1 April 2023 Introduction Our approach to Global Citizenship

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Introduction

Our approach to Global Citizenship & Sustainability (GC&S) at Ralph Lauren Corporation is rooted in our

Company’s Purpose: to inspire the dream of a better life through authenticity and timeless style. We take

our impact on the environment and society seriously and uphold responsible and sustainable practices

across our business and our supply chain. Since we use animal-derived materials, such as leather,

animal fibers, exotic skins, and shearling in some of our products, we are deeply committed to principles

and practices that ensure animals in our supply chain are treated with care and respect, and for these

species to be sustained through responsible trade, species conservation, and protection of ecosystems.

This document outlines our guiding beliefs, key requirements, general principles and a table of specific

guidelines by material type.

Our Animal Welfare Policy is related to the following Company policies that support the implementation of

the principles and commitments outlined herein and include details on related requirements, expectations,

and grievance mechanisms:

• Operating Standards

• Supply Chain Sustainability Policy

This policy will be reviewed at least every two years and updated as appropriate.

Guiding Beliefs

Ralph Lauren Corporation cares about the proper care of all animals. We believe that all animals,

including those from which we obtain materials for our products, should be treated well in all stages of life.

We continually work to extend the best animal welfare standards throughout our supply chain. Animal-

derived materials should come from supply chains that have been verified to standards, certifications or

programs that are working towards fulfilling the General Welfare Aims of the Five Domains model,

designed to assess and encapsulate both the physical and mental state of animals. These materials

should also be by-products of other industries where possible (including leather and down).

Our aim is that all our animal-derived materials will be certified to an animal welfare standard, where

available. We seek to work collaboratively with partners across our industry to improve the animal welfare

and animal-derived material standards, certifications and programs we leverage. We expect all tiers of

our suppliers, including business partners and licensees, to share our commitment to treating animals

well and following the requirements and practices outlined in this policy. We work towards full traceability

in our supply chains to achieve these aims. We are also committed to working on innovative alternatives

to animal-derived materials that maintain our quality without increasing our environmental footprint.

Governance

GC&S is integrated across all levels of our organization and governed by our Board of Directors. Our

Board of Directors (the Board) is responsible for formal governance of GC&S. The Board receives

progress updates at least once a year and reviews our annual GC&S Report, which includes updates on

the animal welfare and animal-derived materials goals outlined in this policy.

Key Requirements

• Endangered or Threatened: No materials from endangered or threatened species may be used.

This includes animals listed by the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species of

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Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red

List.

• United States and European Union Embargoed Country Restrictions: Pursuant to economic

and trade sanctions laws and regulations in the United States, the European Union and other

countries in which the Company operates, and in accordance with the Company’s Global

Sanctions Policy and the Company’s Conflict Minerals Policy, all goods and services originating

from the countries listed are prohibited. No animals from the following countries may be used:

Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cuba, the Crimean Region of the Ukraine, Iran, North

Korea, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

• Corporate Country Restrictions: No animals from the following additional countries may be

used: Bangladesh, India, Myanmar and Pakistan (see chart below).

• No Use: We have discontinued and prohibit the use of the materials listed below:

o real fur,

o angora,

o mohair, and

o materials from fetal, aborted or newly born animals.

• Synthetic or faux fur must be disclosed on labels, as required by regulation.

• Down and Feathers: We have achieved our goal to use 100% Responsible Down Standard

(RDS)-certified or recycled down and feathers by 2023, and we are committed to a fully traceable

down supply chain. To support this goal, we are asking suppliers to meet the RDS. In addition,

we require that suppliers commit to the following:

o No live plucking of feathers/down;

o No feathers/down may come from birds used to produce foie gras (no forced feeding);

o No ostrich feathers from endangered or threatened species.

• Wool: Our goal is to achieve 100% Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)-certified or recycled wool

by 2025. As part of our effort to meet our commitment, we encourage the application of RWS for

our products and commit to engaging with Textile Exchange to advance the use of this standard.

To that end, all wool must come from animals in a good state of animal welfare and wool must be

sourced from non-mulesed sheep.

• Leather: All leather must be a by-product of the meat industry. No veal leather/hides can be used

where veal calves have been reared in veal crates.

• Cashmere: Our goal is to achieve 100% Sustainable Fibre Alliance-certified (or equivalent) or

recycled cashmere by 2025. Cashmere cannot be sourced where herds are not well-cared for,

especially during the shearing process, or where land management (i.e. grasslands) practices

threaten local ecosystem health and create conservation concerns.

