Dole Sustainability Report 2021

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A Fresh Pe spective on The Dole Way

Sustainability Report 2021

Our commitment to provide safe, high-qualit y fresh produce that ’s good for people, for nature, and for food.

Dole plc
Our Goals A Positive Impact In this re por t D o le pl c O v erv i e w 2 L etter from CE O 8 G o v ernan c e, Values and Hu ma n R ight s 1 0 S u stainab i lity H i gh l ig h t s 1 2 Materia l it y 1 4 S u stainab i lity St r ateg y and Ta r get s 1 6 A W o r d Fr om ou r C h ief Ope r ati n g Of fi ce r 1 8 P a r tnerships an d Sta keholder E ngageme n t 2 0 Fo r Natur e’s H ealt h 2 2 Fo r an Eq u itab l e Fu tu r e 2 8 Fo r a H ea l thie r W o rld 3 8 G R I Conte n t Ind ex 4 2 Do l e p l c h as rep o rted the i nformati o n c ited i n t h is G R I co n tent i nd ex for the per od Ja n uary 2021 t h r o ugh De c e m be r 202 1 with referen c e to the G RI Standards . In May 2024, the date on the cover of this report has been changed to 2021 to reflect the data set being reported. For f u t u re r epo r t i ng, we are c o n sideri n g referen ci ng bot h the GRI a n d SA SB standards T h is r epo r t h as not been ass u red by a th i rd-part y 1 Dole plc Sustainability Report 2021
The Dole Way
ORTUGA D NMARK S OVAK PA N FRANCE B G UM A Y PO AND G RMANY NE H CZ CH R P UK G EE E UAE BRAZ L PERU ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA COSTA R CA HONDURAS MEX CO UN TED STATES OF AMER CA CANADA W D N IRELAND PORTUGAL DENMARK SLOVAKIA SPA N FRANCE BELGIUM ITALY POLAND GERMANY NETH CZECH REP UK GREECE UAE IND SOUTH AFRICA BRAZIL PERU ECUADOR CHILE ARGENTINA COSTA RICA HONDURAS MEXICO UNITED STATES OF AME CANADA SWEDEN SOUTH AFRICA Owned or Controlled Joint Ventures Global footprint An industry leader 3 2 Dole plc Sustainability Report 2021

38,500+

114,000

Acres

Dole Plc Sustainability Report 2021 Our Fin d ou t more a b ou t our b ran ds a t h t tp s: // ww w.d olep lc.c o m /our -b us i ne ss /pro d u cts - d ole- b ran d
of owned farmland
on the ground market presence
30 Countries
history & heritage
Global Fresh Produce Brand
Global market position
Employees 170+ Years
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Vessels 254 Global facilities 75 Packing houses 5 Salad manufacturing plants 55.2% 31% 13.8% 2021 Revenue by Product 2021 Revenue by 45.3% 23.9% 4.5% 8.8% 7.2% 7% *%’s are based on pro-forma revenue for Dole plc for 2021. 5 4 Dole
Dole at a glance Key company 13

Dole at a glance continued

Our global supply chain
Europe and Africa South America Rest of the world Banana Pineapple Deciduous, Citrus and Other fruit
Vegetables
Nor th America
Secondary supply source 7 6 Dole plc Sustainability Report 2021
Soft fruit Grape
A letter from our CEO
Making the world a more sustainable place to live
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Governance, Values, Ethics and Human Rights

Governance, Values and Human Rights

Sustai n abi l ity is a standing age n da ite m fo r al l sc h ed u led D o le p lc Board m eetings. T h e B o ard r ev iew s and appr oves the sustainabi l ity goa l s and st rategy prop o sed by the C h i ef Ope rati n g Of fi cer and a ny major sustainability i nvestme n ts the Compa ny is engaged in. T he Board h as ove ral l respo n sib il it y for the c o m pa ny’s pr o cess and eva l uat i on o f r i sk m anage m e n t and i nte r na l c o n tro l , i n c luding c l m at e related i ssues. The st rategy a n d g o als are prepared by the S ustai n abi l it y S teer i ng C o m m ittee led by the Ch i ef Ope rating Officer and in c lud i ng t h e C h ief S ustai n abi l ity Of fi cer and sustai n abi li ty l eader s from eac h Dole plc ope rat i ng di v is i on. The Div sio n a l P residents wh ic h lead the o pe rat i o n s ar e responsible for the implementat i on o f t h e st rateg y S ustai n abi l ity i s further pr o moted thr o ug h the wide r o rganisati o n by a sustainabil i ty pane a com m un i t y o f empl oyees wh o c ha m pi o n t h e implementation of t h e susta i nabi l ity st rategy o n the gro un d .

Business Conduc t and Ethic s

Do l e p c ende avo urs to adhere to t h e h ighest eth ca l standards t h ro u g h out its wo r ldwide ope rati o ns .

T h is c o mm it m e n t m ea n s c o m ply i ng w i t h t h e l aw

It als o means treati n g c u st o mers, s u pp iers, and fe l l o w

Do l e c o l leagues fa i r l y with open n ess and respe c t

o r by depr iv i n g or v i o lati n g t h e perso n al l ibert y of an o t h er by kn o w i ng or destr oyi n g, co n c eali n g , rem ov i ng, c onfis c ati n g, o r r etai n i n g p o ssessio n o f a ny passp o rt, i m m i g rat i on o r t rave l do c u m e n ts. D o l e’s key s u pp li ers a r e de fi ned as t h ose that pr ov ide g oo ds o r serv ic es that are of key i mporta n ce t o D o l e’s con tin u e d s u c c essfu l ope rat i o n

Do l e m a i ntai n s an eth i cs report ng h otl i ne, t h ro u g h wh i c h D o le e m pl oyees are e n co u raged t o rep o r t

Do l e h as a stri c t p o l i c y aga i nst the use o f sl aver y

a n d hu m an t raffi c ki n g t h rough o ut i ts s u pp l y c h ai n ; b o t h to i ts w o rldw i de o pe rat i o n s a n d its deali n gs wit h s u pp li ers. D o le requ i res i ts key supp li ers to sign an d c o m pl y w i t h t h is p o l i c y, c o ntained both i n ou r C od e of C ond u ct a n d S uppl i er M an u al. Do l e has als o p l ace d th s ob l igati o n i nto g r ower c o nt ra c ts, w h i c h requ r e growe r s’ c o m m tment n ot to use a ny k i nd of s l aver y o r h u m an t raffi c k i ng ( i n c l u di n g debt bo n dag e) , spec i fic al l y i n cl ud i ng l abo u r o r ser v i c es obta i ned by m ea n s of for c e, threat of for c e or p hys ic al rest rai n t ,

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Sustainability Highlights

• 4 % re d u c tion i n ove ra l l S c ope 1 an d S c ope 2 g l o b a l em i s s ion s vs . 202 0 d ue to the c o mm i ssi on i ng of tw o ne w s ta t e-of the - ar t c argo ves s e l s

• First d is cl osure t o CD P as Dole pl c

• Co m mi t ment t o S ci en c e Ba s e d Targe t In it ia ti ve

• Enhan c e d g ove r nan c e by i n c orpo rat i ng c l i mate ri s k i d ent i fic at i o n

• Se t 2030 ES G goa ls for Do l e p lc a s a jo i nt enti t y

• Me mb er of Al l i an c e for Wa t er Ste w ar d ship ( AWS ) wit h 20 b anan a ope rat ions c e r t i fie d

• I nve s te d in tw o 2.8-m eg a w a t t wi n d t ur bi nes a t U S manufa ct urin g

fa c il i ty in So l e d a d, Cal i fornia an d i n s tal l e d s o l ar pane l s wi th a c apa c i t y of 120 kWp by Dole I relan d i n Belfa s t

