CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 Wednesday, July 28, 2021

CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Altria Group, Inc. CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Welcome to your CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 W0. Introduction W0.1 (W0.1) Give a general description of and introduction to your organization. Altria Group, Inc. ("Altria") is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Our tobacco companies include some of the most enduring names in American business: Philip Morris USA (“PM USA”), the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, and U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (“USSTC”), the maker of Copenhagen and Skoal. We also own John Middleton (“JMC”), manufacturer of Black & Mild cigars. Altria's non-combustible portfolio includes ownership of Helix Innovations LLC (Helix), the maker of on! oral nicotine pouches, exclusive U.S. commercialization rights to the IQOS Tobacco Heating System® and Marlboro HeatSticks®, and an equity investment in JUUL Labs, Inc. We complement our total tobacco platform with our ownership of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (“SMWE”), a collection of distinctive wine estates, and our significant equity investment in Anheuser-Busch InBev (“AB InBev”), the world's largest brewer. In July 2021, we announced the sale of SMWE and expect the transaction to close in the second half of 2021; this response reflects ownership of SMWE in 2020. Our significant stake in Cronos Group (“Cronos”), a leading global cannabinoid company, represents an exciting new global growth opportunity. Altria also owns Philip Morris Capital Corporation (“PMCC”) and service companies Altria Client Services (“ALCS”), which provides services to Altria and its companies, and Altria Group Distribution Company (“AGDC”) that provides sales, distribution and consumer engagement services to Altria's tobacco companies. Our Vision through 2030 is to responsibly lead the transition of adult smokers to a non-combustible future. This response is a summary of progress on Altria’s water security questionnaire and is not exhaustive of all information on this topic. Certain statements in this questionnaire are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward- looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and expectations and projections, and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management’s beliefs, projections or expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Altria undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any 1 Altria Group, Inc. CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 Wednesday, July 28, 2021 forward-looking statement in this questionnaire. The risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements in this questionnaire include those described in Altria’s publicly filed reports, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. W-FB0.1a (W-FB0.1a) Which activities in the food, beverage, and tobacco sector does your organization engage in? Agriculture Processing/Manufacturing Distribution W0.2 (W0.2) State the start and end date of the year for which you are reporting data. Start date End date Reporting year January 1, 2020 December 31, 2020 W0.3 (W0.3) Select the countries/areas for which you will be supplying data. United States of America W0.4 (W0.4) Select the currency used for all financial information disclosed throughout your response. USD W0.5 (W0.5) Select the option that best describes the reporting boundary for companies, entities, or groups for which water impacts on your business are being reported. 2 Altria Group, Inc. CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Companies, entities or groups over which operational control is exercised W0.6 (W0.6) Within this boundary, are there any geographies, facilities, water aspects, or other exclusions from your disclosure? No W1. Current state W1.1 (W1.1) Rate the importance (current and future) of water quality and water quantity to the success of your business. Direct use Indirect use Please explain importance importance rating rating Sufficient amounts of Vital Important Direct use of freshwater is vital because our operating companies use freshwater within good quality freshwater manufacturing and processing facilities and for consumption by over 7000 employees. available for use Operating company Ste. Michelle Wine Estates uses freshwater on its owned vineyards for drip irrigation and in its facilities. In the future, direct use of freshwater is expected to remain vital because expect current direct needs of freshwater use to remain the same. Indirect use of freshwater is important because our tobacco operating companies procure tobacco from domestic and international growers, which is irrigated in many parts of the world and Ste. Michelle grows and procures wine grapes which use freshwater for irrigation. Over 95% of Ste. Michelle’s contracted growers implement drip irrigation on their vineyards. Sufficient amounts of good quality freshwater availability are important for both of these agricultural supply chains and are expected to remain important in the future because we expect current needs of indirect freshwater use to remain the same. 3 Altria Group, Inc. CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Sufficient amounts of Important Neutral Direct use of recycled water is important because Ste. Michelle Wine Estates uses recycled recycled, brackish and/or water for drip irrigation at some of its vineyards and Philip Morris USA reuses treated produced water available wastewater for utility plant operations. In the future, direct use of recycled water is expected for use to remain important because we expect current needs for recycled water use to remain the same. Indirect use of recycled water is of neutral importance because Altria’s value chain does not significantly rely on recycled water; however, there are opportunities for recycled water use for irrigation. Ste Michelle has taken a leading role in engaging with grape growers in Washington to set standards for sustainability, which are part of self-assessment tools for contract growers and include best practices such as recycled water use, which can benefit indirect use. In the future, indirect use of recycled water is expected to remain of neutral importance because we expect current needs for recycled water use to remain the same. W-FB1.1a (W-FB1.1a) Which water-intensive agricultural commodities that your organization produces and/or sources are the most significant to your business by revenue? Select up to five. Agricultural % of revenue dependent on Produced Please explain commodities these agricultural and/or commodities sourced Tobacco More than 80% Sourced Altria's tobacco operating companies, which represent over 97% of Altria’s revenues, source tobacco grown in the United States as well as from farmers across the globe. Other, please Less than 10% Both Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, which represents less than 3% of Altria’s revenues, owns specify and operates over 2,900 acres of prime vineyards, and additionally contracts for grapes Grapes from long-term grape growers on approximately another 26,000 acres. W1.2 (W1.2) Across all your operations, what proportion of the following water aspects are regularly measured and monitored? 4 Altria Group, Inc. CDP Water Security Questionnaire 2021 Wednesday, July 28, 2021 % of Please explain sites/facilities/operations Water withdrawals – total 100% Altria's Safety, Health and Environment department maintains an Environmental Metrics volumes Information System (EMIS) that captures key measures across our operating companies. This system covers 95-100% of Altria's facilities. Ongoing monitoring is achieved by operating companies reporting water withdrawal data through the EMIS based on supplier invoices and meter readings. Water withdrawal data is reported at the business unit and corporate level at least annually. We measure this aspect to monitor compliance with water regulations and to measure our impacts in support of Altria's long-term environmental targets. Water withdrawals – volumes 100% Altria's Safety, Health and Environment department maintains an Environmental Metrics by source Information System (EMIS) that captures key measures across our operating companies. This system covers 95-100% of Altria's facilities. Ongoing monitoring is achieved by operating companies reporting water withdrawal data through the EMIS based on supplier invoices and meter readings. Water withdrawal data is reported at the business unit and corporate level at least annually. We measure this aspect to monitor compliance with water regulations and to measure our impacts in support of Altria's long-term environmental targets. Water withdrawals quality 100% Altria's Safety, Health and Environment department maintains an Environmental Metrics Information System (EMIS) that captures key measures across our operating companies. This system covers 95-100% of Altria's facilities. Ongoing monitoring is achieved by operating companies reporting water quality data through the EMIS based on supplier invoices, meter readings, and lab testing. Water quality data is reported at the business unit and corporate level at least annually. We measure this aspect to monitor compliance with water regulations and to measure our impacts in support of Altria's long-term environmental targets. Water discharges – total 100% Altria's Safety, Health and Environment department maintains an

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