• Additional Material Certifications: We also aim to have our other animal-derived materials

certified to an animal welfare standard, where available. This includes the Responsible Alpaca

Standard.

• Animal Testing: No cosmetic or hygiene product, or other ingredients used in final Ralph Lauren

products, may be tested on animals.

General Animal Principles

We believe that the following principles should apply throughout the animal sourcing supply chain,

including the catching, maintaining, breeding, raising, transporting, handling, and slaughtering of live

animals. The principles include both wild-caught and farmed animals in their scope.

1. We are committed to science-based approaches to determine animal welfare for the catching,

maintaining, breeding, raising, transporting, handling, and slaughtering of animals in our supply

chains. We strive to ensure that all such animals, while taking into account their species’ needs,

experience a good standard of animal welfare according to the General Welfare Aims and

associated provisions, as defined in the Five Domains model:

a. good nutrition, by providing ready access to fresh water and a species-appropriate diet to

maintain full health and vigor;

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b. good physical environment, by providing appropriate outdoor access and suitable shelter

against adverse weather conditions, and/or housing with different functional areas,

comfortable resting areas, and good air quality;

c. good health, by preventing or rapidly diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries, and

by stimulating, among others, proper muscle tone, natural body posture, cardiorespiratory

function, and digestive system processes;

d. appropriate behavioral interactions, by providing sufficient space, conspecific company,

human interactions that are adapted to the individual needs and appropriately varied

conditions to allow for species-specific behavioral expression; and

e. positive mental experiences, by providing safe and species-appropriate environmental,

conspecific, and human interactive opportunities to have pleasurable experiences.

2. We believe that catching, maintaining, breeding, raising, transporting, handling, and slaughtering

of animals must be undertaken in compliance with applicable local, regional, national, and

international animal welfare, social, and environmental laws and regulations as well as

internationally accepted human and labor rights standards. This would include, for example,

following the standards developed by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

3. We are committed to sustaining well-functioning and biodiverse ecosystems in the regions where

we source. We believe that sourcing materials of animal origin only from legal entities and

through legal processes will help maintain species populations at sustainable levels. We also

believe that companies and authorities should follow the decisions, guidelines, and advice of

CITES, relating to sustainable production methodologies for various species. The use of robust

scientific assessment methodologies, such as the Non-Detriment Findings methodology

promoted by CITES and IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ / National Red List

assessments, is necessary to ensure that sustainable population levels of species are

maintained. Ralph Lauren is an active member of the Southeast Asian Reptile Conservation

Alliance, which works towards building a reptile skin trade that maintains wild reptile populations,

supports local and national economies and promotes animal welfare principles, including through

the development of a reptile sourcing standard.

4. We strive to support the most ecological agricultural and farming practices available which relate

to the maintaining, breeding, and raising of animals in order to minimize impact on the

environment, including working to eliminate deforestation throughout the lifecycle. Internationally

recognized practices articulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization and similar bodies,

designed to minimize impact on the environment in agriculture and farming, should be followed.

Similarly, all applicable international regulations and standards governing labor practices and

human rights relative to those workers who maintain, breed, raise, transport, handle, and

slaughter animals should be followed.

Catching, Maintaining, Breeding, Raising, Transporting, Handling, and Slaughtering Animals

5. We believe that wild animals should not be caught in a way that is likely to cause injury or undue

suffering to them. Established and science-based approaches to determine animal welfare

governing the catching of animals in the wild should be followed.

6. We believe that during the maintaining, breeding, and raising of animals, they should have

freedom of movement, be housed in clean and secure conditions; be provided with food, water,

and care; and have appropriate lighting, temperature, humidity, air circulation, ventilation, and

other environmental conditions necessary for the species, based on established experience and

scientific knowledge.

7. We believe that animals should not be transported in a way that is likely to cause injury or undue

suffering to them. All necessary arrangements should be made in advance to minimize the length

of the journey and to meet animals’ needs during the journey in line with internationally accepted

standards for transportation of animals by air, at sea, and on land, such as those outlined by the

OIE and the European Union regulations on transport.

8. We believe that all animals should be handled in a calm and gentle manner to minimize agitation

or other forms of stress. Those working in farm environments should be trained in species-

specific behaviors and handling techniques appropriate to the species.

