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In 2019, UL celebrated 125 years of working for a safer, more secure and sustainable world. As our work continues, we recognizethat our mission to progress the safety, security and sustainability of our world is a call to all who hope to protect our planet,its people and the prosperity of future generations. In our first sustainability report, we share our story with the belief that byrevealing our successes and challenges we will add insights to the collective journey toward a thriving, abundant future for all.

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UL’s sustainability purpose goes beyond addressing
the effects of climate change. As an independent
safety science company with a 125-year legacy ofproven results we must do more and demand moreof ourselves than that. We must help pave the way
forward to a self-sustaining world.

Our services and offerings. We help our customers
implement their visions of a sustainable world, aswell, by supporting transparency in supply chains andsourcing, enabling environmental health and safety,
and promoting a circular economy that replenishes
and reuses the natural resources we rely on. Safetycontinues to be our priority through our work to
support the responsible development of resilient,secure and sustainable communities.

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CEO message
UL has been working for a safer world
since 1894. That was our founding mission
125 years ago, and that mission still excites
and engages all of us. I don’t believe
there could be a higher purpose thanendeavoring to make the world a safer,more secure and sustainable place. In fact,
our mission feels more alive and important
today than ever before.

PlanetPeopleSafety, security and sustainability are interconnected.
They pose similar risks and opportunities. As we work
for a safer world, we must also strive for a healthyplanet that is sustainable in the long term and theprosperity of all people as we progress.
We are not alone in our desire to make the world abetter place. This is a mission we share with all who
dream of an abundant future for our children. In 2019,
we became a Signatory to the United Nations Global
Compact, joining the nearly 10,000 companies who’ve
stepped up to commit to responsible business andto taking strategic action to help meet the global
challenge issued by the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).
We know that sharing our mission with our peerson this journey is an important step in building thekind of collaborative leadership that will protect our
natural resources and inspire the innovations our
future prosperity demands.
We are dedicated to helping shape a global culture ofsustainability through:The actions of our people. This year, our employees
helped clean more than 125 streams around the globe
to raise awareness about the importance of safe
and accessible water for all, celebrating our 125th
anniversary by making an impact on the SDGs.

Our own actions. We are committed to reducing
our carbon footprint, respecting our planet's
finite resources, innovating our water and waste
management, and sharing the improvements andefficiencies we discover on our journey toward making
an even greater positive impact on society.
Our world continues to evolve, and we evolve with
it. UL is still progressing after 125 years because ourwork matters. It matters to the more than 14,000
employees who fulfill our mission every day, to thecustomers who depend on us to test the cutting-edge
technologies of our time and to the public who relies
on our scientific rigor, independence and sense of civic
duty. Through science, innovation and adaptation, we
will continue to progress our planet, its people andprosperity.
Join us on a shared mission to work for a safer, moresecure and sustainable world.

Jennifer Scanlon
President and CEO, UL

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Who we are
We have talented, enthusiastic and ethical people
at UL, who enjoy the responsibility of powering
our mission to work for a safer, more secure andsustainable world. From our beginnings in Chicago at
the World’s Columbian Exposition more than 125 years
ago to our international operations today, UL remains
the global safety science leader because our people
stand together, rallied around our mission.
Our diverse employees lend their unique cultural andgenerational perspectives to each other and to thework they perform, providing key insights into thecommunities we serve across the globe. Our people
embrace diversity and inclusion because, as scientists
and engineers, we understand that a diverse company
is stronger and more resilient.

Number of UL employees worldwide

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14,700Total number of employees

40%

Baby Boomer

7%

38%
Gen X

20%

40%

Europe, Middle-East,
Africa and Latin America

Asia PacificNorth America

62%

50%

Male

Millennial

38%

Female

5%
Gen Z

5,000

Where we areWith offices and locations spanning more than 40
countries and 230 locations, UL has stayed relevant
by continuing to test the cutting-edge technologies
of our time, wherever those technologies arise.
Although we are a global company, we maintaina local approach wherever we operate, providing
customer service in local languages and nurturing thecritical governmental and regulatory relationshipsthat allow us to keep abreast of changing trends andoffer greater efficiencies to our customers.

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What we do
Our mission never ends, even as the scope of our business grows across industries. Through our services and offerings, we help ensure better products reach the global
marketplace — and that means helping more people stay safe and secure as the world advances.
Automotive and Mobility
From Electric Vehicle (EV) Testing toGreen Wire and Cable Certification
programs, we test and validate
automotive materials and help ourcustomers manage their supply chains,
helping bring safer products to market
all around the world.
Built Environment
From Accelerated Weather Testing
to Building Envelope Assessment,
we help our customers design, build
and manage smarter, safer and moresustainable buildings.
Consumer Products
From Chemical and Wastewater
Management services to Cosmetics
and Personal Care Testing, we help ourcustomers solidify consumer trust anddifferentiate their products.
Energy and Utilities
From Battery and Energy Storage
Testing to Offshore Wind Energy
Services, our expertise in storage andrenewables helps both established andemerging energy markets meet growing
demands, while protecting people andthe environment.

Financial and Professional Services
From Secure Mobile Payment Solutions
to UL 360, our offerings help strengthen
security and protect private transactionsin an interconnected world.
Government
From Electrical Distribution Services
to Cybersecurity Assurance andCompliance, we help drive sustainability,
public safety and trade.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
From MedTech to Pharmaceuticals andBiotech, we work with our customers to
help bring needed medical innovations
to market safely and efficiently.
Industrial Products and Services
From Electrical Distribution Services
to Industrial Automation and Control
System Cybersecurity, we help ourcustomers gain a comprehensive viewof product and process efficiency
within any given system to help prevent
potential hazards and failures.
Life Safety
From Fire Emergency Apparatus Testing
to Medical Device Biocompatibility and
Toxicity Evaluation, our services help
protect first responders, people andproperty. Our research and insights
in this industry lead the way to
discovering new ways to prevent anddefend against threats.
Materials and Chemicals
From Fire, Smoke and Gas Device
Certification to Chemical Policy
Management, we help manufacturers,
distributors, importers and retailers
manage chemicals to safeguard
human health and the environment.
RetailThrough offerings like California
Proposition 65 Compliance Solutions
and Children’s Furniture Testing,
we take a proactive approach toprotecting consumers and thebrands they trust. Our analytic
and management software
solutions address sourcing, safety,
environmental and quality challenges.
Technology and Electronics
From Recycled Plastics Testing
and Certification to Landfill Waste
Diversion Validation, we help ourcustomers improve their infrastructure
and bring innovations to market.

