargroups based on location and level to identify
and correct any unintentional pay inequities
due to race or gender.

Expanding our benefits offerings
We take a comprehensive, total rewards approachto employee benefits, including market-driven,insurance and wellness offerings to support all
aspects of employee health.

The following benefits enhancements tookeffect for U.S.-based employees in 2023:

COMMUNICATION FROM THE TOP√ Increased our parental bonding leave

As we evolve our company culture andexecute our strategic priorities, our leaders
play an instrumental role in motivating andengaging employees and driving a sharedunderstanding of our path and progress
through transparent communication.

√ Tripled our adoption reimbursement,
which is now $15,000 per child with alifetime maximum of $30,000√ Added an annual surrogacy
reimbursement benefit of $30,000√ Removed the requirement for aninfertility diagnosis for fertility benefits,
expanded access to more services andremoved “lifestyle” provisions for fertility
benefits to include same-sex couples
and single employees√ Made reproductive health procedures
eligible for reimbursement

Recognizing high performance√ Updated our LGBTQ+ benefits andresources and Gender Affirming Care
Service Guidelines, which outline
covered services, family support,family planning and more

In 2023, we launched an annual CEO Awards
program. It celebrates employees below thesenior director level for their performance indriving meaningful business results, operating withexcellence and going above and beyond to execute
their responsibilities while demonstrating our values.
Five winners annually receive an equity grant andcompany-wide recognition.

You can learn more about our Health andWellbeing offerings on our website.

In our first year, we received nearly 500
nominations from 32 countries. We look forward
to sharing the 2023 winners in our 2024
Corporate Citizenship Report.

With Chris Peterson’s transition to
President & CEO, we developed acomprehensive communications plan andcadence to demonstrate his commitment
to transparent and timely communication.
To set the tone, Chris addressed our
global employee audience on his first day
as President & CEO.
Since then, Chris has addressed all
employees globally on over 20 occasions
through global meetings, employee
addresses, Q&A sessions and company
emails on topics such as financial results
and our corporate strategy.
As our Global Meeting surveys show,
employees appreciate and find thesecommunications effective. Over twoquarters, on average, respondents
agreed or strongly agreed that Chris’s
messages increased understanding ofcompany strategy and priorities (92%) andconfidence in the company’s leader (79%)
and that he is committed to transparent
communication (83%).

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As a global business with operations around the world, we arecommitted to serving our consumers and the communities in which
we operate. We take a holistic approach to our philanthropic efforts
through employee-driven initiatives, product donations, financial
support and partnerships with impactful nonprofits.

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The Newell Brands
Charitable Foundation
The Newell Brands Charitable Foundation invests in
nonprofits whose missions align with our businesses
and values. Our philanthropic focus areas are:

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Education

Outdoor & theEnvironment

Diversity& Inclusion

HungerDisaster Relief

Our Foundation continues to fund two strategic programs
through which we support our communities and engage our
employees in giving back: our Local Impact Grant Program(LIGP), which celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2023, and ourMatching Gift Program, launched in 2021.

Local Impact Grant Program
The Local Impact Grant Program, launched in
2019, is a differentiator for Newell Brands andallows employees in select Newell locations
to nominate and vote on nonprofits alignedwith our focus areas to receive a grant fromthe Foundation. Through this program, we
aim to invest $1M in the communities inwhich we operate by 2025.
Previously, we selected locations based on
factors such as the size of the facility andthe number of employees. In 2023, we tooka One Newell approach and invited U.S.
employees to nominate their locations forinclusion in the program. This empowered
employees to advocate for their communities
and ensured strong participation from theselected locations.
To enhance our philanthropic efforts andbe globally inclusive, we expanded ourefforts internationally to Mexico City, Mexico;Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; Poznan, Poland;
and Brampton, Canada, through a slightly
modified programmatic model.

