Dollar Tree Inc

Lobbying Governance

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Over the past year, the Board enhanced the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's existing oversight of risks relating to corporate social responsibility and sustainability. In carrying out its expanded role, the Committee is responsible for developing and recommending policies and procedures relating to the environment, human rights, labor, health and safety, workforce diversity, supply chain, governance and similar matters affecting Company stakeholders and increasing stakeholder transparency into such policies. [...] The Committee's primary duties and responsibilities in the area of sustainability and corporate social responsibility are to oversee the Company's strategy on social responsibility and sustainability and develop and recommend to the Board policies and procedures relating to the Company's corporate social responsibility and sustainability activities, including authorizing and directing the Chief Executive Officer and other members of management as he shall select to: - assess on an ongoing basis the Sustainability Risks; - draft or revise policies and procedures to prevent and mitigate Sustainability Risks, specifically to include the following Company communications: - Environmental Policy; - Human Rights Policy; - Occupational Health and Safety Policy; - Vendor Code of Conduct; - Political Contribution and Expenditure Policy Statement; and - Corporate Sustainability Report; - increase transparency into the Company's policies on Sustainability Risks for all Company stakeholders, make the foregoing policies or, if appropriate, reasonable summaries or abstracts thereof, publicly available; - use as a resource in addressing Sustainability Risks relevant recommendations from national and international protocols including: - Sustainability Accounting Standards Board; - Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures; - United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; - United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; and - OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; and - provide regular reports to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and/or the Board on the identification, evaluation, management and mitigation of Sustainability Risks including any which may arise in the future.

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- Public policy and advocacy strategies with respect to environmental, social, workplace safety, violence prevention and community matters; and [...] - Policies and processes designed to manage and mitigate environmental, social, and political risks (governance and compliance matters overseen by the Audit Committee).

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###### GOVERNANCE, ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE, DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY

Oversight and Management of Environmental, Social and Governance Issues

To drive ongoing progress of our environmental, social and governance agenda, we engage a wide array of stakeholders to help build and advance our commitments, strategies and practices.

This includes two board committees which provide oversight of our strategies, activities and reporting as well as several internal cross-functional management level committees.

|Group|Responsibility|
|---|---|
|Enterprise Risk Management Committee|• Co-chaired by our Chief Audit Executive and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer • Cross-functional management team that develops and executes a framework for identifying enterprise risk|
|Enterprise Ethics & Compliance Committee|• Chaired by the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer • Cross-functional management team that helps foster a culture of integrity, compliance and ethics and supports implementation and execution of the Company's ethics & compliance program|
|Sustainability & Impact Council (forthcoming)|• To be chaired by the Chief Sustainability & Impact Officer • Cross-functional executive council from representatives across the business • Discuss progress of the Company's sustainability and social impact strategy, initiatives, and future opportunities|

|Group Board of Directors including • Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility (S&CSR) Committee • Audit Committee|Responsibility • S&CSR: Oversees the Company's sustainability, social impact, and DEIB strategies; evaluates policies, practices, and programs; monitors progress and reporting; oversees the Company's strategies, policies and programs related to human capital management and ethics • Audit: Oversees risk assessments and risk management policies and action plans compliance; oversees internal controls regarding finance, accounting, legal, compliance, and ethics|
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|Enterprise Sustainability, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) and Ethics & Compliance teams|• Led by Chief Sustainability & Impact Officer, Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Officer and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer • Develop enterprise sustainability, social impact, DEIB and Ethics & Compliance strategies, goals and priorities • Deliver key programs and subject matter expertise • Work cross-functionally to operationalize and deliver progress|

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Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes

CDP Questionnaire Response 2023