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125 years of making the world a safer place
UL was founded in 1894. For more than 125 years, we’ve been committed to pure scientific research, innovative testing and trusted validations. We foster the types of positive,
collaborative relationships that help bring solutions to life, ensuring our sustainable progress as a society. We’ve adapted to meet the needs of every generation we’ve served,
and we will continue to transform to best contribute to the needs of generations to come. Long before the concept of sustainability became commonplace, we were working
passionately to help secure the safety of people in every environment. As the world continues to present new challenges and problems to solve, we will continue to put the wellbeing of all people, our planet and its prosperity at the forefront of everything we do.

Solar panel testing, 2016.

Testing fire doors, 1915.

Testing chemicalhazards, 1960s.
More women enter thelaboratories, WWII.

Sprinkler testing, 1910s.

Chemical testing, 1920.

Testing automatic fire
alarm systems, 1923.

UL’s sixth president performs
conducts electric fence testing, 1939.

UL chemical lab, 1940s.

Early UL labels.

Testing household electrical goods, 1950s.

Early UL labels.

Television safety testing, 1950s.

Electric motor test, 1979.

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At UL, sustainability is central to who
we are and what we have to offer. We
enthusiastically embrace our mission
to work for a safer, more secure andsustainable world, improving people’s
lives by improving quality and safety inevery industry we serve. Increasingly,
our work reveals how safety, security
and sustainability are interconnected:
each a vital aspect of promoting peace
and prosperity today; each a necessary
consideration for the future well-being ofour planet and its inhabitants.
We believe our global reach and safety
science expertise uniquely position us
to have a profound and positive impact
on the world. We also know that there isalways more to discover, more to shareand more to do. As a result, in 2019, we’vestrengthened our strategic approach tosustainability and laid the foundation for
how we will accelerate and report on our
progress in years to come. We are excited tocollaborate and innovate in new ways, andto challenge ourselves, our customers andstakeholders to secure a resilient, inclusive
and abundant future for all.

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Our strategy
Our corporate sustainability purpose is clear. We want to positively impact our planet, its people and prosperity
through environmental and social sustainability initiatives, as well as our services and offerings. We hope to inspire
every person we can to help build a global culture of sustainability. We will apply our human, financial and brandcapital to our utmost capability to further integrate sustainable practices into the heart of our business and to help
address the critical challenges of our world with active and committed expertise.
Our year began with a resolution to contribute toward and align our strategy with the United Nations’ SDGs, 17
goals defined by the UN to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperityby 2030. As a global company impacting the world through our operations, we share in the responsibility andurgency to help promote the prosperity of all people, everywhere. By aligning to the SDGs, we amplify our ability
to contribute to the collaborative effort to help solve the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges
facing our world.

SDG alignment
In order to identify sustainability topics material to our employees, businesses and stakeholders, we conducted aninternal materiality assessment. Once these issues were determined and prioritized, we examined the 17 SDGs toalign with the goals that best reflected our mission, values, business and corporate sustainability objectives. This
internal analysis (below) resulted in our prioritization of the following SDGs to guide our course ahead:

Goal No. 3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Public
safety and the reduction of preventable deaths has been UL’s priority since ourfounding in 1894.
Goal No. 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient andsustainable. UL’s work helps support the kinds of innovative, secure and safe living
and working environments our people, planet and future prosperity require.
Goal No. 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. UL
addresses our own consumption of resources with dedicated environmental task
forces; while our services and offerings enable our customers to reduce waste,employ sustainable business practices, explore circularity, achieve supply chaintransparency and adopt the safe proliferation of renewable energy.

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PlanetWe are committed to minimizing the adverse impacts our global offices and operations haveon the environment. We are focused on responsibly managing our utility usage; reducing,
repurposing and diverting our waste; and, engaging our global employees in implementing
local solutions to address environmental issues in their communities.
Consequently, we support employee subject matter experts on task forces aimed at improving
our energy efficiency, conserving water and finding new ways to responsibly address the waste
we produce. Through our environmental sustainability efforts and these internal task forces, wewill better understand how to reduce our negative impact and foster sustainable progress.

ImpactWe are committed to setting robust science-based targets to reduce our carbon footprint,
preserve natural resources and lessen our environmental impact. We are dedicated to
improving environmental sustainability throughout our operations by discovering anddeploying sustainable efficiencies and innovations. To demonstrate transparency and evaluate
our progress, we will continuously measure and report on our challenges and achievements.

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PeopleWe must all be involved in the work it will take to build a safer, more secure and sustainable
planet. We apply our human capital through volunteerism, thought leadership, skill-sharing andpartnerships to make a personal and positive impact on our local communities.

ImpactOur responsibility to people means taking care of our employees alongside the public weserve. By prioritizing employee education, volunteerism, diversity and inclusion, we help createa healthy working culture that recognizes giving back and personal growth as importantcomponents of well-being. UL’s social sustainability efforts connect local and global issues
directly to our mission of working for a safer world, offering opportunities for us to apply
our human capital to addressing the issues that best utilize our competencies. Employee
participation in volunteer service enhances our mission and deepens our connection to thecommunities where we work and live and to each other.
Through our nonprofit partnerships, we collaborate to address the SDGs and provide disaster
relief and charitable donations. Through our research, thought leadership and educational
opportunities, we bring sustainable strategies, innovations and practices to our customers,
employees and stakeholders. We expect our suppliers to practice responsible sourcing, foster
safe work environments, exhibit transparency and ensure the secure distribution of goods,
and we have created a global sourcing task force to monitor this commitment and continually
evaluate improvements.

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We are confident that our offerings help make the world safer, more secure and sustainable,
and we seek to uncover even more ways to advance trust in our world. Our impact grows withevery company that employs our services, in every geography where we are located and withevery person that uses UL Certified products. Because of this, we have the unique opportunity
and responsibility to promote sustainable practices every day with every task we undertake.
As we continue to evolve and learn, we empower ourselves alongside our customers andstakeholders to prioritize a prosperous future for us all.

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Governance
Prioritizing sustainability requires the leadership andsupport of our stakeholders and every UL employee inevery role. In this transformative year, we establisheda dedicated Corporate Sustainability team, foundeda cross-functional sustainability council and engaged
multiple employee task forces to address our energy
usage, supply chain, waste production and carbon
footprint. We look forward to achieving our goals andthe discoveries we will make along the way.
Corporate Sustainability Council — Our sustainability
actions, commitments and impacts are governed
through this highly engaged and experienced group of
employees representing all business units, functions
and geographies. The council analyzes social,environmental and strategic opportunities to support
our sustainability vision and enhance our operations.
Employee task forces focusing on sustainability issues
report directly to the council.
United Nations Global Compact — In 2019, UL becamea Signatory to the United Nations
Global Compact, formally committing
to collaborate and report on our
responsibility, progress and contributions
to the principles of sustainability and theglobal impact of our actions.

