It is the policy and practice of The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and its officers to ensure equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, handicap, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran status, and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity to ensure that there is equality of opportunity in all terms and conditions of employment.

Specifically, the Company is committed to:

• Recruit, hire, train and promote in accordance with the principles of equal employment opportunity;
• Ensure that promotion decisions comply with the principles of equal employment opportunity;
• Ensure that all personnel actions, including compensation, benefits, transfers, terminations, Company-sponsored training, tuition assistance, and social and recreational programs are administered in accordance with the principles of equal opportunity; and reaffirm its policy to provide equal employment opportunities to qualified handicapped persons, disabled veterans and Vietnam-era veterans.