IBM is focused on the challenges and complexities facing today’s world. Our ESG reporting embodies this philosophy through three pillars. Creating better pathways to conserve natural resources, reduce pollution, and minimize climate-related risks. Creating innovations, policies, and practices that prioritize ethics, trust, transparency, and above all – accountability. Creating spaces and opportunities for everyone by focusing on diversity, equity and inclusivity within IBM, as well as globally. At IBM, we have always set high standards for the way we conduct business – from corporate and social responsibility to sound business ethics. During 2021 and 2022, we worked with a sustainability and human rights nonprofit to identify the salient human rights issues across our business. This assessment prioritized areas for future due diligence and informed the development of our human rights strategy, including the formation of a role dedicated to the oversight of our human rights initiatives.