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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) — Although, weare a private company, we recognize and value theimportance of sustainability reporting to improve
how we address future risks and opportunities. As ourreporting matures, we will continue expanding ourcoverage utilizing the GRI Standards.
TruCost Data assessment — We work with TruCost to
obtain external review and validation of our data and
SDG alignment.
Our 2019 sustainability report has been externallyreviewed by sustainability reporting experts andadvisors at the Boston College Center for Corporate
Citizenship and the Ethical Corporation.

Partners
Sustainability demands collaboration. We may all haveindividual and corporate missions to fulfill, however,
we share in common one mission higher than all ofus, to steward this planet and its people to health andwell-being in a way that does not endanger future
generations. We are excited to have initiated key
partnerships in 2019 to enrich our expertise and help
progress SDG No. 17 — Partnerships for the Goals.

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United Nations Global Compact — Becoming a
Signatory to the Compact inspires us to raise the bar
every year with new challenges for ourselves, ourcustomers, our stakeholders and the public. Further,
we join a movement of leaders that support socialand environmental sustainability and the actions andgovernance required to make a real impact.
Impact 2030 — Our partnership with Impact 2030
helps us scale the impact of our human capital
investments to advance the SDGs.
UN SDG Action Campaign — By participating in the
Global Week to Act for SDGs, we expand our capacity
to inform, influence and inspire a broad, global
audience to step up for the SDGs.
Vice President of Corporate Sustainability, Barbara
R. Guthrie, is a member of Sustainability Council 1:
Strategy and Implementation. This peer-learninggroup explores best practices for integrating
sustainability into business.
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenshipprovides education and panel opportunities tosupport the goals of sustainability professionals andtheir organizations. Tina Vaughn, social sustainability
manager, participates in the Community Involvement
Leadership Roundtable.

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Materiality assessment
In 2018, we conducted a materiality assessment to identify the sustainability issues where we could sharpen our focus to achieve the greatest impact. This internal assessment by
UL’s global leaders covered the sustainability topics addressed by the SDGs and other issues pertinent to our operations. The potential environmental, social and economic impactof each issue was determined based on published studies on global risks. Issues were prioritized according to:• Stakeholder importance (via survey results and interviews)• Organizational importance (alignment to company mission, strategy and core competencies)

Materiality assessment results

Environmental impact

Economic impact
Air quality

HIGH

Bubble size denotes the amount of risk and opportunity based on
external reports and interviews.

Social impact

Top issues
Water

Health &safetyNaturaldisaster relief

Globalhealth& well-being

Sustainable cities & communities

Waste

Innovation & research

Water

Quality education

EnergyEconomic growth & opportunities

Biodiversity

Natural disaster relief

Climate-related risks

Diversity & inclusion

Sustainable food systems

Gender equality

Ozone layer depletion

Human rights

Sustainable land use

Global equity

Global health & well-being

Geopolitical stability

Health & safety

Global poverty

Waste

Diversity &inclusion

Genderequality
Geopoliticalstability

EnergySustainable cities& communities

Qualityeducation

HumanrightsGlobal equity

Climaterelatedrisks

Globalpoverty

Economic
growth& opportunities

Sustainable foodsystems

Sustainable
land use

LOW

Air Quality

Stakeholder importanceInnovation &research

LOW

Biodiversity

Ozone layer
depletion

Organizational importance

HIGH

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As a global safety science leader, weembrace our responsibility to positively
impact the planet by acting to preserve
prosperity for future generations. We
recognize that our actions have a ripple
effect, and we trust that by concentrating
our efforts on the mindful use of ourplanet’s resources, we will help realize a safe
and secure future for all humanity.
The influence we have on our environmentis measurable through our energy use,water consumption and waste generation.
As we perform tests in our laboratories,
conduct field evaluations and help ourcustomers improve their offerings, ourdaily operations provide opportunities toinvestigate new ways to reduce harm andimplement efficiencies.

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Environmental sustainability
Our global corporate headquarter campus in Northbrook, Illinois, supports our highest concentration of employees,with the largest footprint of any of our offices and sites around the world. Hosting more than 1,700 employees and
20 buildings, operations at Northbrook well-represent the diversity of UL’s enterprisewide service offerings. Testing
performed at this site includes fire protection, cybersecurity, alarm systems, small and large appliances, hazardous
locations, building envelope testing and more. From Northbrook, we are able to scrutinize a quality sample of ourenterprise energy usage in order to discover and deploy improvements.

120 acres

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Campus sizeCampus lake

Buildings

Total square footage

We are launching our reporting journey by disclosing our available data from this core location. This data will serveas the starting point to inform our strategy on three areas of global operational impact.
Energy We are committed to reducing our worldwide energy usage and improving efficiency in ourbuildings and laboratories, with a task force especially created to devise solutions.
Water We are exploring our global water usage, especially in parts of the world experiencing water
scarcity, and finding new ways to recapture and reuse water.
Waste We are examining ways to divert waste from our landfills through the incineration of products wemust destroy as part of our testing protocols to generate energy and seeking responsible, collaborativeand innovative methods to repurpose the materials that leave our owned and operated locations.
As we acquire quality data from our global, owned facilities in the coming years, we will also introduce processes
that allow more visibility of our impacts and footprints in our leased facilities.

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EnergyScope 1 and 2 GHG emissions in metric tonnes of CO2e 1
Scope 1

As our operations grow, we are committed to
mindfully evaluating how we use energy in our daily
operations and how we source that energy.

YoY change

Total

29,776.44

In 2019, we examined our global headquarter baseline
data and calculated our carbon emissions. We are
currently developing the processes needed to expand
on this research in order to investigate solutions. We
have empowered an employee task force of subject
matter experts across business units to reveal areasof improvement around our energy consumption andrecommend solutions at all of our locations.

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Total

28,377.06-5%12,323.45-15%
15,333.09

Several of our offices and laboratories in Europe areoperating on 100% renewable energy. In 2020, our 120acre headquarter campus in Northbrook will also be
operating on 100% Green-e® certified carbon offsets.
Recognizing that credits are an interim step, we areworking to increase energy efficiency throughout
our offices and laboratories and exploring a retrocommissioning project to improve our building system
performance overall.
As this is our first year of reporting, our carbon
footprint is not verified. In future reports, we plan on
having our emissions verified.

