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The Sustainability Committee

RESPONSIBILITIES

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helping the Board fulfill its responsibility to shareholders in regards to the policies and

practices that relate to the sustainable growth of the U.S. operation of the Company and

its subsidiaries;

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overseeing the Company’s sustainability plans and practices, including internal policies

and procedures as well as public-facing corporate policy;

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helping management set strategy, establish goals, and integrate sustainability into the

daily business activities of the Company’s U.S. operation;

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formulating and implementing policies, procedures, and practices that permit the

Company to respond to evolving public sentiment and government regulation in the

areas of environmental stewardship, energy use, recycling and carbon emissions; and

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reviewing and discussing with management the Company’s environmental activities and

impacts.

PURPOSE

We believe “sustainable growth” means being

able to meet the needs of our shareholders and

customers while taking into account the needs

of future generations, and also ensuring the

long-term preservation and enhancement of

the Company’s financial, environmental and

social capital.

In February 2017, the Sustainability Committee

was renamed the Corporate Social Responsibility

and Sustainability Committee.

MEMBERS

Elizabeth J. Hudson

(Chair)

W. Paul Bowers

Barbara K. Rimer,

DrPH

NUMBER OF

MEETINGS IN 2016

2

Corporate Governance

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 Board and Committees

AFLAC INCORPORATED

2017 PROXY STATEMENT

26