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Compensation Discussion and Analysis / Safety, Environment and Sustainability

Our approach to Sustainability is embedded in four vital pillars of In furtherance of these continuing commitments, we have:
Safety, Environment, Employees, and Community. We • Included performance relating to Environment, Health,
continued to achieve improvements in each of these areas in Safety and Sustainability (collectively, EHS) in our
2019. management strategy
• Considered achievement of individual and company-wide
Track records such as ours are not built by accident; they are the goals in regard to EHS in management compensation
result of a deliberate focus on fulfilling our responsibilities to our decisions
shareholders, our employees and other stakeholders. These • Developed a task force relating to Sustainability with a view
responsibilities include: towards assessing and improving Company performance
and disclosure as against world-class achievements
• Demanding and facilitating a safe, ethical workplace for our
employees • Regularly report, at least twice annually, our progress on
• Creating a positive, lasting impact on our communities and EHS issues to our Ethics, Environment, Health and Safety
the environment Committee (EESHC), an independent Committee of the
Board of Directors
• Growing our business and responsibly investing our capital
for maximum return

Our Board and management oversight and engagement reflects team engage throughout the year on material topics, including
the importance of these critical matters to Martin Marietta. safety, employee well-being, community well-being and the
Sustainability is a key component of our strategy and business environment.
plan at Martin Marietta. Sustainability excellence is not only the
right thing to do and a key driver of shareholder value, it is a Both SOAR and our annual plan are reviewed and endorsed by
vital component of both our strategic planning process, SOAR, our Board of Directors. Our EESHC is an experienced, diverse
and our annual planning process. SOAR, supplemented by our and knowledgeable group and has for decades overseen our
annual plan, has guided us since 2010 as we have grown our ongoing efforts to hone truly sustainable business practices. Our
business, driven our safety incidents to record low levels, full Board visits our operations frequently to hear firsthand from
achieved record financial performance and created positive our team and see the positive impact we have on our
impacts on our communities and the environment. Key communities.
managers from across our business and our senior leadership

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