Scope 2

16,053.61

+5%

2018

2019

-5%

-5%

CO2e per sq. ft. in 2019

CO2e per employee in 201930.52 kgs
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16.69 metric tonnes

In this report, we have collected consumption data to calculate our footprint for Scopes 1 and 2:• Scope 1: Emissions from natural gas end of December 2019 estimated using average daily consumption from the same period previous year, i.e., Dec. 2018
• Scope 2: Emissions from electricity end of December 2019 estimated using average daily consumption from the same period previous year, i.e., Dec. 2018.
We are working to receive quality data for our other locations and are evaluating Scope 3 categories for future reports.

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On todayAchieving zero carbon
In 2019, a team of committed employees took the
initiative to reduce UL’s carbon footprint, transitioning
offices in Frankfurt, Cologne and Arnhem, and a UL firelaboratory in Rosenheim to source 100% renewableenergy. The combined effect of their efforts wasa reduction in about 600 metric tonnes of CO2
emissions from the atmosphere annually, roughly theequivalent emissions of 120 households in Germany.
UL’s offices in Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven had
already transitioned to renewable energy in 2018.1
This group of UL employees came together fromdifferent functions including facilities, finance, global
sourcing and engineering to research clean energy
opportunities in the area. By collaborating, they wereable to negotiate group rates, making the transition tocarbon free energy a win for the environment and thebottom line.
For their leadership in transitioning these sites to100% clean and renewable energy, the employees
making up this grassroots task force were nominatedfor the UL Mark of Excellence Award. The Mark of
Excellence is an award offered annually to recognize
UL employees who have contributed outstanding,collaborative or innovative work to the organization.
Their successful initiative has helped inform UL’s
corporate sustainable energy management approachand has also influenced similar working groups andundertakings in the U.K., France and Italy.
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Water

YoY change

34,065,855.32

33,256,115.18

-2%

2019

2018

-2%
Water used per sq. ft. in 201935.77 gallons
2

Our global headquarters in Northbrook sits in theheart of the Great Lakes region, one of the world's
largest sources of fresh water. The majority, 84%, ofNorth America's surface fresh water and nearly 21%of the world's supply of surface fresh water comesfrom the freshwater ecosystem of the Great Lakes,
according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Though fresh water is less of an issue in this region,neighboring these Great Lakes is a constant reminderof our responsibility to protect our natural resourcesand of the need for clean, safe and accessible water tonourish all forms of life. With offices and laboratories
around the globe, we are keenly aware of how water
scarcity affects many of the communities where welive and work on a daily basis. We are committed touncovering and evolving ways to reuse and recycle this
precious resource, particularly in our laboratories.

-2%
Water used per employee in 201919,562.42 gallons

Consumption from quarterly invoices and estimated values. December 2019 estimations calculated by multiplying average

daily consumption from the same period and previous year with number of days.

84%of North America's
surface fresh water

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Lake Welborn
Unique to our corporate headquarters, we have a
12.5 acre “working” lake where we drain and utilize
water daily to support our laboratories and cool thebuildings in our main campus, providing the majorityof our air conditioning. Lake water is used in manyof our temperature and humidity chambers, our air
compressors and our irrigation system. The lake also
serves as an emergency backup water source forour large-scale fire test building and as a free site
for community emergency firefighters and divers to
perform water search and rescue drills.
In the early 1980s, we expanded Lake Welborn from
4.5 acres to 12.5 acres. This provided the necessary
mass to increase the lake's cooling capacity. The
excavated earth was used to resurface approximately
two acres for employee parking.

Community firefighters
perform search and rescue drills
in Lake Welborn.
Photos of the thermal storage
system construction project,
1983-1985. UL made a pioneering
decision in energy conservation
by installing a thermal storage
system at the basement level,
which thaws frozen lake water
to cool the floors above.

To ensure the lake's water quality, the majority ofcampus roads and parking lots are diverted awayfrom the lake. Water levels are regulated by pumping
excess water to the North Branch of the Chicago
River. By law, we are required to test the water quality
when we pump into the river. All past filed reports
have exceeded the Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency (IEPA) water quality standards.

Today, we continue to make significant efforts tocare for life in and around the lake, building fish
habitats and clearing invasive species to promotenative plant growth. Lake Welborn serves as
the backdrop for many company gatherings andcommunity events. Walking paths around the lake
contribute to employee wellness by offering accessto nature during the working hours.

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Waste
Enacting our mission to work for a safer, more secureand sustainable world demands that we create thevarious, relevant conditions needed to test and certify
products and systems. Testing for safety requires
our engineers to synthesize all foreseeable hazards
that could arise from environmental, abnormal, andlife-cycle conditions. While testing whether products
operate as intended, we must also help ensure thatshould those products fail to operate properly, they

will fail safely in order to protect our employees.
Tests conducted by our engineers are, by necessity,
stringent, robust and repetitive. They may involve
the application of extreme heat, duress and othermethods to prove that a product is safe for people touse. Oftentimes, those tested products then becomea part of our waste stream, along with any temporary
structures created to perform specific tests.

It is our unique challenge to balance the safety
and well-being of consumers as they interact withproducts in the marketplace while introducing morecircularity into our operations. We are eager to meetthis challenge as we examine opportunities to better
manage our waste.
When possible, we currently divert our waste fromlandfills through methods such as recycling. However,
we are prioritizing collaboration with our business
partners to find even more ways to responsibly
dispose our waste. At both an enterprise and local
level, we are also educating our employees about theirindividual responsibility to help reduce our overall
waste. To date, our estimated diversion rate for our
global headquarters is less than 50%. However, weare committed to gaining full transparency of all
waste streams and increasing our waste diversion
in the coming year. We will evaluate our sample andnonsample waste streams, identify opportunity
for reuse and repurpose, and raise awareness andeducation to our colleagues regarding the importanceof waste diversion.

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Working toward zero waste
Bentonville, Arkansas — Work done in UL’s BentonvilleConsumer and Retail Services Laboratory includes thechemical and analytical analysis and the physical andmechanical testing of textiles and apparel. Customers
will often need to provide samples of these types ofgoods for testing. In some cases, the testing process
will not destroy the submitted samples and theresulting waste ends up in landfills.
In order to find ways to address this waste-to-landfill
challenge, the Bentonville laboratory began exploring
more sustainable methods to manage their softlines
testing remains. A Bentonville softlines customer also
wanted to improve their efforts to manage waste andcollaborated with UL employees on this topic. Witha shared desire to achieve zero waste, the Consumer
and Retail Services Laboratory and softlines customer
were able to implement a solution to reuse andrecover their submitted samples.
UL has particular challenges in this space. The testing
samples received from customers often span an
exceptionally broad range of items. In this case, it was
impossible to find one Bentonville vendor who would
accept all the types of items for recycling, so thesoftlines laboratory employs two vendors.
“There was a lot of Googling to find a solution,
and a lot of trial and error,” Kristie Humphreys,
administrative services manager of verification
services in Bentonville, said. “Many of the vendors we
contacted could only handle a specific type of material
such as cotton, for example.”