• Fi ve ne w ele c tr ic ut i l i ty t ra ct or r i gs a dd e d a t the San Diego port t er mi na l

• Rene w e d par t ner s h i p wit h N o Kid H ungry c ampa i g n

• Re c ognition of su st a i na bilit y a c h i evement wi th Orig i n G reen G o ld a w ar d from t he Irish Foo d Boar d an d Bu si ne s s M ult id imensional Pover t y In d ex (bM PI ) a w ar d fro m t he A mer ic an - Cos t a R ic an Cha mb er of Co m mer c e (Am Cham )

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Rating for 2022 CDP Climate Disclosure

4% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions (2021 vs. 2020)

$41m

USD invested in activities through Dole’s DALE Foundation since 2001

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Materiality

Potential Impacts of and on Dole plc

Top Impac t Areas

Environment al Stewardship

E nergy C o n su m pt i o n • G H G E m i ss i o n s Social Responsibilit y
Food S afety & Qua li t y • P r o c urement P ra c t i ce s • M ar ket i ng and Label l i n g • O cc upati o na l Hea l t h & Safet y Economic Resilience • R isk Co ns i de rat i o n • A nti- Co rr u pti o n • E c on o m c Perf o r m a n c e • Tra n spare nc y
• Water M anagemen t • Waste M anagemen t •
2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 Employment Training Supplier Social Assessment Supplier Environmental Assessment Packaging Economic Development Biodiversity Waste Management Transparency GHG Emissions Procurement Economic Performance Soil Diversity and Equal Opportunity Food and Safety Quality Water Management 15 Dole plc Sustainability Report 2021 14

The Dole Way

Sustainability Strategy and Targets

Was te management

We c all this The Dole Way ; o u r e n dur i ng c omm i tme n t t o gr o w pro c ess an d distribute our produce respo n sibl y t o d ay a n d f o r gene rati on s to c o m e

Because be i ng a responsible bus i ness is not just se c o n d n at u re, i t l ite ral l y is our b u s i ness. We are m aki n g ou r co m mit m ents cleare r tha n ever w h er e we pla n to focus o u r efforts f o r the future. The Do l e Way p aves t h e w ay fo r furthe r i mpr ovements in areas w h ere we beli eve we ca n m a ke the bigges t positi ve impacts

Our ne w reset goals were d eve l oped by representat i ves acr o ss a ll a r ea s of the c o mpa ny a n d t h is m eans th ey reflect ou r co m bi n ed a m biti o ns an d commit m e n t towards m aki n g a positi ve impact. These g o als are a li gned an d contribute to the U nited Natio n’s S ustainable D evelopment Goa l s ( U N SDGs ) supporti n g 10 of t h e 17 goals .

In add i t i o n to our enterprise- l evel goa l s, each Dole ope rat i ng div i s i on i s working to achi eve its ow n set of goa l s, tailo r ed to the spe c ifi c s of th e produce th ey gro w pack o r d i stribute in r elationship t o the n eeds of the i r local c o m m u nities

Suppor t our p eople

F o r a n e q u i t a b l e f u t u r e

Be an employer of choice

equit able and diver se work e nvironment

improve access to fresh produce

F o r a h ea l t h i e r w or l d

Responsible Sourcing

Tr ansparenc y and Food Safet y

by 202 5

• De fi ne a set l st of regene rat ve p ractice s

Ba s ed o n a r sk assessm e nt, c re ate and im ple me nt a g o b a l bi o d ve rs t y mo ni to rin g p rog ra m

• Set 10 b i odi ve r s i ty p r otection nit i ati ves acr o ss t h e compa ny

Achi eve ze ro wa s te to a nd fi l by d eve lo p i n g c rc u a r p ro cess e s to m a x i m i ze reus e o r m ini m ze wa s te t h roug h out ou r

• A ch eve ze r o waste ac r oss all sa l ad p r ocessi n g plants by 203 0

• Reduce food waste i n h a r vesting and p r ocessing systems by 50 % by 203 0

Su pp ort lo c a commu ni tie s a cco rdin g to t hei r lo ca need s

• C ont i nue t o unde r ta ke soc i a nvestme n ts in o ur ope rat ons and i n o ca l communit y d eve opment acti vi ties by eve ragin g al iances w th fo u ndat ons and othe r pa r tne r s t o fo r wa r d s o cial p r og rams. ($0.07 pe r standard b ox soc al premium f ro m bana n a p r oduct on )

• By 2030, c o ntr i bute to reduce p ove r t y n households and i mpact at least 20,000 pe o p l e by 2040 n Dole Latin Americ a nclud i ng Guatemala, H ondu ras, C osta Rica and E cuador by measu ri ng b u si n ess mu l t -d i me n siona p overt y i n d ex

• I n the US, pa r tne r and offe r g rants t o fa r me r s- specifical y smal and m d-s i ze BI P OC farme r s g r owing r egene rati ve y t o p r ov i de ma r ket access with n ou r ow-ca r bo n product o ffe ri ng s

• Launch a Do l e Local Gr o we r A cade my i n E u r ope- B y 2025, suppo r t a m nimum o f 5 d eve l oping g r owers i n each of 7 mar ket s p r ov i ding bus ness d evelopment g u ida n ce, capacit y bui l ding meas u res, t ra i ni n g, p ractica l comme r cia , ag r onomic an d sustai nabi l it y suppo r t and access to Dole d i st r ibution chan n el s

Le a d i n he a t h a nd s afet y Me asu re a nd t rac k s ati sfa c ti o n of e m p l oyee s

• Rep o rt on acc i dents a n d ac h i eve ind i ces be ow industr y ave rage eve l s

• Impleme n t health and safet y t ra n i ngs at the fa r m l eve

• Cr eate compa ny-wide satisfaction stud y and i mp r ove ratings ove r t m e

o pp ort uni t y fo r a l

• Track and pub ic l y r epo r t di ve r sit y equit y and i nclusi o n met r ics i n the c o mpa ny

• Ev a l uate gende r p ay ratio ac r oss the compa ny

Im p rove a ccess to p ro d u ce fo r u nd erse r ve d commu n tie s .

• Donate 2,500 to n s of f r esh f r uit and vegetables to comm u nit i es by 202 5

Prom ote n ut r i ti o n a nd he a l t hy i fe sty le a mo n g co n sum e rs

• D evelop o r ma i ntain 5 dig i ta l nit i at ves p r omot ng hea l t hy eating to gene rate 2 bil li o n impressi o ns an n ua ll y -

( P r o moti n g a p ant-based d i et, support i ng “ E at T hem To Defeat T he m” c ampaign, pub is h ing Do l e Nut ri tion N ews l ette r et c )

• D evelop o r ma i ntain 5 r egi o na l /n at i onal p r og rams i nsp ir ing hea l t hy li v i ng a n d act i ve pa r t cipati o n (I r e l and, G reece

C ha r lotte, Sout h A f r ica )

A ss e ss a nd mo ni to r su pp l ie r p e r forma n ce o n h um an r i g hts and so ci a l com pli a n ce

• C onduct supp l ie r ri sk assessments o n suppl y bas e

• 90% of Do l e’s fr u it and vegetab l e supp li e r s f r om h igh-r i sk count r ies ( by vo lum e) as defi n ed by A mf or i/BSCI wil h ave mplemented a soc i a l standa r d inc l uded in the Dole bas ket of sta n da r ds in thei r suppl y cha ns by 202 5

• C i r cu l ate and pr o mote ou r digita l susta i nab l i ty r sk ma n agement too l to a l comme r cia l pe r son n e l globall y by e n d o f 202 3 and pr ov ide t rain n g

In c re as e t ra n s p a re nc y and e ad di scuss o n s o n n ew foo d s afet y re gu l ati o n s