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9. We believe that animals should not experience suffering, pain, or excitement during any stages of

the process of slaughter, and that, as appropriate to the species, effective stunning techniques,

as detailed by the European Commission and OIE, should be used in advance of slaughter.

Implementation

10. As a means to uphold these principles, we will work with our suppliers and, as appropriate, their

own supply chains, to achieve these outcomes and encourage them to uphold these principles.

We will seek to source from suppliers and countries that have well established policies and

enforcement mechanisms covering animal welfare, sustainable sourcing, sustainable trade, and

biodiversity conservation, or seek to establish frameworks and best practices where these are not

in place. We also reserve the right to conduct audits in order to verify supplier compliance with

this policy.

11. We recognize that the ability to uphold these principles throughout our supply chains as well as

across different types of species will vary according to the level of traceability in place. We aim for

full traceability in our supply chains. We commit to continuous improvement towards realizing

these sourcing principles.

12. We commit to developing species-specific guidance and supporting other mechanisms for the

effective implementation of these principles, as appropriate, which we hope will support the

development of third-party verification systems in the future.

Permissibility Guidelines by Material Type

Below is a list of representative terms and animal materials, including, but not limited to animal hair, fur

and feather, as well as their permissibility under the Company’s animal materials usage policies.

• In all cases, the age of the animal and harvesting or farming practices should be taken into

consideration.

• The list below is merely a GUIDELINE and is NOT exhaustive.

• Alteration of permissible animal materials to imitate or give it the appearance of prohibited fur and

skins should be avoided.

• The Company reserves the right to update these guidelines at any time, to comply with changes

in legislation or in its internal organization and procedures.

Type

Definition/Characteristics

Permissible

Use

Restricted Skin

Country of

Origin*

Restricted

Tanning

Country of

Origin*

Mammal

Skin

Skin in the form of leather with no hair

or fur attached. Permissible smooth

skin: buffalo, calf, cow, deer, horse,

goat, lamb, pig

Yes

Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar,

Pakistan

Bangladesh,

Myanmar,

Pakistan

Birds/Fowl

Duck, goose, guinea hen, pheasant,

turkey, peacock, ostrich, and rooster.

ALL FEATHERS MUST BE TAKEN

POST MORTEM.

Yes

Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar,

Pakistan

Bangladesh,

Myanmar,

Pakistan

Exotic

Reptiles

Alligator, Crocodile, Lizard, Python,

Snake

Yes

Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar,

Pakistan

Bangladesh,

Myanmar,

Pakistan

Fish

Eel, Mako Shark, Puffer, Stingray

Yes

Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar,

Pakistan

Bangladesh,

Myanmar,

Pakistan

Cow hair /

Horse hair

Cow hair or calf hair – sometimes

commonly known as “pony hair”,

horse hair or pelt

Yes

Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar,

Pakistan

Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar,

Pakistan

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Shearling

(SHEEP

ONLY)

Definition: A skin from a recently

sheared sheep or lamb that has

been tanned and dressed with the

wool left on (source: Merriam-

Webster dictionary).

Other characteristics:

• Typically lamb or sheep that

is 1 to 1.5 years-old

• The lamb has been sheared

at least once

• The hair is attached to the

skin – a typical shearling pelt

has leather (or sueded

leather) on one side and

shorn fibers on the other side.

Yes

Bangladesh,

India, Myanmar,

Pakistan

Bangladesh,

Myanmar,

Pakistan

Persian

Lamb

The term “Persian Lamb” may be

used to describe the skin of the young

lamb of the Karakul breed of sheep or

top-cross breed of such sheep,

having hair formed in knuckled curls.

(Source: §301.8(a) of the U.S. Fur

Products Labeling Act)

All

Karakul

A breed of domestic sheep used to

“make” broadtail. Karakuls are

exploited for the fur of the developing

fetal and newborn lambs. The first

karakul pelts exported from Central

Asia to Europe came via Persia, and

this is how they came to be called

Persian Lamb.

All

Kangaroo

A marsupial from the family

Macropodidae or macropods,

meaning "large foot": the red

kangaroo, antilopine kangaroo,

eastern grey kangaroo, and western

grey kangaroo are endemic to

Australia.

All

Zebra

Zebra skin with hair and/or zebra

plates

All

Beaver,

Chinchilla,

Fox, Minks,

Rabbits,

Raccoon,

Coyote, etc.

Hair/Fur from any other animals

would be identified as definitively

falling into the category of “authentic

fur,” and should not be used.

All

* Do not source from