Currently, some of the test samples are sent to awaste-to-energy facility. The rest are recycled for use
in industrial applications.
“We also have to protect the privacy and intellectual
property of our customers, so we had to ensure
these goods did not get back into the marketplace,”
Humphreys added. “Other types of companies might
be able to lower their costs by reselling goods to be
upcycled or sold as used.”
The change in processes required more work fromthe team, such as sorting goods into the appropriate
colored bags and/or labeled bins. However, after
employees adjusted to the new routine, there was no
measurable increase in time spent managing waste.

Bentonville employees are now trying to find evenmore ways to recycle their sample waste, which can
include metals, plastics and many other materials,
while collaborating with UL’s Corporate Sustainability
team to share their progress.
“I think many of us who are working on solving
sustainability issues are in the same place. We’reworking locally or by division to solve problems andthen share what we’ve learned so that others canaddress their challenges,” said Operations Director,
Mark Moor. “It would be ideal to discover ways to doeven more at a lower cost, because we all know it’s
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Evaluate progress

We intend to maximize our positive impact in the future and are excited by the innovations and efficiencies ourjourney will inspire. We are collaborating with our business divisions, customers, stakeholders and service providers
to reduce our carbon footprint, responsibly divert waste, and reuse and recycle water as we progress.
ExecuteIn order to achieve our environmental sustainability objectives, our next step is to acquire high-quality data on
our owned global facilities. This will allow us to set specific intensity goals and reduction targets for the uniqueconsumption of our various facility types.
We will launch pilot programs at our headquarters then implement best practices at our other sites around theworld. And, we’ll continue to measure and report on our performance as we engage our employees with quality
education around environmental issues and impact areas.

Ourcommitment

Create action plan

Assesscurrentstate

Set goals

EnergyIn the coming years, we plan on implementing energy
conservation initiatives across our global campuses andidentifying innovative and strategic projects to support
a transition to a low-carbon economy.

In the shorter term, we commit to:• Implementing efficiency initiatives at global sites• Purchasing renewable energy when possible• Monitoring our energy use, particularly in areas where energy rates are higher

Water

Water is a vital, irreplaceable resource to all life andindustry. In the years to come, we hope to explore anduncover new ways to recapture and reuse our water as weprioritize water management.

In the shorter term, we commit to:• Evaluating water recyclability in our laboratories• Developing a policy for water use in offices and laboratories• Surveying the environmental impact of our water use in regions of scarcity

Waste

The challenge of waste management requires strategicplanning at the start of a product or process, long before
waste is produced. In the coming years, we plan to incorporate
circularity principles — reuse, refurbishment, remanufacturing
and recycling — into our waste strategy wherever possible.

In the shorter term, we commit to:• Increase employee awareness of waste diversion• Implement a new global recycling program• Integrate circularity principles into our operations where possible

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We benefit from a global and diverse
workforce of committed, passionate
employees. At UL, living our mission to work
for a safer, more secure and sustainable world
means going beyond the work we undertake.
In recognition of our people’s passion forimproving the communities where we workand live, each full-time employee receives
two volunteer time off (VTO) days a year to
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We also offer all our employees quality education and career advancement opportunities. We value theircontributions and support an inclusive environment because it makes our work more meaningful and our company
more successful.
In 2019, UL president and CEO, Jennifer Scanlon, signed two pledges related to UL’s commitment to inclusion:• The Equity Principles of the Chicago Network that commits us to work toward achieving gender equity inleadership roles throughout our organization by 2030.
• The CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion Pledge to actualize inclusive culture. The pledge is the largest CEO-ledcommitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. CEO signatories commit to cultivating
workplaces that support diversity and inclusion through important dialogues and actions. They also commit to
implement unconscious bias training and to create and share strategic inclusion and diversity plans with theirboard of directors.
Our mission remains the same. The way we live our mission includes positively impacting our customers andstakeholders, the communities around the globe where we have a presence, and the public that we serve. Safety
and sustainability go hand-in-hand. The way we go about the business of keeping people safe must meet today’sneeds without compromising tomorrow’s opportunities.

At work
Working at UL means sharing a common
commitment — to positively impact our planet, its
people and prosperity — with all of our colleagues
around the world.
Our employees are key to our company’s successand value, and in turn we invest in their growth andsuccess. We begin by encouraging open, honest
conversations so that everyone has an opportunity
to share their perspective and expertise to enhance
the common good.

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Diversity and inclusion (D&I)
We are working together to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. Beyond being amoral imperative, we understand that the best solutions are created when people collaborate and think beyond
their own perspective.
UL’s third Diversity + Inclusion Summit was held at our location in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, andbroadcast live to our employees around the globe via webcast. Research by Accenture in 2019 reveals that the“innovation mindset is six times higher in the most-equal cultures than in the least-equal ones.” We value ourpeople and undErstand the need for the innovations our future prosperity demands.

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to create a positive and supportive work environment,
helping deliver UL’s commitment to D&I, and therecruiting and retaining of LGBTQ+ talent.
ULatino BRG
The ULatino BRG promotes the heritage of Hispanic
and/or Latino UL employees by sharing the Latino/
Hispanic culture through educational opportunities,
networking, cultural events and social gatherings.
This BRG also supports the professional development
and leadership opportunities for Latino/Hispanic teammembers to help recruit and retain top talent.
Women in Leadership BRG (WILBRG)WILBRG helps accelerate the advancement of women
working at UL by cultivating a strong community offemale leaders. The BRG helps members develop theirleadership skills and personal/business networks,
shares best business practices and thought leadership,
and promotes career opportunities for women.

Business Resource
Groups (BRGs)
Our BRGs are voluntary, employee-driven groups that
help us to foster an inclusive workplace by supporting
diverse perspectives and empowering community
advocacy and transformation. All UL colleagues areable to join all BRGs.

Black BRG Dedicated to driving inclusion througheducation and awareness, the Black BRG aims toaccelerate UL’s commitment to engaging employeeswith diverse backgrounds, skills and capabilities towork together to deliver UL’s mission.
PRIDE UL BRG PRIDE UL is committed to increasingawareness and understanding of our LGBTQ+
community. PRIDE stands for People Recognizing
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Young Professionals BRG
The Young Professionals BRG aims to build andnurture an inclusive environment that engages
millennials in support of UL's mission and business.
Goals and objectives include supporting UL's effort to
attract, develop and retain millennial talent, building
an internal support system for millennials to shareexperiences and information, developing personal andprofessional growth opportunities, and influencingchange to help grow and digitize the business.

