HowESGDrivesWorkiva DrivingChange AboutThisSummary DIVERSITYANDCOLLABORATION CUSTOMERSANDPARTNERS COMMUNITYANDENVIRONMENTALIMPACT Innovation JustinsidetheentrancetoWorkiva’scorporateheadquartersbuilding,a“PatentWallofFame”showcases our62patents(a63rdtobeissuedOct.26,2021).Eachquarter,ourCOOandherseniorleadershipteam awardaWorkivaemployeeanInnovateEverywhereAwardand$1,000. Thepointbeing,Workivaprizesinnovationthroughouttheenterprise.HowdoesthisaffectESG?Asacloud-basedcollaborationsoftware provider, Workiva’s innovationshelpcustomersandourowncompanyachieveclarityandtransparencyinESGreporting,withfewerresources consumed.Andwhenouremployeesareurgedtosuggestinnovations,theyfeelrespectedandbecomewillingtoshareideas. TheWorkivateam’scommitmenttocontinualinnovationisembodiedbyourflagshipWorkivaplatform.Wecontinuallyrefineourcloud-based solutiontoofferorganizationsnewwaystoaggregateandtransformtheirdatainoneplace,andtolettheirteamsfromaroundtheworld collaborateinrealtimetomakesmartbusinessdecisionswithconnecteddata. ButWorkivatakesanumberofotherapproachestojump-startinnovationinourprocessesandproducts.Twoworthnotingare: IdeationtoIncubation(I2I) LINK IdeationtoIncubation(I2I)isourformalizedinternal LINKisatwo-week,internaleffortthat processdesignedtotakenewproductsfromtheideastage connectsourglobalR&Dteamstohelp tomarketfaster.OurCOOchairsthetaskforceandforum driveWorkiva’sfutureinnovationand whereemployeespitchideastoleverageourcompliance developmentwork.Morethan450people platformandgenerateadditionalrevenue. attendedour2021LINKConference. AtWorkiva,wealways strivetobeapartof thesolutionforcreating abettertomorrow. —JillKlindt, WorkivaCFOand ESGTaskForceChair DRIVINGCHANGE | 17