2022 Sustainability Report: Empire State Realty Trust

INTRODUCTION

ESG OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY

ENVIRONMENTAL

SOCIAL

GOVERNANCE

APPENDICES

1

Table of Contents

17 Environmental 19 Net Zero and Carbon Neutrality 22 Environmental Impact Goals and Targets 25 Environmental Performance 27 Sustainability Guidelines and Policies 34 High-Performance Healthy Buildings

60 Governance 61

2 Introduction 3 Letter from Chairman, President, and CEO and SVP, Director of Energy, Sustainability, and ESG 4 Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT) Overview 5 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Highlights, Awards, and Achievements 6 Reporting

Board and Management Oversight of ESG

62 Risk and Crisis Management 62 DEI Risk Management 63 Climate Change and Resilience 65 Board Composition and Refreshment 67 Ethics and Compliance 68 Disclosure Frameworks and Industry Alignment

36 Tech and Innovation 37 Tenant Engagement 39 ESRT Version 2.0

7 ESG Objectives and Strategy 8 ESRT ESG Strategies and Components

69 Appendices 70 About This Report 70 Technology and Innovation Partners 71 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Content Index 74 Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index 77 The Financial Stability Board Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) Index

9 Integration 10 Leadership 12 ESRT Explores New Methods and Improved Technologies 13 Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement 15 Alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) 16 Quantifiable Improvement

43 Social 44 Social Responsibility 45 Social Impact Goals 46 Employees 50 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) 53 Tenants

55 Community Engagement 58 Vendors and Suppliers 59 Human and Labor Rights

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST: 2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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