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$195k

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programawardednonprofit grantrecipients

participating
locations

Local Impact Grant Program investments (cumulative)
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$255K

$410K

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NEOSHO, MISSOURI• Children’s Haven of Southwest Missouri

FISHERS/MUNCIE, INDIANA• Animal Rescue Fund of Muncie• Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie• Humane Society for Hamilton County• Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana

POZNAN, POLAND• Tak Dla Samodzielnosci• Dom Dziecka W Korniku-Bnine
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA• Campfire Circle

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS• Fill A Heart 4 Kids

WICHITA, KANSAS• Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas• Kansas Food Bank
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Wichita• Sunlight Children’s Services

HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA• Out of the Garden Project
HUNTERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA• Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen• Catering to Cats and Dogs
• Girls on the Run of the Greater Piedmont

BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS• Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter
ATLANTA, GEORGIA• Atlanta Community Food Bank
• Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta• The Drake HouseMARYVILLE, TENNESSEE• Appalachian Bear Rescue• Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee
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We’re proud that over the years, we’ve built strong partnerships with several
employee-nominated organizations that have become repeat grant recipients,
including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Atlanta Community
Food Bank, Angels & Sparrows Soup Kitchen (Huntersville, NC), Northwest
Arkansas Children’s Center (Bentonville, AR) and Boys & Girls Clubs ofSouth Central Kansas.

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Save the Children
Founded over 100 years ago, Save theChildren works globally to give children
a healthy start in life, the opportunity tolearn and protection from harm. Whencrisis strikes, children are most vulnerable,
Save the Children is always among thefirst to respond and the last to leave, doing
whatever it takes for children – every day
and in times of crisis – and transforming
their lives and the future. To learn more, visit
savethechildren.org.

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Our Matching Gift Program, which launches
annually on Giving Tuesday, matches employee
donations throughout the year to our partners,
Save the Children and No Kid Hungry, up
to $25,000 per nonprofit. Since the program
launched in 2021, we’ve matched more than 500
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Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry

During the 2022-2023 program, thanks to the generosity of our employees
and support from our Foundation, Save the Children received funding for theirpioneering programs that give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity tolearn and protection from harm. We augment our support to Save the Children
throughout the year by making a $1 donation for every response received toour corporate surveys, resulting in over $3,000 since May. This enables us tocollect more employee feedback while giving back. Employee donations also
helped No Kid Hungry provide over 200,000 meals to underserved children.

No Kid Hungry is a national campaign ofShare Our Strength, a nonprofit working tosolve the problems of hunger and poverty
in the U.S. and worldwide. Share Our
Strength launched No Kid Hungry in 2010
to end childhood hunger through school andsummer meal programs and more. To learn
more, visit www.nokidhungry.org.

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As a global consumer products
company, we make our greatest
philanthropic impact by donating
Newell products to communities andnonprofits in need. In 2023, we proudly
donated $9M in products, including
baby gear, school supplies, foodstorage containers, cleaning products
and beverageware to our charitablepartners around the world.
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2022

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Our Learning & Development team donated230 DYMO label makers and 800,000 Paper
Mate pencils to Classroom Central in honor of
the back-to-school season. The label makers
were “a huge hit” with the teachers, helping
them prepare their classrooms for a busy school
year and ease financial strain, while the pencils
equipped children in need with supplies tosupport their education.
Our Home & Commercial team donated over
36,000 Sistema water bottles and food storage
containers to Plunket’s B4 School Checks
Program. Plunket is an organization in New
Zealand dedicated to supporting children underfive and their families during crucial stages ofdevelopment. The B4 School Checks is a fun andcomprehensive assessment of a child's language,
development, growth, behavior, social andemotional development and oral health.
Newell Brands donated Sharpie S-Gel pens andContigo tumblers to teachers during Teacher
Appreciation Week, to the nonprofit Teachingfor Change (TFC), which equips teachers andparents with the tools to help students learn toread, write and change the world.

