Home Depot : 2021 ESG Report

2021

ESG Report

DOING OUR PART

CONTENTS

This report covers The Home Depot's year of environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress in 2020.

Overview

04 CEO Letter: Doing Our Part Makes Our Company Stronger

1. Engaging Stakeholders & Setting Priorities

1. Materiality Assessment Framework

1. Materiality Touchpoints

1. Home Depot Goals

1. ESG Transparency

1. 2020 Ratings & Recognition

1. FAQ: Growing Sustainably

1. 2020 Highlights

Focus on Our People

1. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

1. Associate Engagement

1. Learning & Development

1. Benefits

1. The Homer Fund

1. Associate Safety

Operate Sustainably

Protecting the Climate

1. Carbon Footprint

1. Store Operations

1. Supply Chain

Sourcing Responsibly

1. Ethical Sourcing

1. Conflict Minerals

1. Sustainable Forestry

Reducing Environmental Impact

1. Greener Products

1. Circularity

1. Responsible Chemistry

1. Energy-SavingProducts
2. Water-SavingProducts

1. Gardening

1. Cleaning

1. Residential Solar

1. Waste Management & Recycling

1. Sustainable Packaging

Strengthen Our Communities

1. Community Partnerships

1. Supplier Diversity

1. Retool Your School

1. The Home Depot Foundation

1. Team Depot

1. U.N. Sustainable Development Goals

International Retail Operations

1. Canada

1. Mexico

Our Business

122 Code of Conduct

1. Corporate Governance

1. Government Relations

1. Corporate Taxes

1. Data Security & Privacy

Reporting Framework

1. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards

1. Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Disclosure Matrix

1. Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Framework

1. EEO-1Report*

• To be added following filing with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, this report does not include data for HD Supply Holdings Inc., which was acquired on Dec. 24, 2020.

2021 ESG Report		The Home Depot	1

Table of	Overview	Focus on	Operate	Strengthen	International	Our	Reporting
Contents	Our People	Sustainably	Our Communities	Retail Operations	Business	Framework

OVERVIEW

RESOURCES

• Resources & Reports
• Corporate Responsibility

"For The Home Depot, the events of 2020 highlighted, perhaps more than ever, the critical importance of our culture."

- Craig Menear, Chairman and CEO

Forward-LookingStatements: All statements in this report that are not historical constitute "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may relate to, among other things, our goals, commitments and programs and projections of future results; the impact on our business, operations and financial results of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related recovery; our business plans, strategies, initiatives and objectives and their expected execution and impact; management of relationships with our associates, suppliers and service providers; and our assumptions and expectations regarding any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. They are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to future events, risks and uncertainties - many of which are beyond our control, dependent on the actions of third parties, or currently unknown to us - as well as potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and also in future reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We encourage you to review these filings. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update these statements other than as required by law.

Note on Materiality: Materiality, as used in this report, and our materiality assessment process, is different than the definition used in the context of filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Issues deemed material for purposes of this report may not be considered material for SEC reporting purposes.