• A cti ve l y pa r tic i pate in i ndust ry dial o gue and mu l ti-sta keho de r in i tiati ve s

• C ont i nue e n hancement of supp y c h a i n t raceab lit y and t ra n spa r enc y by eve rag ng tech n o l ogy such as bl o c kchain, pr o duc t taggi n g o r othe r ad v anced so l utions by 203 0

T h e s e g o a l s su p p o r t U N Su s t a i n ab l e

T hi s g o a l su p p o r t s U N S u s t a i n ab l e

Focus A reas G oals F o r N a t u r e ’ s h ea l t h • 50% of Do l e suppl i e r s by vo ume to set Sc i ence-Based Target (SB Ti ) by 203 0 T h e s e g o a l s su p p o r t U N S u s t a i n ab l e
p a c kag in g o r p ro ce ss in g fa cili ti e s • I n h i gh- ri sk areas, r educe wate r usage by 10% ove ra l l on all Dole-owned fa r ms by 203 0 • E xpand numbe r of o wned fa r ms and thi r d-part y fa r ms cert i fied t o A iance f o r Water Stewardship ( AWS) by 50 % by 2030 (2022 baseli n e) • E stab ish capacit y bu lding prog rams to pr o mote opt mized wate r stewa r dsh i p p ractices w i th 70% o f 3 r d pa r t y supplie r s i n h i gh wate r ri sk areas
Water Stewardship
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A Journey of

Johan
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Partnerships and stakeholder engagement

for fresh produce supply chain

Do l e i s pro u d t o be working w i th Freshfe l E u r op e

o n t h e au n c h of the Freshfe l E nv i ron m enta l

Footpr i nt I n it i ati ve fo r the fresh p r odu c e s u pp l y

c ha i n. Wi t h E U l egis l ati o n requir i ng e nv i ro n menta l

f o otpri n t a cc o u ntabi l ity a n d in c reasing deman d

Main Par tnerships

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Pro d u ce fo r Bette r He a lt h ( P BH Pa r t ne rs h i p Prom oti n g h e al t hy n ut ri ti o n

Sha re o u r St ren gt h ( No Kid Hu n g r y C am p a g n Pa r t ne rs h i p Prom oti n g h e al t hy n ut ri ti o n

Mus a Bre e d i n g Com p a ny Pa r t ne rs h i p Rese a rch ban a n a va r eti e s

Ra nfo rest A l i a n ce Pa r t ne rs h i p Co nt r i b u ti o n to st anda rd d evel o p me nt

G LO BA L G .A. P Pa r t ne rs h i p Co nt r i b u ti o n to st anda rd d evel o p me nt

Or ig in Gree n Pa r t ne rs h i p Im p rovin g t h e sust a n a b i li t y of foo d

Sed ex Pa r t ne rs h i p Im p rovin g work in g co nd itio n s n g l o b a su ppl y c ha i n s Wo rld Ba nana Foru m Mu l ti-st a ke h o ld e r In ti ati ve Ad va n c in g i nd ust r y dial og u e

Glob al Foo d Safet y Ini ti ati ve (G FSI Mu l ti-st a ke h o ld

f o r prod u ct susta i nabi l ity data there i s a gr o w i n g

need fo r a sta n dard i zed e nv i ron m enta l fo o tpr i n t

m eth o do l ogy f o r t h e fresh pr o duce se c to r

Fres h fel E ur o pe a n d its members, i n c lud i ng Dole are e m bark i ng on the E nv i ron m enta l Footpr i n t

In i tiat i ve to d eve l op a fres h fru i t a n d vegetab l e e nv ir o n m e n tal footpri n t m ethod o l o gy a n d digita l too l to e n ha n ce the i nd u str y ’s sustai n abi li t y a n d m ai n tai n i ts va l ue pos i t i on a m o n g c o nsu m ers

U nti l n o w, efforts with i n the sector to addres s produ c t s u stai n abi l ity thro u g h e nvi ron m enta l f o otpri n t h ave bee n high l y f ragmented

O ver the past yea r, Freshfe l E u rop e’s Worki n g Group on Environmental Footprint has investigated i nd i v i dua l eff o rts bot h t h rough o ut the se c tor a n d f u rther a fi e l d to best u n dersta n d the la n dscap e a n d ident i fy gaps i n e nv i ron m enta l fo o tpr i n t know l edge and to o ls

The Initiative will align with the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology as recommended by the EU The PEF methodo ogy is likely to be employed by the European Commission in upcoming legislation impacting the fresh produce sector on substantiating green claims and a harmonised EU sustainability labelling framework

vegetables sector will be developed ensuring comparable results of PEF-calculations

Do l e Ireland was awarded Or i g i n Gree n ‘G o ld ’ m e m bersh i p by B o rd B i a (the Ir i sh Food Board)

G o ld status rec o g n ises the eff o rts o f t h ose Or i gi n Green me m be r s w h o h ave a c h i eved “ exc epti on a l a n nua l pe r for m a n ce on t h eir sustai n abi li t y target s i n areas su ch as raw mater i a l sour c i n g, water a n d energ y ef fi c i en c y, waste redu c t i on, packag i n g a n d so c ia l susta i nabi l ity” as deter m ined by B o r d B i a’s n o m i nated and ndependent verifi c ati o n a u t h or i t y G l obal l y renowned, Or i gin Gree n i s th e wor ds’ o n l y nat i o n al f o od and dr i nk s u stai n abil i t y prog ram m e, enc o u ragi n g Iris h bus i nesses t o se t a n d ac h i eve meas u rable sustainabi l ity targets tha t respe c t and protect the e nv iro n ment and enr i c h l o c al c o mm un i ties

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Climate ac tion

Reduci n g e m issions from o pe rati o ns i s o ne o f t h e m o st s i g n ifi c ant co n tr i buti o ns D o le ca n m a ke to addres s climate c hange and secure ou r lo n g-term futu r e. Our c urrent s u pp l y c ha i n w i l l als o adopt c lean so u rces o f energy t o power our vessels and vehi c les, ou r farmi n g eq u ipment, and o u r p r ocess i ng p l ants and packi n g ope rations as th ey beco m e c o mmercia l ly av ailable. O ur farming resear c h tea m s als o c o n t nue t o fo c us o n a cont r o l led decrease i n the em i ssi o ns prod u ced from t h e appli c at i on o f sy n theti c fert i l i sat i o n that sustai n s the requ i red l evel of p r oductivit y

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and m ore efficie n t vessels to t ra n sp o rt o ur prod u ce from Lati n A merica t o the U S G u lf Co ast a s well as o u r ongoing effo r ts to swit c h t o re n ewable f o rms of energ y wit h n o u r ope ratio n s

Dole h as c o m mitted t o set eve n m o re ambitio u s targets fo r 2030 t o r edu c e emissi o n s and a l ign w th Science Based Target i n itiat i ve ( S B T i) g u ideli n es. We i n tend t o sub m it ou r targe t to SB T i f o r r ev i ew in 2023

A s ngle D o le sh p can carr y u p to 100 m i l l i on bananas wh i ch m a kes s h ipp i ng the mo st ef fi c i e n t t ransportati o n m eth o d per t o n. N onet h e l ess, we co nt i n u e to moder n ise o ur vesse l fl eet to help red u c e o u r sh ppi n g e m iss i o n s, and w e’re exc i ted t o see how mu c h f u rt h er the adoption of new te c hn o l o g y c an prope l u s

We h ave a l so renewed and u pg raded o ur fl eet o f ref r ige rated c o n ta i ne r s to d ramat ic a l ly redu c e energ y usage, release o f refr i ge rants, and greenho u se gas em ssi o ns to further decrease o u r e nv ir o n m e n tal i mpa c t

