Award winners will be recognized at a ceremony this evening in Washington, D.C. The EPA established the Climate Protection Awards in 1998 to recognize exceptional leadership, personal dedication and technical achievements in protecting the Earth's climate. Today, they are among the most prestigious environmental awards for climate protection in the world, and so far have recognized 122 individuals and organizations from 16 countries.

Baxter's commitment to advancing environmental stewardship and social responsibility spans more than three decades. Baxter has been recognized by
Innovest Strategic Value Advisors as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for seven consecutive years. Baxter is a member of the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship, the Business environmental Leadership Council of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, the EPA's Energy Star Program, Ethics & Compliance Officer Association and Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. Baxter is also a founding member of the Chicago Climate Exchange, North America's only, and the world's first, GHG emissions registry, reduction and trading system. Baxter endorses the Ceres principles and is an organizational stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
To learn more about Baxter's sustainability initiatives, including the company's efforts around climate change, please visit www.baxter.com/sustainability.

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), through its subsidiaries, assists healthcare professionals and their patients with the treatment of complex
medical conditions, including hemophilia, immune disorders, cancer, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma and other conditions. The company applies its expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to make a
meaningful difference in patients' lives.

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