2019 BRG highlights:• In honor of Pride Month, the Pride flag was
showcased at a number of UL’s main sites.
• Young Professional, Black BRG and WILBRG hosted
a variety of career growth events centered aroundinclusive leadership, mentoring and work-life
integration.
• To raise awareness during Mental Health AwarenessMonth, the Young Professionals BRG hosted
educational events for employees.
• This year marked the launch of the Global Diversity
and Inclusion initiative involving more than 30 focus
groups across UL.
• This year also marked the third annual Leadership
Summit, focused on building a globally inclusive
culture.

Diversity and Inclusion Council
Formed in 2018, our D&I Council shares
recommendations and offers guidance to build UL’s
D&I strategy across UL’s global entities. The council
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members include executive-level employees andrepresentatives from each BRG.

In the community
UL’s social sustainability efforts connect local andglobal issues directly to our mission of working
for a safer world, offering opportunities for ourpeople to make a personal and lasting impact.
Employee participation in volunteer service enhances
our mission and deepens our connection to thecommunities where we work and live.

Sustainability Champions
In 2019, we operationalized a global network of
employee volunteers to drive sustainability at the
local level in their communities. These Sustainability
Champions support our enterprise volunteer
initiatives as well as other local volunteer efforts put
forth by employees at their locations.
As we continue to develop global and regional
campaigns to support the SDGs and utilize our
employee talent, we are implementing a new online
platform to measure our impact through donationsand volunteer service.

UL University (ULU)
We provide education and training to all our
employees with access to a free and comprehensive
portfolio of instructor-led, online and self-directed
learning options. We also facilitate mentoring
opportunities that enable everyone involved to share
their unique knowledge and skills.
In 2019, ULU won the 2019 Association for Talent
Development (ATD) BEST award. Each year, the ATD
assesses best-in-class learning and development
functions from organizations all over the world andranks them according to inclusive access to learningand development for all employees, alignment oflearning programs to business outcomes and theimpact of individual training programs.

14,565
Employees trained

580,000
Total training hours

39
Average training hours per employee

Employee volunteers in Taiwan use their volunteer time
off benefit to clean a local waterway for our 2019 global
volunteer initiative, 125 streams for UL's 125 years.

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125 streams for UL’s 125 years
In 2019, to celebrate our 125th anniversary, we
launched our first-ever global volunteer initiative,
with an ambitious goal to clean 125 streams aroundthe world. This volunteer effort captured the spirit ofour mission and inspired our employees in a collective
global effort to raise awareness about the necessity ofclean, accessible water and progress the SDGs.
Stream cleanups were held in 20 countries: the U.S.,
Canada, Germany, Argentina, Denmark, Ireland, Italy,
the Netherlands, Turkey, the U.K., China, Taiwan, Japan,
Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand,South Africa and India.
More than 1,500 employees volunteered more than
6,000 hours to cleanups around the world. Ledby their local Sustainability Champion, each teamselected a body of water to clean, improving streams,
rivers, lakes and oceans in their communities.

Aligning to the SDGs
125 streams for UL’s 125 years

In India, employees were so inspired by the 125
Streams initiative, they adopted the lake they
volunteered to clean, Seegehalli Lake in Bangalore.
They are committed to continuing work overthe coming years to revitalize the lake and its
surrounding area.
We’re proud to say we reached our goal to clean 125
streams in our 125th year. Along the way, we helped
restore habitats and ecosystems, made a positive
impact on our communities, united employees acrossthe globe and embodied our mission of working for asafer, more secure and sustainable world. By cleaning
125 streams, we helped to combat waterborne
diseases, contributed to inclusive and accessible
green spaces for all citizens and reduced the releaseof waste into the water system.

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improve lives
UL and Safe Water Network
Safe Water Network brings together resources toaddress the challenge of water contamination, lackof access to clean water, and water and sanitationrelated illnesses and deaths. We support their efforts
to develop and implement solutions to provide safe,
affordable water to people in need in India, Ghana
and Kenya.
In partnership with Safe Water Network, UL’s Field
Engineering team in India supports the installation andinspection of water filtration stations. Additionally,
UL grants help support the training of local village
residents to self-manage those stations and provide
education on water hygiene and safety. This project
offers a start for safe water throughout India.
FIRST Robotics
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science andTechnology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young
people's interest and participation in science andtechnology. FIRST designs accessible, innovative
programs that motivate students to pursue
education and career opportunities in STEM whilebuilding life skills.
Since 2006, UL has been the official Safety Partner
for FIRST Robotics. Serving as Safety Advisors, UL
employees volunteer at robotics competitions aroundthe globe where they help teams create a cultureof safety and help ensure all participants practiceimportant safety measures throughout
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In 2019, more than 200 UL Safety Advisors attended
more than 125 competitions, contributing more than
6,000 volunteer hours.
Safety Animation Award
Each year, FIRST teams from across North America
compete for the Safety Animation award bycreating short, animated videos focused on safety.
The winning submission is shown at all FIRST
competitions during the season. In 2019, volunteers
reviewed more than 160 entries for the 2019 Safety
Animation Award. For 2020, teams have been asked
to submit videos on the theme “Sustainability is on
the RISE,” paying particular attention to sustainable
cities and communities and responsible consumption
and production.
Danish Science Cup
UL volunteers in Ballerup, Denmark, support theDanish Science Cup, a science competition for
18-year-old students organized by the Danish Societyof Engineers. Safety is an important criteria inevaluating projects in the competition.
Habitat for Humanity
We consistently support Habitat for Humanity’s
work through volunteer efforts and charitable
contributions, donating to fund employee build days
at Habitat for Humanity homes in the U.S. and China.
In 2019, UL sponsored the refurbishment of an entire
historic home. UL volunteers helped to identify older
technology and infrastructure in the home that could
be refreshed and reused, diverting more waste fromthe landfill. Overall in 2019, more than 250 employees
volunteered more than 1,700 hours.

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In the world
As a 2019 signatory to the United Nations Global
Compact, we apply their definition of social
sustainability to ourselves:“Social Sustainability refers to the proactive
way a company identifies and manages
business impacts on employees, workers in the
supply chain, customers and communities.”

Nonprofit partnerships — We selectively partner withlocal nonprofit groups to learn from their expertise as
we make a difference in the communities where wework and live.
UL’s Ethics and Compliance office helps promote andmaintain our values-driven culture, ensuring that the
principles of integrity, honesty, quality and fairness areintegrated into our business practices on a consistentbasis around the world.