S h ipp i ng is an esse n t i al ele m ent of Do l e’s m iss i o n t o pr ovide n u

y i s c riti c al to pr o te c ti n g t h e e nv i ro n me n t For nature For nature’s S c ope 1 S c ope 2 ( Mar ket -b a s e d ) S c ope 3 To t a l Corpo rat e 771.1 3 485.9 3 6,20 1 Fresh Fr u i t 929,754.3 0 31,525.6 3 2,402,80 7 Fresh Vegetab e s 32,149.9 0 17,995.5 9 579,36 0 Di versified Fr esh ProduceAmericas & RO W 10,378.7 0 21,412.1 8 1,273,99 2 Di versified Fr esh ProduceEME A 40,626.9 0 29,665.7 1 4,462,913 * Do l e pl c TOTA L 1,013,68 1 101,08 5 8,725,27 3 9,840,03 9 2021 1,114,766 metric tons of CO2e 2020 1,160,137 metric tons of CO2 e ( U n i ts are i n m et r ic t o ns (mt) of C O 2 e ) * Qua n tifi c ati o n of Scope 3 f o r Di v ersified F resh Pr o d u ce –EME A wa s e xt r apolated based o n o ther divisio n ’s emissions calculatio n s In 2021, the carbo n footpr nt for D o le plc gl o ball y was meas u red. Details ca n be f o u n d i n t h e tabl e
w We are hap py t o r ep o rt a 4% decrease i n c arb o n emiss i o n s c ompared t o ou r 2020 baseli n e*
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Wind in our sails

Dol e’s Fres h Vegetables div i sion recentl y instal l ed two Gene ral E lect r ic 2.8 M eg awat t wind t u rbi n es at its salad p r ocessi n g p l an t in Soledad, California as pa r t o f t h e o n goi n g efforts to reduce hydrocarbon em i ssi o ns , oil depe n dence and o ur e nv i ro n ment impact

Both t u rbi n es are estimated to dire c tly red u c e

C O 2 emissions by 14,912 tons pe r yea r Us i n g the US E nvironme n tal P r ote c t i on Agenc y (E PA )

Greenh o use Gas Equi v ale n cy C alcu l ato r it i s roughl y eq u ivalent to offsetting the ele c tr i cit y use of 2,634 America n Ho m es eac h yea r

“Represe n t i ng an important m i lestone in ou r sustai n abi l ity journ ey, t h ese turb i nes wil l h ave a substa n t i al impact on our ope ratio n s’ c arb o n footpr i nt ” s ay s Timot hy Es c a m illa, President o f Dole Fres h Vegetables. “Th ey are p r ojected t o produce ove r 19 m illion kilowatt ho u rs of c l ea n electr i c i t y per yea r whi c h wi l l resu l t in a 70 % offset of o ur ove rall energy c ons u mption a t this s i te ”

Gene rat ng domestical l y p r od u ced r enewab l e energy a n d there by reduc i ng the compa ny’ s relian c e o n fossil-fue l s is deep l y alig n ed wit h The Do l e Way f ramew o rk

In Apr i 2022, we proudl y ex pa n ded our ong o in g electr i fi cation pr o ject i n San Dieg o’s Wes t Coast po r t ope rati o n. Funded i n pa r t v i a t h e Clean Off- R oad Equipment Vo uche r In c ent i ve Project (C O R E) administe r ed by the Califo r nia Ai r Resour c es Board (CARB), this $1.5 mi l lion pro j ec t helped p r ovide D o l e’s ter m ina l ope rations with a n additi o nal fi ve n ew electr i c uti it y rigs ( U TRs) t o the tw o ex i sti n g UTRs alread y i n use on site

These n ew U TRs reti r e f o ur d i ese l -p o wered U T R s result i ng i n a substantial e m ission red u cti o n. E ac h new UT R wi l l avoid 0.3194 tons NO x /year ove r the 10- year life for a t o tal red u ct i on o f 3.194 ton s NOx pe r U T R and a c u mulati ve pro j ect emissio n s reduct i o n o f 12.776 to n s NO x over 10 years

Th ese s eve n e l ectri c U T R S represent 35% o f D o l e’s S a n Dieg o port t ransfer requi r e m e n ts a n d a r e a f u rther step t o wards meeti n g the c o m pa ny s

g o a l o f bei n g 100% e l e c tric in t h e p o rt by 2030

Sustainable farming prac tices

A s part o f ou r i n teg rated appr o ach to red u cin g ou r carbo n f o otp r i n t, Do l e Irela n d h as i n sta l le d a n ew e n e r g y system at ou r Belfast s i te i n th e

U n ited K i n gd o m. Wit h a capacity of 120 kWp , t h e s y stem w i ll ge n e rate 20% o f the sit e s a nnu al requ i re m e n ts, red u ci n g grid r elia n ce by 2 em i ssi on s by 30,000 kt per yea r A l t h o u gh t h is i s t h e fi rst o f s eve ral pr o posed s o lar m i c ro-gene rat i o n pr oj e c t s a c r o ss D o le U K & D o le I r ela n d, s i m i lar s y stem s h ave pr ev i o u s l y been i n stal l ed a c ross Dole site s i n Madrid, Vale n c i a, Barcel on a and C osta Rica

Water Stewardship

Fres h wate r is a n essentia l res o ur c e fo r farmers. O ve rall , c l im ate c h ange affe c ts water ava il abi li t y and we need t o c arefu ll y manage the res o ur c e to se c ure future growth

O u r water stewardsh i p acti v it i es are, therefore, a goo d bar o meter o f h o w effe c t i ve l y we are manag i ng o ur c li m at e r i sks. A t a n ope rat i ona l l evel, Do l e has been d eve l op i n g new w ays to redu c e water use on farms and at pack i ng an d pro c ess i ng fa c i li t i es for ma ny years and co n t i nues t o m a ke steady progress

Sust ainable Water Management

We are pr o ud to be a m e m ber o f the Al l i an c e f o r Wate r Stewa r dsh i p ( AW S) as we i nvest i n t h e respons i b l e m anagement of wate r I n tota l , 20 far m s h ave bee n rec o g n ised for their s u sta i nab l e water m anageme n t p racti c e s a c ross Co l o mb i a a n d Ec uado r, n c l ud i ng Do l e-owned a n d Do l e Independent produ c e r s. AW S c ert i fi cat i on i s w i de l y respe c ted a n d i nc l u des a l egal f ra m ewo r k, pro m oti n g bes t p ract i ces ar o und o pt i m i zati o n, d i sc h arge and san i tat i o n o f wate r, and en c o u ragement o f c o l l abo ratio n w i th ot h ers tha t add r ess n eeds a n d c halle n ges w i th i n the waters h ed

Biodiversit y protec tion

Va r i o us N GOs a n d g overnmenta l o rga n isati o ns h ave reported an a c ce l e rat o n i n b i od i ve r sity l o ss: an a l ar m in g s i g n fo r the we ll be i ng of o u r p l anet. Do l e h as, f o r s o m e ti m e n o w, c o l labo rated with organ i sat i o n s s uc h a s the Ra i nforest A ll ia n ce and as a fo u ndi n g m e m be r of B i od i vers i t y Partners h ip Mesoa m eri c a t o pro m ot e

b i od i vers i t y and d evelop m on i t o ri n g prog ra m s to asses s the status o f ec o syste m s aro u nd our farm i ng ope rat i ons

Do l e m a i ntai n s over 3,000 h e c tares (over 7,000 a c res) o f f o rest o n its ba n ana a n d p i neapple farms. We are co mm itte d to c ont i nua ll y el evate o ur c u rre n t p ract ic es and in c orpo rat e a yet m o r e stru c tured approac h to study a n d pro mo t e b i od i vers i t y i n our food s y stems .