In addition to providing monetary contributions, we
augment our support to our matching gift partners,
Save the Children and No Kid Hungry, through productdonations. In 2023, we donated more than $400,000
of Newell products to Save the Children and No Kid
Hungry, including over $300,000 of Coleman tents,
sleeping bags and air mattresses, and nearly $100,000
of bubba and Contigo water bottles.

Atlanta Public Schools (APS)
Back-to-School Bash
We participated in the APS Back-to-School Bash forthe ninth consecutive year. Contigo, Sharpie, EXPO
and others donated more than 500,000 units of Newell
Brands’ products, which helped fill more than 10,000
backpacks distributed to students. Employees from ourAtlanta headquarters also volunteered at the event.

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Banco de Alimentos (Bogota, Colombia)

Sea Tow Foundation (U.S.)

Good360

Asociación de Bancos de Alimentos de Colombia(ABACO) aims to provide food, nutrition and social
support for vulnerable populations. Our Writing
and Commercial businesses donated microfiber
cloths and mops, Rubbermaid Brute Rollout
trash cans, Sharpie pens and markers, Paper
Mate pens, Elmer’s glue, Prismacolor coloredpencils and more, totaling nearly 600,000 units ofproduct to support their beneficiaries.

We donated over 10,000 units of Stearns andColeman branded life jackets and floatingcushions to Sea Tow Foundation, a nonprofit
focused on boating safety and drowning
prevention, for their Life Jacket Loaner Program.

Good360 partners with some of the world’s
largest corporations to source essential goods
and distribute them through their network ofdiverse nonprofits, supporting people in needaround the world. As a Resilient Response
Partner, Newell Brands donated over
100,000 units of product from our Outdoor &Recreation business, including Coleman tents,
grills, airbeds, camping pads, cots, lanterns
and cookware, and more than 10,000 items of
Rubbermaid Commercial Products including
mops and microfiber cloths.

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Our Outdoor & Recreation business donated over
300,000 units of Contigo and bubba tumblers,
water bottles, and Coleman sleeping bags andtents to Empty Stocking Fund (ESF). This Atlantabased nonprofit supports disadvantaged children
by providing toys and gifts during the holiday
season and essental supplies all year round.
Because of the donation size, ESF worked with
its nonprofit network to increase the donation’s
impact by re-distributing items nationally.

Maui, Hawaii Wildfires
The Newell Brands Charitable Foundation
and Newell Brands supported wildfire relief
and recovery efforts in Hawaii with monetarycontributions to the American Red Cross,
Maui Humane Society and Maui Food Bank.
Additionally, Graco donated baby gear, including
pack ‘n plays and strollers, to Convoy of Hope andBaby2Baby to provide families with the essentials
they needed to care for their children whiledisplaced from their homes.

A Resilient Response partner pledges to help
provide the right goods to the right people atthe right time throughout all stages of disasterrecovery under one or several of the six Key
Pillars of Resilient Response: Proactive,
Needs-based, Immediate and Long-term,
Resilience-focused, Transparent
and Educational.

In 2023, employees led donation drives
in several of our locations. The Atlanta
engagement team hosted a toy drive
for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
In Maryville, our employees donated
11,000 lbs. of food to Cross Food
Pantry and Pellissippi Pantry. Thesepantries provide food to families andstudents facing food insecurity andhunger. Our Hoboken, team partneredwith Hoboken Family Alliance, anorganization that supports children andfamilies in the area by donating toys andpajamas, which were distributed to local
shelters, hospitals and daycare centers.

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Every year, eligible employees receive
eight hours of paid time off to volunteer intheir communities. Employee Resource
Groups (ERGs) found several ways to use
this time to give back while celebrating
their culture, identities and heritage.

