Company: CHD
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-059273
Chunk: 41

Company: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 41
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 our commitments to integrity, quality, and innovation, and in doing so, directly contribute to our long-standing character and reputation. Employee safety and wellness remain two of our highest priorities. We administer company-wide policies designed to ensure the safety of each team member and compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and local standards. We embrace our employees across all dimensions and believe that an inclusive workforce fosters innovation and promotes an environment filled with unique perspectives. We strive to cultivate a culture and processes that support and enhance our ability to recruit, hire, develop and retain our talent at every level based on merit. We do not discriminate in our recruiting, hiring, or promotion on the basis of protected class characteristics or conditions. We encourage our employees to become involved in their communities through our Employee Giving Fund, which supports charitable organizations where our employees work and live, and The Church & Dwight Philanthropic Foundation (the “Foundation”) which is focused on helping to create educational and employment opportunities and advancing environmental preservation. The Employee Giving Fund and the Foundation are administered by our employees. Governance Our sustainability governance focus includes the processes, rules, resources and systems in support of our operational, sustainability efforts. The Council, comprised of senior executives representing all our key functional areas, guides the integration of sustainability within all parts of our business and drives continuous improvement in our sustainability approach and performance. The Council takes the lead in defining and implementing our sustainability strategy across our six pillars. Its duties include allocating resources to appropriately address sustainability issues; reporting on our progress to drive continuous improvement in our sustainability approach and performance; and monitoring, prioritizing and addressing evolving standards and stakeholder requirements.

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| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |

Our Board of D irectors, acting principally through its Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee, oversees our sustainability program and sustainability efforts, including our climate change policies and programs. The Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility, the Compensation & Human Capital and Audit Committees each focuses on specified areas of sustainability, including compliance and ethics, and human capital. Our General Counsel and Independent Lead Director are responsible for ensuring that stockholder requests, recommendations and proposals are evaluated by the Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee, additional committees within the Board as appropriate, and then by the Board of Directors, if needed. Our Board also reviews the results of our periodic employee engagement surveys and has oversight over our planned response strategy. As described in our Sustainability Reports, our continued progress in