Diversity, Equity & Inclusion As we work to achieve our mission for a more sustainable future, we reaffirm our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). We are proud to employ people from all backgrounds who possess the talent, energy and focus to accelerate our vision forward. Each employee is encouraged to bring their whole self to work, knowing that Tesla values individuality as much as we value collaboration. To demonstrate our commitment to DEI, we published our first DEI Impact Report in December of 2020, for data collected between January-September 2020 for full-time employees in the U.S. The following is a further update of our first DEI Impact Report in order to provide the full-year 2020 calendar year data. Moving forward, our annual DEI Impact Report data will be published within this annual Impact Report. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Principles Our DEI team uses a people-first and data-driven approach to champion diversity, equity and inclusion in our business and in the communities in which we operate. We rely on the following guiding principles in our work to inform company policies and practices: • Provide transparency in our DEI programs and results to measure our progress, identify areas of improvement, celebrate successes, and continually iterate and improve our DEI approach; • Integrate accountability measures for organizational, team and individual progress and results into our business operations; • Focus on sustainable solutions that solve problems at the root cause and reimagine new programs with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion principles embedded in the design; and • Share knowledge throughout all levels of the organization to aid in personal and professional learning and development. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Principles in Action Tesla is not a company that rests on past successes or settles for the status quo. We set high standards for everything we do, and we are committed to bringing that same bias for excellence to DEI at Tesla. The road to success is paved with action— especially in difficult times. We are backing up our commitment to DEI by expanding our team, adding company-wide talent development and learning programs to our function and embedding DEI principles in everything that we do. From our engagement with candidates to our outreach to community members, we are intentional as we work to encourage people from all backgrounds to join us on our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. We are investing in communities like Fremont, California; Reno, Nevada; Buffalo, New York; and Austin, Texas, to support workforce development and education programming, community engagement and environmental equity initiatives. Our supplier diversity program, formally revamped in 2020 and in place under the Diversity, Talent & Learning team, will support businesses as they grow in the global market and become a key component to our collective success. We are reaching out to further engage the communities where our employees reside and work to inspire community members to join us on our mission. 71
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