Pollinator well- “beeing”

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Waste and Recycling

In o ur Do l e Fr es h Vegetab l es Di v is i on, two sa l ad p r ocessi n g fa c i li

are partneri n g wit h UC B Zer oWaste, L LC, a co m pa ny t

d i vert the a m ou n t of waste sent t o l andfi l l .

A s a d re c t resu l t of th i s e n gageme n t, Do l e has stream li ned pr o cesses to effi c ient ly m anage the variety

these fac il it i es a n d i n creased re c yc li ng rebates

In o ur S o ledad fac i l i ty al o ne, we h ave re c entl y ident i fi ed and di ve r ted 9% of m aterials dest i ned f o r l

rec yc li ng and waste t o e n ergy acti vi t i es si nc e J u ne 2022

a Ric a waste management N ea r l y 30 years ago, ba c k i n 1994, as part o f our l ongstandi n g c o mm itme n t to reduce waste, D o le l ed the c reati o n o f a j oi n t venture, R ec y plast w i t h another bana n a grower and a p l asti c prod uc t m anufact u rer (tod ay the Mo nte c risto G r o u p) to rec yc l e agr i c u ltu ra l plast i c. R ec y p l ast re c yc les banana bags and tw i nes from far m s i n to plast i c c or n er b o ards u sed t o s u pp o rt pallet s d u ri n g t ransp o rt. O ver the years, R e c yplast has ex panded t o i n c l u de 22 p o st- co nsu m er c o l lect i o n a n d r e c yc l i n g c e n t r es ac r os s C osta R i c a wh i c h n ot on l y c o l lect p l ast ic for rec yc l i n g fr o m other ag r i c u l tu ra l ope rat i ons su c h as pi n eapp l es a n d m elo n s but a l s o pr ov ide
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Employer of Choice

M ore t h an 80% o f global t rade by vo l u me s t ransported by s h ips. For D o le, s h ippi n g i s a n i nteg ral part of ou r s u pp l y c h ai n de l i ver i n g ba n anas, pi n eapp es and o t h er prod u c e wor l dwide

“Ou r sh i ps did n ot stop dur i ng C OV I D becaus e

o u r c r ews d i d n’t e i the r, ” c o m mented D av i d C air n s ,

Do l e’s V i c e P resident of F leet Ope rat i ons. T h er e

were m a ny unsung heroes duri n g the pa n de m c

b u t s h ips’ c rews, who so m et i mes fa c ed pro l o n ge d a n d un c erta i n peri o ds of i so l at i o n , were l arge l y i nv is i b e to the w o rld .

B y De c e m ber 2020, the I n ternatio n al Mar i t i m e

O r ga n isat i o n (I M O) esti m ated t h at 400,00 0 s h ipp i ng wo r kers were st randed on sh i ps

A s m i lar nu m ber were unab l e to board s h ip s f o r w o rk and earn t h eir expected p ay, je o pard i z i n g their fam il ies’ li vel i ho o d

Do l e stepped i n t o support our tea m s w i th re l ie f p ay ments f o r t h ose unable to retu r n t o sea. We a l so h e l ped h undreds of crew m e m bers s ch edu l e

fli g h ts a n d n av i gate the l o g i st i cs of t rave l .

Ac ross Do l e’s owned fl eet of 13 vesse l s, o u r

Ope rat io ns and Vesse l Management Departme n t h ave bu i lt stro n g relat i ons h ips w i t h o ur skil l e d

c rew m e m bers. T he respe c t a n d val u e we h ave

f o r o u r crews breeds h igh e m pl oy m ent retenti on , with a n ave rage ten u re rate of 8-14 years, wit h s o me sh i p masters ser v n g w th D o le for 20 year s

o r m o r e

“Ou r c rew m embers are part of the Do l e tea m a n d t h ey kn o w we do ever y th i ng p o ssib l e t o keep the m safe and help their fam i i es sh o u l d a ny proble m s oc c u r at ho m e , ” s ay s C a i rns

T h anks to t h e ded i cati o n of o ur sh i ps’ c rews, w e were ab l e to c o n t i n u e t ra n sporti n g o u r n utr i t i o u s produ c ts i n a ti m el y a n d ef fi c i ent ma n ner t o kee p the w o rld fed, a respons i bi ity we were privi l ege d to sh o u l de r

G ratefu l as we are t h at ou r pr o duct de li ver i e s pr oved re l iable, o ur pr i or i ty c o nti n ues to b e protect i ng o ur c rews a n d worki n g with l oc a l g overn m ents and i nte r nat i o n al organ i zati on s to pr i or i t i ze t h e n eeds of key perso n ne l I n s o m a ny w ays, t h e pa n de m i c de m o n st rated h o w i nterdependent we al l are a n d how we mu s t work t o gether t o e n sure the su c cess of o u r gl o ba l suppl y c h ai n and t h e essent i a wor ker s who keep i t m ov i n g .

Health and safet y

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l e U K a n d D o le Ire l and fo r ma li sed the i r D i vers i ty & I nc lusion j ou rn ey s i n 2021. O ver t h e pas t
m o n t h s s eve ra l ca m paigns were la u nc h ed h i g h l i ght i ng the i mportan c e o f the ma ny co n trib u t i o n s of a di ve r se a n d n c l us i ve workf o rce
h e first c a m pa i gn i n Su m mer 2021 was dur i ng Wor l d We ll be ng Week, a n d started w i th l eade r s c reat i ng and i mp l ementi n g a m ental h ea l t h a n d we l lbei n g po l c y T h ey iss u ed the fi rst “ H ow Do I Tal k
bo u t ” gu i de, foc u si n g o n menta l h ea l th, disabi l it y a n d n e u rodi versit y In 2022 t h is work c o nti n ued w i th a m enta hea l t h t h e m e and supp o rting Wor l d M enta l Healt h A ware n ess Week i n c l u di n g an o n l i ne mental h ea l th awareness worksh o p l aun c hed a c ross the busi n ess Do l e U K are a c t i ve m embers of the Co -op E nd l ess In c l u si o n Gro u p and are pro u d t o work t o war d a c h i ev i n g a fai r er wor l d 4 % Sa l es/ M ar ket n g 4 % Tra n spo r t /distributio n 12 % Ad m in st rat i o n ( in cl u ding fi n ance, H R & IT ) 65 % G ro wi n g /A gri c ultu ral Ope ration s 15 % Wa r eho u se/ Packing Ope ration s 20% Femal e 80% Mal e 0% Sile n t Gene rat i on (1925-1945 ) 10% Ba by Boomers (1946-1964 ) 32% Gene ration X (1965-1980 ) 55% Millenials (1981-2000 ) 3% Gene ration Z (2001-c ur re n t )
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Prioritising wellness of employees and families

Do e af fi l ate, Standard Fru i t C ompa ny de C ost a

R i c a S. A ., h as bee n r e c og n ised by t h e Am er ic an -

C osta R i c an Ch amber of C o mm er c e (A mC ha m )

f o r t h e i r i n n ovat i ve pro j e c t “De l a Man o c o n Do l e”

— w h c h l oose l y t rans l ates as H and- i n-Ha n d with Do l e

T h e H and- i n-Hand with D o le pr o je c t i s a n

i n i t i ati ve that pos t i ve l y i m pacts the so c ia l

d evel o pment of S ta n dard Fru i t Co m pa ny of Co st a

R i c a (aka Do l e C o sta R i ca) e m pl oyees and the i r fam i l es, i n partnersh i p w i t h H or i z o nte Pos i t i vo usi n g the Bus i ness M u l t d i mensi o na l Povert y Ind ex (bM P I) m et h odo l ogy d eve l oped by t h e U n i versity o f O x f o rd

T h e b M PI m eth o do l ogy meas u res p overty b eyon d o n l y per c ap i ta n c o m e – to i nc l ude measur i n g a c cess to hea l th, edu c at i o n ho u sing, work s o c i a l pr o te c t i o n and 16 other key i nd i cat o rs .

