All businesses will have one additional year to comply with the new rules Simplified traceability requirements within the EU Simpler due diligence requirements for small and micro primary operators Printed products excluded from the law’s remit

Grainger announced the launch of its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report on www.GraingerESG.com. This marks Grainger's 10th consecutive year of publishing this report, continuing the company's commitment to addressing key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and opportunities. Other report highlights include: *New one-page corporate responsibility program overview *ESG governance updates, including the Board's ESG oversight framework, and management's new ESG Leadership Council which is led by Macpherson *Expanded diversity, equity and inclusion content and a feature on Grainger Board members sharing insights with team members *New recycling and zero waste updates *Overview of Grainger's COVID-19 response and safe return-to-work facility plan

The preliminary results of the transaction verification (TV) loop on Vietnamese wood supply chains indicate that there are some potential discrepancies in transactions reported by the certificate holders included in this TV loop. Several suppliers declared fewer sales than the purchases reported by their customers. In May 2023, FSC and its assurance partner – Assurance Services International (ASI) – launched this TV loop to identify the volumes and species of certified wood harvested in Vietnam. Through this TV loop, FSC and ASI also aim to trace supply chains of raw materials used for wood pellets production. The original scope of the TV loop included 424 certificate holders – 368 chain of custody and 56 forest management certificates; they were requested to submit their transaction data for 2022. However, 17 certificate holders did not respond, and their certificates were suspended by their respective certification bodies, some of which were subsequently terminated.