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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, membersof BEACON, our ERG for Black employees andallies, teamed up with the MLK Jr. Service Project toperform maintenance and repairs for senior citizen
homeowners in Decatur, GA, near our Atlanta
headquarters. The MLK Jr. Service Project was
created in 2003 when the city of Decatur identified
a need to alleviate the economic pressures on theircommunity’s elderly and enable at-risk seniors toremain in their homes safely and comfortably.
To celebrate Earth Day, Atlanta chapters of NAAPA,
our ERG for Asian American & Pacific Islander
employees and allies, and RAY, our ERG for women
employees and allies, volunteered at The Frazer
Center to beautify and restore the surrounding
grounds of the facility. The Frazer Center fosters
inclusive communities where children and adults, withand without disabilities, gather, learn and flourish.

During Hispanic Heritage Month, HOLA, our ERG
for Hispanic and Latinx employees and allies,
organized a community service project for Miami, FL
employees with Hope for Miami, assisting elementary
school-aged children with homework and helping
with Hispanic Heritage Month-themed craft projects.
Hope for Miami nurtures children and youth througheffective programs like after-school activities,
summer camps, prevention services, community
partnerships and volunteerism to help them build
positive, healthy futures.
Our Atlanta chapters of RAY, NAAPA, OPEN,
BEACON and Newell’s Society of Women Engineers
and the Learning and Development Engagement
Team joined forces to host a holiday donation drivefor Helping Mamas and Lift Up Atlanta. These twoorganizations provide essential items and services
to low-income families and homeless individuals
in the Atlanta area. Our employees donated318 books, 50 clothing items and over 250 new
and gently used toys.

EMPLOYEES AROUND THE WORLD UNITE IN SERVICE
An important element of our One Newell culture is uniting our employees globally
through shared experiences. In this spirit, we held our first annual CommUnity
Week in June, five days of local and companywide programming focused on giving
back, service and wellbeing. During the week, Newell Brands and the Newell
Brands Charitable Foundation announced a daily donation to different charitableorganizations to support our local and global communities.
CommUnity Week included the global launch of our fifth annual Local Impact Grant
Program and company-wide programming such as virtual wellness sessions, aConsumer Insights webinar on the evolution of community trends, curated LinkedIn
Learning courses, a presentation on Newell’s philanthropic work, a U.S. step
challenge and daily giveaways from our top brands.
The week also included local activations planned by 120 employee ambassadors
around the world. Across the company, employees volunteered over 1,700 hours
through various projects. In Miami, FL, and Winfield, KS, employees packed meals
for underserved communities; in Poznan, Poland, they volunteered at a children’shome; in South Deerfield, MA and Mexico City, Mexico, team members held pet
supply drives for local animal shelters. Other local engagement events included
a talent show in Bangkok, Thailand and an educational wildlife walk for teammembers in Fradley, U.K. Many of our locations created “gratitude walls” where
employees could express their gratitude to their colleagues.

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This report references widely adopted standards for sustainability reporting including
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), all of which can befound on the pages that follow.
For more information or questions regarding this report, please contact
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Some of the statements in this report, particularly those related to future goals, commitments andprograms as well as business performance and objectives are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements generally can be identified by theuse of words or phrases, including, but not limited to, “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,”“project,” “target,” “plan,” “expect,” “setting up,” "beginning to,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “resume” orsimilar statements. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees because there
are inherent difficulties in predicting future results. Actual results may differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements can befound in our current and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
including with limitation our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Stakeholder engagement
Being a good corporate citizen means fostering strong, transparent relationships with our stakeholders. Below is a list of key stakeholders and examples of how we engage with them on corporate citizenship topics.
STAKEHOLDER

HOW WE ENGAGE

SAMPLE ISSUES OF CONCERN• Conducting surveys to understand how we can improve the employee experience

Employees• Establishing programs, including Employee Resource Groups, to help us build diverse and inclusive teams• Desire to grow and thrive in careers• Providing training on ethical conduct, unconscious bias, professional development and more

• Interest in making a positive impact in communities• Offering compensation, benefits and recognition to remain a workplace of choice• Engaging and ethical culture• Ensuring the safety of our employees at all our locations• Sharing updates on our social compliance program