— United Nations Global Compact
Collaboration between UL’s Corporate Sustainability
Council, Corporate Sustainability, Human Resources
and Ethics, and Compliance supports our social
sustainability efforts to make a positive impact
through:
Volunteering — Each full-time employee receives 2
paid volunteer time off (VTO) days per year.
Disaster relief — UL matches employee donations to
disaster relief efforts.
Philanthropy — We donate to important causes that
progress the United Nations’ SDGs, such as Habitat for
Humanity, which aligns with Goals Nos. 6, 7 and 17.
Responsible sourcing — We expect our suppliers
to practice responsible sourcing, foster safe work
environments, exhibit transparency and ensure thesecure distribution of goods.
Anti-counterfeiting — UL collaborates with law
enforcement agencies around the globe to combat
counterfeit goods to help protect the public and the
supply chain.

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We define prosperity as a thriving, abundant
future for all. The role we play in helping
secure this possibility is critical to our world
and directly linked to our founding legacy
to “do something for humanity” by helping
create safer living and working environmentsfor people everywhere.3

Fire Department
Aerial Device
Testing andInspection

Landfill Waste
Diversion
Validation

Energy Storage
System Testing
and Certification

Electrical
Medical Device
Certification

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Certification

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Merrill, W.H. (1913, May). Underwriters Laboratories Inc., The Spectator

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Small, A.R. (1913). Underwriters Laboratories Work in Waste Prevention, The Spectator, p. 46

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As a global safety science leader servicing theindustries that define the world around us, we areable to meaningfully impact the United Nations’ SDGs
through both our internal initiatives and our services.
While we have aligned our corporate sustainability
strategy to three goals — SDGs Nos. 3, 11 and 12 — our
products and services enable our customers to impact
additional SDGs.

Our everyday work finds UL employees engaging theirexpertise across a wide range of industries, helping
to ensure the safety, security and sustainability of the
products and processes we evaluate, test and certify.
Scientific rigor and the pursuit of truth are hallmarksof the UL engineer. To know by test and “state thefacts” was the oft-stated principle of William H.
Merrill, Jr., the founder of Underwriters Laboratories. 4
We apply his maxim to every test we undertakeso that we may help guide societal progress in a
responsible and honest manner.

Responsible
Sourcing for
Supply Chains

Planet• Our sustainability reporting and supply chain
management tools provide our customers line ofsight into their operations and help them report on
their own sustainability journey. (Goal Nos. 9, 10, 11,
12 and 17)• Our work in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG),
circular economy, waste diversion, labor and humanrights issues, performance testing, environmental
air quality and emissions, and the broad range ofenvironmental, social and governance issues ofconcern to investors, directly progresses many of
the SDGs. (Goal Nos. 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 15)• Our experience with product development andchemicals of concern, renewable energy and battery
technologies, refurbished and remanufactured
products is vital to protecting the health of theplanet and its resources. (Goal Nos. 3, 7, 9, 11 and 12)• At the same time, our digitization efforts, softwaresystems and implementation services play anenabling role in advancing the SDGs alongside ourcustomers. (Goal No. 17)
All of these capabilities and services help ourcustomers enhance their sustainability efforts,
multiplying our impact as we work together to safely
progress society.
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Partnering to progress
the SDGs
As a company founded on sharing our scientificresearch and discoveries to make the world a safer
place, our environmental and sustainability experts
today participate in and lead the important global
dialogues surrounding sustainability.
SDG No. 17 reveals the need for cross-industry,
public, private and civil society partnerships toaccomplish sustainability goals. We embrace this SDG
through participating in collaborative research anddemonstration projects and working directly withpartners across the circularity value chain.
In 2019, UL sustainability experts contributed to thefollowing organizations to share insights, progressinnovations and collaborate on advancing the SDGs:

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Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit — For the
past two years, UL has been actively supporting theBloomberg Sustainable Business Summits. In 2019,
we shared how emerging technologies are driving
sustainable action and measuring success. Key
takeaways from the 2018 summit were captured here.
CE100 — UL became a member of the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation CE100 in 2019, collaborating with industry
leaders to advance circularity. One of the firstprojects UL worked on was a mass-balance approachto calculating recycled input generated through achemical recycling process.
GreenBiz — UL co-hosted GreenBiz’s inauguralcircularity-themed conference, Circularity19.
Circularity offers innovative ways to operationalize
sustainability into business. To learn more, listen tothis GreenBiz podcast episode 177: “Sounding off at
Circularity19.”
Global Cities, Inc. — UL is a longtime partner of theannual Pritzker Forum on Global Cities. This event
brings together mayors, academics, nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs) and industry stakeholders fromaround the world to share knowledge and practices toaddress the challenges facing cities today. This year’s
forum focused on sustainable growth.

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Sharing research andscientific expertise
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) research — In
January 2019, UL completed work on two DOE threeyear research grants to further understand the lifeof photovoltaic (PV) modules in collaboration withteam members from the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), academia and industry. These
projects will inform the PV industry about the best
ways to design and develop materials and PV modules,
promoting more durable PV systems that exceed thecurrent performance and financial aspects of solar
power. In 2019, we were awarded another DOE threeyear research grant to extend our work analyzing
the condition of fielded PV modules installed andoperating in different environmental conditions
around the U.S., and ultimately the world.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
and UL workshop — In December 2019, UL co-hosted
the first NIST/UL Workshop on PV Materials Durability
at NIST’s campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Thisconference brings together leading scientific experts
in solar power from around the world to address
cutting edge ways to promote the best design,development, assessment and usage of solar power
technologies.
Energy Storage System (ESS) Safety — UL extended
our thought leadership in energy storage systemsafety by developing key new requirements for safety.
ESS supports renewables by capturing the energy
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the U.S. and Canadian national safety Standard for
Evaluation for Repurposing Batteries. This Standard
promotes the safe reuse of EV batteries in the energy
storage infrastructure, which helps extend resources,
reduce waste and promote renewables. We followed
our publication of the world’s first electrical energy
storage (EES) safety Standard, UL 9540, the Standard
for Energy Storage Systems and Equipment, withadditional published requirements to address thefire safety of these systems. UL’s ESS and fire experts
worked to issue new testing protocols that are being
used by regulators around the country to help install
ESS with confidence.
Biofuel research and requirements — UL worked
with U.S. National Laboratories, automakers, theagricultural sector and industry stakeholders
to proactively research, develop and publish
requirements for new biofuels. Our work to establish
requirements for mid-level ethanol fuel blends will lay
the foundation for safety of fueling stations, support
more rapid implementation of infrastructure andaccelerate the ability to use more biofuels that burncleaner than gasoline and produce lower levels of
nitrous oxide (NOx) and other air pollutants.