T h is al l ows the o rgan i zat i o n to i de n t i f y gaps i n s o c i a l pr o g ra m s and start to address s o me of t h e m u l t i d mens io na l p overty i ssues faced by thei r emp l oyees and re l at i ves

Do e i s t h e fi r st agr i bus ness c o m pa ny i n th e wor l d t o appl y the b M PI met h odo l ogy t o c ha l lenges aro u nd so ci al d eve l op m e n t

Dur i ng t h e d i agnost i c stage of i mple m entati o n ,

Do e C osta R i c a a c h i eved a very h ig h part i c pat i o n rate of 87% i n response t o s o c i oec o no m i c sur vey s of m o re tha n 5,300 emp l oyees .

A na l ysis o f the u n c overed “defi ci en c ies ” ref o c u sed s h ort-ter m pr i or i t i es o n the pr eventi o n of disease and the hea l t h o f e m pl oyees at th e o n set of C OV I D, as well as o n l o nger ter m st rategies of so c ia l p r ote c t on a n d h ealth. B y th e end of September 2021, 500 i dentified gaps ha d bee n c osed

Do l e C osta R i c a was further re c ogn i sed by Am C h a m for thei r emp l oyee I n for m ati o n an d Wel l bei n g C enters, an i n teg rated in i tiati ve tha t pr ov ides a c cess to i nf o rmati o n fr o m over 3 0 pub li c a n d pri v ate organ i satio n s t o Do l e’s r u ra l workf o rce. A myr i ad of paperw o rk and pr oc esse s that w o r kers a n d fam i l i es are c onfronted w i t h ¬ a n d h ave d i ffi c u l ty resol v i n g or resu l t i n l os t ti m e and r evenue, i n c reased ex penses, l on g d i stan c e t rave l and di m i n ished i vel i h o ods. Th e

Infor m ati o n C e n ters al l ow w o r ke r s to a c ces s serv ic es for themse l ves o r dire c t fa m i l y me m ber s a n d res o l ve i ssues l i n ked to t h e i r so c ia l benefits , res i de n ce, perso n al fina n ce and m u ch more Often these issues w o uld pr ove d f fi c u lt or t o o c ostl y t o so l ve w i tho u t ass i sta n ce. Th i s eff o rt , i n t a l l y begu n at a Do e pi n eapp l e far m ha s pr ove n so su cc essfu l that i t has been extende d to a l l p i neapple far m s and p l ans are i n pla c e to i mp l e m ent a centre at o ur largest banan a p l antat i o n i n C osta R i ca

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people continued

In 2001, D o le set u p a fou n dati o n i n Ec u ado r wit h a clea r pu r pose: i nvest i n the li ves o f w o r kers an d commun i t i es in and a r ound t h e ba n ana far m s a n d facil i ties

The fo u ndatio n’s ambiti o n was to i m pr ove services i n ma ny ru ral areas and i nvest i n th e health a n d wellness of farmers, and thei r families

The DALE Fo undation addresses s o cial needs i n commun i t i es that we sha r e in Ec u ado r, h elp i n g to emp o wer people w i th t rai n ing, opport u nitie s for se c o n d income gene ratio n , and i n crease d resil i en c y in the aftermath of majo r life c h ang n g events .

DA LE has two significant meanings i n Spanish

One is s i mpl y, “ to gi ve”. T h e othe r, that furthe r describes the work of the fo u ndatio n , is a p h ras e of enc o u ragement: “go a h ead, yo u can d o it! ”

Jointl y fu n ded by Dole a n d i ndependent g r owe r s the DALE Fo undation pr ov i des a netwo r k o f medica l r esources, such as p r ima r y healthca r e vi a on-staff p hysicians, n u rses a n d dentists, edu c ati o n on pr eventati ve health care, vac c inatio n ac c es s and impo r tant on-site m o bile medical cli n ics Fro m an ed u cat i onal pe r spe c ti ve, the fo u ndatio n helps c o n t r ibute t o the constru c tio n of sch o ols impr ove m e n ts to existi n g fac i lities a n d advan c in g nutrit i o n prog ra m mes. Additionall y t h roug h commun i t y i nvestments, DALE h elps de l i ve r techni c a l t rai n ing to d evel o p skills t h at enab l e partic i pants with the potent i a l to gene rat e ext ra house h o l d income su c h as sewing, baking , and ga r den i ng

A great ex a m p l e is Car m e n S and ov al, a member o f

t h e Lo s R i os En t r epreneur i al M ot h ers Ass o c i atio n i n E c u ad o r, w ho se gro u p was f o rmed after t h e f o u n dati on -f u nded sewi n g t rai n n g i n 2011

“I n t h e beg in n i ng t h e DA L E Fo u n dat i o n h e l ped u s a n d no w we h ave bec o me i n depe n de n t, w i t h o u r

o w n w o rks ho p ,” she said. “O u r expectatio n is t o

c on ti nu e gr o w i ng and w o rking fo r the co m m u nit y,

t h e D o le gr ou p, a n d o t h er c o mpa n ies t h at rel y o n ou r w o rk ”

Th e DA L E Foun dati on h as als o fu n ded i nit i at i ve s

t h at be n efit t h e area at l arge, m eeting basic need s

o f the c o m m un it y thr ou g h the c on str u cti o n o f r o ads, ware hou se fa c ilit i es, sp or ts c ompl exes, a n d equ i p m e n t t o s u pp o rt n ew entrep r eneurs .

Fr o m its i n c epti o n, the DA LE Fou ndati o n has bee n g r o un ded i n the pri n c i ple t h at all pe o p l e h ave t h e r i g h t t o a dig n ified ex iste n ce. B y co m mitti n g t o s u pp o rt t h ose w h o w o rk on ou r Do l e-owne d far m s, i ndepe n de n t pr o d u cers, a n d al l t ho se wh o l i ve i n c o m m u n ities near D o le o pe rati on s, t h e DA L E Fou ndat i o n i s a cr i t i cal c o nt r ib u t o r to t h e stabi l it y of ou r suppl y c h ai n

E c u ad o r is t h e l argest ex p or ter of ba n a n as i n t h e w o r d t h us ba n a n a pr o du c tio n is a ma j or so u rc e

o f steady e m p l oy ment in the regi on . I nvestment s made h ere h elps c reate h ea l t h ier and m o r e

stable c o m m un ities f o r t h ese wo r kers, wh c h i n t u r n creates a str on g and e n gaged w o rkf o rce

O u r f o c u s is o n impr ov i ng t h e li ves not just o f

t o d ay ’s ge n e rati on but o f gene rati o ns t o c o me , w h i c h is w hy a p o rt i o n o f D o l e’s profit fro m

ever y b ox of D o le-b ra n ded ba n anas h elps f u n d

these l o c a l c o m m u n ity i m pact pr o jects a l on g with c o n tr i b u t i ons fro m t h e far m s and g r owers

T h is fu n di n g s y ste m ensures that the DA L E

Fou n dati o n’s supp o rt f o r edu c ati o n, health, an d c o m m u n i t y d eve l op m e n t is susta i nab l e ove r th e l ong ter m .

H ea l th c are ac c ess h as been a key pri o rity f o r th e DA L E Fou n dati o n over t h e past tw o de c ades

M a ny l o ca l c o m m u n i t i es had been u n derser ve d f r o m a m edi c a l perspecti ve o r h ad fou n d c ar e

b o t h ex pe n s i ve and i n ac c ess i b l e. Our gr o wer s h ave be c o m e fi rm propo n ents and ad vo c ates o f reg u lar health m a nte n ance, l ead i ng to a stronge r a n d health i er w o rkforce .