Customers• Disclosing data to help customers meet their own targets for emissions reduction and other goals• Creating products with sustainable attributes and/or sustainable packaging• Maintaining a Consumer Care team that handles product complaints, safety and feedback related to our products

Consumers• Transparently sharing information about recalled products• Monitoring consumer trends to deliver products that meet people’s needs

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Suppliers

Community Partners• Providing regular updates on our progress through investor events and our annual Corporate Citizenship Report• Assessing investors’ ESG priorities relative to our company's corporate citizenship goals• Participating in third-party safety audits to ensure that our products meet federal standards• Environmental performance• Respect for human rights• Logistics efficiency• Recyclable or reusable packaging• Interest in seeing leading brands speak out on relevant social, environmental and civic issues• Desire for products that are safe and responsibly made• Corporate governance• Climate change strategy• Increasing shareholder value• Focus on emerging issues related to plastic and resins• Establishing internal processes to meet safety review protocols• Engaging as necessary with governments in countries of operation based around international
trade and regulation• Conducting audits to ensure responsible sourcing practices and social compliance• Need for clear understanding of sourcing policies• Providing regular training• Interest in training that will create opportunities for increased sourcing spend• Building and managing strategic partnerships with nonprofits whose work aligns with our business,
Values and the focus areas of the Newell Brands Charitable Foundation• Philanthropy and employee volunteerism• Positively impacting the communities in which we operate

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Independent Third-Party Review and Verification Statement
Sustainable Futures (SF) was engaged by Newell Brands (NWL) to conduct an internal audit and provide a thirdparty review and verification statement as to whether selected GHG/energy consumption, water intake andnonhazardous- disposed waste data for the 2023 calendar year as reported by facilities are reliable for corporate social responsibility reporting purposes. This review is made solely to Newell Brands in accordance with thescope of work and terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to Newell Brands those matters that we have been engaged to state in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume any than Newell Brands for our work, for this independent review, or for the conclusions we have reached.

Nature and Scope of Review
SF was asked to review the facility level natural gas and purchased electricity consumption data, associated GHG emissions, water intake and non-hazardous-disposed waste data reported by major consumers out ofNewell Brands’ facilities for the calendar year 2023. As such, SF is not providing verification for the wider scope of emissions sources that Newell collect data and report on (e.g. fuel oil, purchased steam, refrigerants,business travel and vehicle fleet). However, consumption in the reviewed facilities accounts for over 20% of total consumption for each KPI, and as such represents a significant sample upon which to base findings on theoverall reported KPI values.
The energy/GHG data review followed the GHG reporting and calculation guidelines contained in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, published by the World Resources Institute. The review activities, conducted between
November 2023 and March 2024, included:· Examining processes and understanding key assumptions and limitations at corporate level;· Interviews to understand the data collation, systems and reporting processes at corporate level;· Identification of seven sites to represent NWL geographies and business units for the verification exercise;· Interactions with the data management platform contracted by NWL and dedicated account personnel to check reported data and its primary sources, as well as to understand onboarding and workflow process andidentify areas of improvement;· Interviews with the sustainability and/or plant manager of three sites to understand the selected sustainability performance indicators, systems and processes in place and identify areas of improvement; and· A review of sample invoices and primary data on the seven selected sites and other documentary evidence of the data at the facility and corporate level..

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consumption. SF has not been involved in defining the data to be collected prior to this engagement nor designing the process of data collection and reporting.

Conclusions
Based on the work performed, SF has identified no unmanaged material errors or omissions in the reported data, as all are currently under the corrective management of NWL and have been reported to SF. It is our
professional judgement that the 2023 calendar year data for the sustainability KPIs of natural gas, purchased electricity, associated GHG emissions, water intake and non-hazardous-disposed waste data are reliable forcorporate reporting purposes.
Sustainable Futures, London, UK
18 March 2024