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EV Charging — UL has been advancing requirements
for EV fast charging technologies as well as EV wirelesscharging. Both of these technologies offer easier andsafer EV charging, which supports broader uptake of
EVs and other zero-emission vehicles by the public.
As we see increased deployment of renewables, thisallows for clean electricity to increasingly charge
zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and reduces emissions
from fossil fuels. Through summits, technical analysis,modeling and collaboration with key stakeholders, UL
has been highly active in advancing safe, sustainable
and practical ZEV tech.
PV Rapid Shutdown/Hazard Control — As rooftop
solar PV power becomes increasingly popular acrossthe U.S. and the world, it presents challenges for the
first responder community in carrying out their tactics
in a building with rooftop PV. PV panels continue togenerate electricity when exposed to light — whether
sunlight or even the artificial lighting used by fire
departments at night — that can generate enoughelectricity to injure or kill first responders if they comeinto contact. The presence of water in firefighting
operations elevates the risk. UL has been working withthe first responder community, the solar industry,
the U.S. National Laboratories and others to help
ensure the safety of new technologies that allow first
responders to rapidly shut down the distribution ofelectricity from a rooftop PV array, keeping them safe
as they carry out their critical missions. We conductedessential work with Sandia National Laboratories
to assess the electric shock hazards for firefighters
and are using that research to drive the optimal
requirements for the use of that technology. Thiseffort helps promote rooftop solar use while also
protecting the lives of the firefighters.

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First hydrogen fuel station certification — In 2018,
UL issued the world’s first certification of the safetyof a hydrogen fuel station. These stations are used
to fuel hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) like the
Toyota Mirai. HFCVs are extremely clean, as theirbyproduct is water. In 2019, these stations began
being installed in the U.S., in southern California,
to promote safe and clean transport in a region
challenged by air pollution from vehicles using
internal combustion and diesel engines.

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Renewable Energy Scheme (IECRE) First Solar
Certificate — The IECRE is a new conformity
assessment scheme to promote easier global
deployment of large scale wind, solar and marine
power plants. UL has been deeply engaged in setting
up the scheme since its inception, in all three sectors.
In 2019, UL issued the first certificate under the solar
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Empowering ourcustomers’ impact
Testing, inspection, certification
UL GREENGUARD — According to the latest Global
Burden of Disease study, 1.6 million people diedprematurely in 2017 as a result of indoor air pollution.
Healthy indoor air is critical to safe living and working
environments. UL GREENGUARD Certification helps
manufacturers make and market products that have
low chemical emissions and contribute to healthierindoor air. The emissions criteria for GREENGUARD
Certification are among the most stringent in
the world, recognized by more than 400 building
programs, standards and specifications globally.
Customers, such as Pottery Barn, have adopted ULGREENGUARD Gold Certification for baby and childfurniture, recognizing that health and safety are tied
to sustainability.
Responsible sourcing for supply chains — Responsible
sourcing services help our customers analyze risks andprioritize interventions through supply chain mapping,field research tools and risk indices.
Healthy buildings — Our audit and building
commissioning services to support healthybuildings extend to asbestos, lead surveying, energy
benchmarking and more.

Advisory
Renewables technical advisory services — Our
comprehensive portfolio helps companies plan,
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manage wind and solar. UL is leading the digitizationof the renewables industry. Learn about Renewable
Asset Monitoring Platform (RAMP) to see how we arehelping our customers access and understand the datafrom their wind and solar plants to identify where
they are gaining and losing energy.

Our software and services for regulatory complianceenable companies around the world to secure their
supply chains and responsibly steward products withproduct intelligence to reduce risk, reach chemicalcompliance and promote materials. Chemical
regulatory advisors, with a combined fluency inmore than 30 languages, help companies meetchanging regulations and increasingly robust productrequirements.
UL acquired HOMER Energy in 2019 expanding ourportfolio of services across the renewable energy
value chain. This acquisition enables UL to growadvisory and digital services in microgrids, energy
storage, hybrid energy systems, smart buildings andcities, and related domains. It expands our digital
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battery technology with HOMER Energy’s systemdesign capabilities and distributed energy project
database.

Education and training
Drawing on UL’s expertise, UL’s training andprofessional development solutions include
instructor-led sessions, custom workshops andcontent development, on-demand e-learning courses
and live webinars across a range of subjects:
UL’s PV System Installation Certification online
program was designed to meet and exceed existing
industry requirements through a working cooperation
with leading PV industry stakeholders, NGOs andprofessional associations. This program satisfies aneed to improve the safety and performance of PV
systems through a more qualified workforce.
U.S. Product Safety System: CPSC v. OSHA — This
program was developed to help compliance staff,
product designers, engineers and other professionals
learn about the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commissions (CPSC) and U.S. Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) regulations affecting
everyday products and their safe distribution in global
marketplaces.

Software solutions
UL’s digital applications help customers see the big
picture, drill down to essential details and capture
critical information across their organization and value
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Turbo Carbon™ — Reporting carbon emissions isa growing imperative, driven by new regulatory
requirements, pronounced business benefits andincreased societal expectations for managing carbon
emissions. UL’s Turbo Carbon solution makes carbon
reporting simple, fast and affordable for brand owners
and their supply chain.

UL | 360 — This award-winning platform enables
brands to manage their GHG and other environmental,social, and governance (ESG) data for internal
decision making and external stakeholders. ULutilizes this platform to glean insights into our own
global facilities and laboratories in order to discoverefficiencies and enact improvements.
UL SPOT® is a UL product database that helps
architects and designers, manufacturers, purchasers
and retailers find sustainable products to meet green
building requirements, purchasing guidelines andcustomer demands. This database raises awareness,encouraging the adoption of safer, greener andhealthier products.

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Each of these services and offerings help us and our customers progress the SDGs. As we advance our own
sustainability initiatives, we also proliferate our customers’ contributions to the UN SDGs every day through thework we do. We are committed to sharing our journey through continuous reporting, as we embed sustainablestrategies across our business to increase our impact.

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Extraordinary lengths
We test and certify more than 70 different wire and cable product categories creating the connections that contribute to a safe, secure and sustainable world.

In 2019, we evaluated:
Appliance wiring material 104,983,455,463 ft

Flexible cord 10,502,521,796 ft

Communication cable 15,173,369,186 ft

Building wires 40,688,239,446 ft

Total length of UL Certified Wires produced in 2019:

171,347,585,891 ft
That’s equal to…

4,099
times around the Earth

1/3of the distance between
the Earth and sun

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