On April 9, 2024, Republic Services, Inc. filed a definitive proxy statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote for a shareholder proposal, requesting the Board of Directors prepare a report disclosing how the Company, is addressing the impact of its climate change strategy on relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to its employees, workers in its supply chain, and communities in which it operates, consistent with the Just Transition guidelines of the International Labor Organization and indicators of the World Benchmarking Alliance, submitted by International Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund at the Company?s annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on May 23, 2024.