On March 29, 2022, Republic Services, Inc filed a definitive proxy statement soliciting proxies and urged the shareholders to vote against a shareholder proposal, requesting the Board of Directors to oversee a third-party audit analyzing the adverse impact of Republic's policies and practices on the civil rights of company stakeholders, above and beyond legal and regulatory matters, and to provide recommendations for improving the company's civil rights impact, submitted by International Brotherhood of Teamsters at the Company's annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on May 16, 2022.