Dur i ng C OV I D, DA L E h e l ped del i ver care an d s u pp li es to th o se m ost affected. Tele m ed i c i n e was made ava i lable as a c are opt i o n for t h os e u n ab l e to t ravel. S u pp ies l i ke masks, rapid tests therm o meters, ox y gen tanks a n d heart rat e m on i tors we r e a l so pr ov i ded. DA L E ’s E xec u ti ve Dire c t o r, M ar í a E uge n ia C astr o noted t h at th e partnersh i p between Dole and the fou n datio n has e n sured that even dur i ng the pandem c , “we n ot on l y c o n t i n u ed a ru n n ng b u si n ess w h i c h gua ranteed th o usands of j o bs, b u t ab ove al l , protected t h e hea l t h a n d safet y o f our wor ker s a n d t h e i r fa mi l i es ”

S i n c e 2001, the f o undat i on has r ec o rded 1. 8 m ll i o n hea l t h i n ter ventio n s and c u rrent l y fund s 18 m edi c a l fa c li t i es staffed by n u rses, do c t o rs , dentists, and pha r ma c ists. In rem o te vi ll ages vans ser ve as m o b i le m edi c al u n its whi c h de li ve r c are that pr ev i o u sly m ay n ot h ave been avai l ab l e l o c al l y – red uc i n g v i s i ts to bri c k-a n d- m orta r m ed ic al fac il it i es wh i c h he l ps al l ev iate wai t ti m es for o t h er patie n ts. T he v ans als o pr ov i d e emerge n c y ass i sta n ce dur i ng c atastrophi c event s s u c h as hur r i c anes a n d fl o ods

“ For m a ny of the c o m mu n ities t h at Do l e ser ves ,” s ays C astro, “ t h e DA LE foundat i o n i s the o n l y

s o c i a l ser v i c e t h ey c an c ou n t o n . DA L E ha s i mpr oved t h e q u al i t y of l ife of o ur w o r kers an d the c o m m u n it i es where we l i ve ”

E xpanding Oppor tunit y through

T h e DA L E Fo u ndat i o n’s very first p r oject n

2001 was to c onstr u ct the V ic e n te Pied ra h it a

S c h o o l i n t h e Los R i o s pr ovi nc e of E c u ad o r

C o n st r u c t i o n o f a sec o nd s c ho o l, Ec uador Paí s

Am azó n i c o, i n t h e Gu ayas pr ov i n ce was f u nde d s i x years l ate r T h e foundat i on a l so supports o t h e r

s c h o o l s by pr ov id i ng acade m i c a n d re c reatio n a l i nf rastr u cture i mpr ove m e n ts, as we ll as i m p o rtan t hea l t h and n utrit i on prog rams fo r students

F ar m er Fra n c i s c o F iestas R a m irez, who gr o w s o r ga n i c bananas i n t h e P iu ra regio n of Per u , sa i d the fo u ndati o n funded i m pr ovements to h i s c o m m u n i t y ’s pr i mar y sch o o l , i n c l ud i ng bat h ro o m fac i l ties and a water tank t h at ho l ds a n d s u pplie s safe, dri n kable wate r H e sa i d t h at pr evi ou s l y, m a ny st u dents fa i led t o fi n is h pr im ary sc ho ol , a n d

t h at pr ovide students wit h a stab l e , safe a n d se c u r e e nv ir o nment i n wh i c h t o l ear n i s one of t h e basi c n eeds that h e l p set u p thes e c o m m u n i t es for future suc c ess

few we n t o n to se c ondary ed u cat i on. “ No w,” he s ay s, “th i ngs are cha n g i ng ” Pr i or i t i s i ng s ch o o l i mpr ovements
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15,000 people from almost 180 communities invested since 2001

800 students educated each year in two schools built and supported by DALE 1.8m + health interventions since 2001

14 different courses offered through the foundation’s training programme, including healthcare and safety, environmental protection, and entrepreneurship fundamentals

24,215 tons of bananas and 29,820

DALE Foundation
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For Food

For a World

A t Do l e p lc , w e’re a l l ab o ut pro mo t i ng go o d h ea l t h a n d wel l -be in g and fi n di n g the fun i n fr u its a n d vegetab l es. We’re c o n sequent l y very proud t o fl y the fl ag for the fresh produ c e i ndustry by be n g a m ai n sponsor of t h e i nn ov at i ve, “ E at T he m To Defeat T h e m ” c a m pa gn i n the U n ited K i n gdo m

F ar t o o ofte n h ealt hy pr o du c ts a r e overshad o we d by l ess v i rt u o u s sna c k i ng alternat i ves o n pr i meti m e tel ev i s i on. T h e “ E at Them To Defea t T h e m ” c a m pa i gn, with its ex t raord i nar y rea c hs o me 36 m il l i o n pe o p l e i n 2022, seeks t o addres s th s i m ba l an c e. Ded i cated to u si n g best-i n - c las s ad vert i si n g a n d i n -s c h o o l prog rams to e nc ou rag e c h i ld r e n to eat m o re vegetab l es, the c a m pa i g n p aces vegetab l es front and centre o n pri m et i m e nat o n al te l ev i si o n, engaging k i ds i n a fun , i rr eve r e n t w ay.

B r oad c ast dur i ng “M u st See T V ” prog ra m m i ng o n the I TV c h an n e l acr o ss M ay June and Ju ly th e £3.5m TV c a m paign was c o mple m ented by a £1 m ab ove the i n e a n d digita c a m pa i gn supp o rted by Tw i tte r, Sp o t i f y M u m snet and others. T he s c ho o l s i nter ve n t i o n prog ram m e that acc om pa n ied t h e c ampa gn s aw 1 m i ll i o n ch il dren across 3,84 5 pr i ma r y s c ho o ls ta ke part with tasting eve n ts an d reward c h arts. T h e resu l ts were i m press i ve wit h 57% o f parents w th ch il dre n who to o k part i n th e s c h o o l ’s prog ra m fi n di n g t h at thei r c h i ldren at e m ore vegetables a n d 74 % o f c h i l dren agreeing i t m ade eati n g vegetab l es m ore fun !

encouraging kids to choose fruit

S i n c e 2016, T he Wa l t D i sn ey Co mpa ny-ow n e d m ov i e c ha racte r s h ave bee n appeari n g o n D o l e produ c ts s u c h as bana n as, pi n eapples, a n d vegetab l es at gro c er y stores t h rough o ut the U.S a n d Canada. The m o t i vati o n behind the m u lti- yea r c o l labo rati o n is to gi ve pare n ts a helping h and i n getti n g their k i ds t o c h o ose h ea th i er m ea l s a n d s n acks, wh il e gi v i n g kids a n added reason to b e exci ted ab o ut r ea c h i ng for h ea l th i e r fo o ds

In additi o n to endear i ng a n d u n i versal l y rec o g n ized c ha racters appeari n g o n banan a sti c kers a n d pi n eapp l e tags, ea c h custo m -theme d c ampa gn i n c l u des Dis n ey - i nsp i red rec i pes l i mi ted-t i me c o l lect i ble st ic ker sets, digita l d o w n l o ads and i nte ra c ti ve on li ne a c t i v i tie s f o r fa mi l i es to further engage with t h e b ra n ds we ll ness-fo c used i nit i at i ves

In Greece, Do l e h as been fund i ng nutriti o n edu c ati o n prog rams i n sc h oo l s n partners h i p with the Greek M i n i str y of E du c ation si nc e 2012

E a c h yea r, Do l e-spo n sored nutrit i on i sts h o l d h u ndreds o f sessi o ns with groups of stude n ts, t o tea c h the m about t h e pr i nc i ples of h ea l t hy eat i ng

