EXCELLENCE — We connect with industry leadership, external partners, government THE PASSING GRADE agencies and universities to push the envelope in technology, manufacturing and the overall business of Tesla. For example, Tesla partners with Watermark, AnitaB.Org, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Women in Automotive, Lesbians Who Tech + Allies, Wounded Warrior Project and more. These partnerships provide us with numerous opportunities to recruit diverse talent and provide valuable leadership development and networking communities for our employees. As we work to achieve our mission, we look to our employees and external experts to help review our practices and provide us with feedback so that we can continue to improve. As one example, the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees. Tesla is proud to have received a score of 100/100 on the Corporate Equality Index for 5 years in a row, and has been named in the “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality” from the Human Rights Campaign. As a Military Friendly Employer, we are proud to have one of the largest veteran groups in the state of California and over 1.8K veterans in our workforce globally. We support numerous organizations that sponsor veteran hiring including CA State Employment Development Department offices, The Work for Warriors program, the U.S. Army PaYS program and the U.S. Army Reserve’s Private Public Partnership Program. Tesla Energy is also the founding recruiting partner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Ready Vets program, providing accelerated training to help place transitioning veterans into the solar industry. 42