Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at General Mills Inc.

Climate change presents risks to humanity, our environment and our livelihoods. Changes in climate not only affect global food security but also impact our raw material supply. This influences our ability to make food people love and deliver value to our shareholders.

Science-based goal: Only 10 percent of our greenhouse gas footprint is from our own operations, so we’ve set a goal to look beyond our walls and reduce absolute GHG emissions across our full value chain by 28 percent by 2025 (compared to 2010). Our longer-term goal is to achieve sustainable emission levels in line with scientific consensus by 2050.

Environmental Sustainability

Water is an integral part of General Mills’ heritage. The company traces its roots back to 1866,
when milling visionary Cadwallader Washburn set up a flour mill operation on the banks of the
Mississippi River in Minneapolis seeking to capitalize on the power-generating potential of the 16-
foot St. Anthony waterfalls. Today, water continues to be critical to food manufacturing for use as an
ingredient, a coolant, and to clean and sanitize manufacturing equipment. General Mills is committed
to protecting and conserving its natural resources, and seeks innovative ways to reduce and reuse
water wherever possible.