T h e pr o g ra mm e has s o far reac h ed over 880,00 0 students and fa c u l ty i n m o re than 5,500 s c h oo ls , a n d su c cess i ve g ove r n m ents h ave p raised it s val u e i n he l pi n g to ta c kle t h e c o untry’s gr o wi n g obes i ty prob l em

Reducing childhood hunger in 2022

In 2022 D o le renewed its n at i ona l part n ersh i p with S hare O u r S trengt h’s N o K id H u ngr y c ampa i gn to help end c h i ld h ood h u nger i n

Am er ic a. T h e partnersh i p was fi rst l au n ched i n s u m m e r 2020 i n resp o nse to s c ho o l c l os u res, a s a resu l t o f C OV I D w h en m i l l i o n s o f U S ch ildre n faced t h e pr o spe c t o f un r e l iab l e a c cess t o f o od

T h e partners h ip del i vered d i rect pr o duc t d o nati o ns i n i mpa c ted c i ties as well as n utr i t i o n edu c ati o n, wel l ness eve n ts a n d at-retai l in i t i ati ve s to ensu r e a ll c h il dre n had ac c ess t o three healt hy m ea l s a d ay

T h is yea r to c onti n ue to c o u nter t h e pro l o n ge d negat i ve effe c ts of t h e pandem ic , Do l e has agai n renewed i ts s u pport as a nat i onal partner a s we ll as so l e presenting sponsor of a series o f l i vestream wel l ness and fi t n ess sess i ons c alle d

Get Fi t f o r N o K i d H u ngry w h i c h raises f u nds t o pr ov ide the healt hy fo o d these c h i ldre n n eed t o thr ve

“ We care ab o ut be i ng a p o siti ve f o rce of c h a n g e i n pe o pl e’s ever yd ay l i ves , ” sa i d Me l an i e M ar c us

Do l e’s N u tr i ti o n a n d H ea l th C o m mu n i c ati o n s

M anage r “A ddressi n g h u nger and f o od i n se c urit y f o r c h i l dren i s at the c o re o f our purp o se as a f r es h p r odu c e c o mpa ny P rom o ting health a n d we ll be i ng and d r i v i n g c ons u mpt i o n o f fres h fr u it s a n d vegetables is one w ay we ca n h elp eve r y d ay. ”

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For

Improving Transparency

Responsible Trading

S u stai n ab i l i t y certifi c at i o n s, t h ird-party ac c reditat i on and aud i ts, along w i th str nge n t Do l ei mp l e m ented sta n dards d eve l oped over ma ny years, h e l p o u r c u sto m ers and other sta keh o lder s apprec i ate that the fru i t and vegetables we sel l h ave been pr o duced i n acc o rda n ce wit h the h i ghes t

e nv ir o n m e n tal a n d lab o ur sta n dards. A dd i t i o n al l y, m a ny la r ge retailers h ave thei r own deta i le d requ i rements f o r t h e fresh pr o duce so d i n thei r stores and requ i re reg u lar aud i ts to ens u re c omplia nc e

Human Right s Protec tion

A s a l eader i n the pr o du c t i o n o f fresh fr u it a n d vegetables, Do l e str i ves to dem on st rate exc ept i o n a l

b u si n ess p ra c t ic es. A n d as a c o m pa ny that ope rates i n m a ny d eve l op i ng c ou n t r ies, Do l e’s fo cu s i n

o n e m powe r i n g i ts emp l oyees, en h an ci ng c om mu nit i es, and pr o te c ti n g t h e s u rrou n di n g e nvi ro nm ent

Do l e h as st r i c t p o l i c i es on h u man r i g h ts ab u ses s u ch as h uma n t raf fic k i ng, c hi l d labo u r a n d s ave r y,

a n d act i vely en co u rages the adoptio n of a s i m i lar approa c h i n o u r s u pply c h ai n T h ese p o l i c i es ar e enf o r c ed by o ur Co de of C o n du c t, d i s c los u res fro m gr o wers, and reg u lar aud i ts and i n spe c t i ons a s requ i red by b u si n ess partne r s

Food Safet y

Do l e’s g l obal f o od safety prog ra m i s r i sk-based and grou n ded i n t h e latest s c ie n ce. E a ch Do l e di v isi o n has a fo o d safety tea m work i ng to del ver a c o m m o n st rateg y, n c l ud i ng c omplia nc e w i t h D o l e’s gl o ba l m anagement system, b u t gi v ing ea c h d i v i si o n scope to execute food safety c o ntr o ls as appr o pr at e to their a c ti v it i es

Do l e works n o t j ust w i t h growers, but a l so with o ur peers a n d c o mpet i tors th r o u gh part c i pati o n i n m u l t i -sta keh o lder i nit i at i ves su c h as t h e G l oba l Fo o d S afety I n itiati ve, and co ll abo rat i o n w i t h pan- i nd u str y organ i sat i o n s su c h as t h e C al i f o rn i a a n d A r i z o na Leafy Greens M ar keti n g A sso c iati on s to raise the bar o n food safety and put add i t ona l standards i n to place. We’re a l so w o rki n g wit h

researc h e r s t o better u n derstand the c halle n ges a n d t o strengthen pr eve n t i on st rateg i es and co n t r o l s

Food continued
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2-1 Orga n izat i o n al deta i l s

2-2 E ntities i n c l u ded i n the o rga n izat i o n ’ s s u stai n abi l it y rep o rt i n g

Pages 2- 7

Pages 2- 3

2-3 R epo r ti n g per i od, freq u e n cy a n d co n ta c t po i n t In t ro to Dol e

2-6 A cti v it i es, val u e chai n a n d o t h er b u si n es s r e l ati o nsh i p s

Pages 2- 7

2-7 E mpl oyee s Pages 28-3 1

2-12 R o le o f t h e h ighest g overna n ce bod y i n overseeing the ma n agement of i mpa c t s

2-13 Delegati o n o f resp on sibilit y fo r m a n aging i mpact s

2-14 R o le o f t h e h ighest g overna n c e body i ng sustai n ab i l i t y repo r ti n g

Page 1 0

Page 1 0

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2-22 State m e n t o n s u stai n able d evel o p m e n t st rateg y Pages 8, 9, 16 an d 1 7

2-23 Po l icy c om m itme n t s Page 1 1

2-24 E m beddi n g po l i c y c o mmit m e n t s Page 1 1

2-25 P r o c esses t o remediate n egat i ve impact s Page 1 1

2-26 Mec h an i sms f o r seeking advice a n d raisi n g c oncer n s Page 1 1

2-27 C o mp l ia n ce w i t h l aws a n d reg u lati o n s Page 1 1

2-28 Membersh i p asso c iati o n s Page 2 0

2-29 App r oa c h to sta ke h o l der engagemen t Page 2 0

2-30 C o l l ecti ve bargai n i n g agreement s Page 1 1

3-1 P r o cess to deter m i n e material t o pic s Pages 14-1 5

3-2 List of m ater i al t o p i c s Page 1 5

304-3 H abitats protected or rest o re d Page 2 5

305-1 Di r ect (S c ope 1) GHG emiss i on s Page 2 2

305-2 E nerg y i n d i re c t (S c ope 2) G HG em i ssi o n s Page 2 2

305-3 Ot h er i nd i rect (S c ope 3) GHG emiss i on s Page 2 2

305-5 R ed u ct i o n o f GHG emiss i on s Pages 22 an d 2 3

405-1 Di ve r sity o f g overna n c e bodies a n d e m pl oyee s Page 3 1

413-1 Ope rat io ns w i t h lo c al c o m m un it y engage m ent, i m pact assessments , and d evel o pme n t pr o g ram s Page 32-3 7

Do l e pl c h as reported the info r mation cited in this G R I c ontent ind ex for the period January 2021 through Decembe r 2021 with referenc e t o the GR I Sta n da r ds

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