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G&W GENESEE & WYOMING | 2021 ESG REPORT WYOMING MassMutual 3715 2021 2021 HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES THRIVE As a railroad company, we connect places, drive economic growth, and revitalize the communities in which operate. We seek to expand connections throughout North America and build a more diverse and skilled workforce to serve our communities. Creating local jobs. G&W operates high-quality infrastructure, taking careful consideration for the communities around our operations. We want to have a positive impact on our communities, so we create quality jobs to strengthen the local economy, and ensure our investments translate into greater prosperity and social wellbeing. Supporting veterans. We also take pride in supporting our country's veterans. We partner with American Corporate Partners to provide mentorship and career guidance to military veterans looking to transition back into civilian life. G&W also actively recruits veterans or transitioning military personnel, as we believe they possess competencies, work experience, and skills that are highly transferable to rail operations. Native American and First Nations communities. Some of our railroads in North America traverse across Native American and First Nations land. G&W is committed to fostering collaboration and creating an open dialogue with our neighboring landowners. • In 2020 and 2021, G&W railroads have: · Provided job opportunities to the First Nations communities surrounding Wabush/Labrador City on our Western Labrador Rail Services Inc. railway Collaborated with the First Nations in water and flood management on our Huron Central Railway Inc. Providing scholarships. G&W is also dedicated to community education. We provide funding to make education goals more attainable. We award roughly 20 scholarships to the children of subsidiary employees who are pursuing higher education. Once they graduate, they are welcome to join our recruiting program. Through our scholarship program, we have helped more than 225 children access higher education and provided more than $2 million in scholarships. Generating economic impact. By way of our operations, we contribute economic growth in the communities where we work. By creating and sustaining local jobs, paying state and local taxes, and investing in rail infrastructure, we are an important economic driver throughout North America. Our 2020 Economic Impact: U.S. State and Local Taxes - (USD) $34.8 million Canadian Provincial Taxes - (USD) $8.9 million In 2021, G&W developed a comprehensive 176-page guide detailing all points of commonality between G&W's U.S. railroads and 41 Native American tribes to assist in building collaborative relationships. 19
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