GRI Index

2020 GRI Index

Dover’s sustainability disclosure is informed by leading sustainability frameworks such as GRI, SASB, and TCFD. We are publishing this GRI Index in order to facilitate transparency and comparability of the sustainability information presented on the website. We are committed to focusing on and making progress against ESG metrics and targets that are material to our business.

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General Disclosures (Core Option)

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
102-1	Name of the organization	Dover Corporation
102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services	Company Overview
102-3	Location of headquarters	3005 Highland Parkway Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
102-4	Location of operations	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 22 - ITEM 2. Properties)
102-5	Ownership and legal form	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 1)
102-6	Markets served	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 4 - ITEM 1. Business)
102-6	Markets served	About Us
102-7	Scale of the organization	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 4 - ITEM 1. Business)
102-8	Governance structure	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 4 - ITEM 1. Business)
102-8	Governance structure	Diversity and Inclusion
102-9	Supply chain	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 10 - Raw Materials)
		Human Rights in the Supply Chain
		Environmentally Responsible Sourcing
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 9 - Business Segments)
102-11	Precautionary principle	We are proud of our longstanding commitment to sustainability and we are dedicated to integrating sustainability into our business strategy and operations. We are pursuing sustainability initiatives that support our employees, customers, and communities to ensure our businesses continue to create long-term value for our shareholders. We take precautionary steps to protect the environment as seen in the examples below:
		Energy and Emissions
		Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
		Innovation for Sustainable Products
		Water
		Waste
		Environmental Compliance
		Environmentally Responsible Sourcing
102-12	External initiatives	Dover's 2030 greenhouse gas goals were approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative.
102-12	External initiatives	Public support for UN Declaration of Human Rights in the Human Rights in the Supply Chain webpage.
102-13	Membership of associations	Dover is a member of the Manufacturers Alliance and the National Association of Manufacturers.

Strategy

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	2020 Annual Report, P. 3, A Message from the President and Chief Executive Officer
102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	Sustainability: Message from the CEO
102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 15 - ITEM 1A. Risk Factors)
		2021 CDP Climate Change Response, C2 - C3
		Sustainability Overview
		Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

Ethics and Integrity

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Our Values
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Code of Conduct and Ethics
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Whistleblower Communication Guidelines
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Dover Ethics Hotline

Governance

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
102-18	Governance structure	Corporate Governance Guidelines
		Our Governance
		Governance and Accountability
		2021 Proxy Statement

Stakeholder Engagement

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Materiality Analysis
102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 21)
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Materiality Analysis
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Materiality Analysis
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	ESG Areas of Focus

Reporting Practice

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (Exhibit 21)
102-46	Defining report content and topic Boundaries	Our Sustainability Reporting Approach
		ESG Areas of Focus
		Materiality Analysis
102-47	List of material topics	ESG Areas of Focus
102-47	List of material topics	Materiality Results. Disclosure for this GRI Index is focused primarily on top two tiers of relative importance according to our Materiality Analysis.
102-48	Restatements of information	No restatements
102-49	Changes in reporting	Reporting expanded to include an ESG webpage with disclosure on 12 material ESG topics after the materiality analysis completed in 2020 and recent disclosure on 4 additional topics with disclosure on the remaining 2 ESG topics planned for 2022.
102-50	Reporting period	Calendar year 2020
102-51	Date of most recent report	December 2021
102-52	Reporting cycle	Annual
102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	Adrian Sakowicz Vice President of Communications asakowicz@dovercorp.com
102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	None. Dover's sustainability website reporting is informed by the GRI framework and other reporting frameworks.
102-55	GRI content index	GRI Index
102-56	External assurance	Third-party Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Topic Disclosures

Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
		Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
		2021 CDP Climate Change Response, C2.2
201-2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change	2021 CDP Climate Change Response, C2.3a
201-2		Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

Community Engagement and Philanthropy

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Community Engagement and Philanthropy
201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed (Community investments)	Community Engagement and Philanthropy

Data Security and Privacy

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1, 103-2, 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1, 103-2, 103-3	Management Approach	Data Security and Privacy
418-1	Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data	We do not report specific complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data due to confidentiality constraints. See our webpage on Data Security and Privacy for information on how we manage this issue.
SASB RT-AE-230a.2	Description of approach to identifying and addressing data security risks in (1) company operations and (2) products	Data Security and Privacy

Diversity and Inclusion

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Diversity and Inclusion
405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Diversity and Inclusion

Employee Health and Safety

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Employee Health and Safety
403-8	Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	Employee Health and Safety A recent internal Dover survey found 17 facilities were OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001 certified, which represents 16.5% of employees.
403-9	Work-related injuries	Employee Health and Safety In 2020, our TRIR was 1.05 excluding corporate locations and we had a fatality rate of 0.

Energy and Emissions

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
		Energy and Emissions
		CDP 2021 Climate Change Response C4 - C8
302-1	Energy consumption within the organization	Energy and Emissions CDP 2021 Climate Change Response
302-3	Energy intensity
302-4	Reduction of energy consumption
305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions
305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions
305-4	GHG emissions intensity
305-5	Reduction of GHG emissions

Environmental Compliance

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Environmental Compliance
307-1	Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	Environmental Compliance
307-1	Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	2020 Annual Report Form 10-K (P. 14)

Environmentally Responsible Sourcing

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Environmentally Responsible Sourcing
308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	Environmentally Responsible Sourcing

Ethics and Compliance

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Ethics and Compliance
205-1	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	Ethics and Compliance
205-2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	Ethics and Compliance
205-2		Code of Conduct and Ethics

Human Rights in the Supply Chain

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Human Rights in the Supply Chain
412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	Human Rights in the Supply Chain

Innovation for Sustainable Products

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Innovation for Sustainable Products
302-5	Reduction in energy requirements of products and services	Innovation for Sustainable Products
US GAAP ASC 730	R&D spend ratio	Innovation for Sustainable Products

Product Quality and Safety

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Product Quality and Safety
416-1	Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories	Product Quality and Safety

Talent Attraction and Development

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Talent Attraction and Development
404-2	Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs	Talent Attraction and Development

Water

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
		Water
		2021 CDP Water Response
303-1	Interactions with water as a shared resource	Water
303-2	Management of water discharge-related impacts
303-3	Water withdrawal
303-4	Water discharge
303-5	Water consumption

Waste

GRI Standard	Disclosure Description	Company Response Location (Report Section, URL)
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Sustainability Overview
103-1 103-2 103-3	Management Approach	Waste
306-2	Management of significant waste-related impacts	Waste