CSL Ltd Annual Report 2020

Support for local communities Local community initiatives are centred on engaging employees in local giving, both financially and through volunteered time. These programs invite the broader participation of our employees in the community. While seeking to address a community need or gap, support for the local community encourages teamwork and collaboration and builds a sense of pride in the workplace and organisation. A number of activities are undertaken across our sites to support local organisations. Bush fire relief in Australia Teaming up to support rare disease research The devastation to people, property, wildlife and their habitat in Australia spurred our employees to take action. CSL’s workforce answered the call to action in support of the cause by making individual contributions and joining forces at different locations to host fundraising events. The employee effort of the campaign yielded A$157,523. Coupled with an initial A$500,000 company donation and a dollar-for-dollar match of all employee donations, CSL and its employees gave A$815,046 to the relief effort. Nearly 1,000 employees contributed to the effort, supporting 58 different bush fire charities, with the largest amount of support directed toward the Australian Red Cross. In addition to this, CSL supported employees to take leave to volunteer with fighting the fires. CSL Behring partnered with Philadelphia-based non-profit Uplifting Athletes to present the third annual Young Investigator Draft in March 2020, which awarded more than US$100,000 in grant funding to emerging rare disease researchers. Uplifting Athletes is an organisation comprised of athletes at colleges and universities across the US that seeks to inspire the rare disease community through the power of sport. The event took place at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles. CSL Behring has served as the title sponsor for the event since its inception in 2018. CSL Limited Annual Report 2020 52 Our Communities 11