2024 Sustainability Report: Empire State Realty Trust

INTRODUCTION

SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY

ENVIRONMENTAL

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENT REPORTING

APPENDICES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 4 Letter from Our Leaders 5 Overview 6 Sustainability Awards and Achievements

SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY 8 Integrated Building Performance 9 Sustainability Strategies and Components 10 Goals for Quantifiable Improvement 11 Industry Participation 12 Leadership in Innovation 13 Materiality and

ENVIRONMENTAL 16 Environmental Impact Goals and Reporting 19 Energy 23 Roadmap to Building Efficiency 24 Water 26 Waste 28 High Performance Healthy Buildings 30 Biodiversity 32 Sustainability Guidelines and Policies 33 Tenant Engagement 35 Data-Driven Performance 36 Technology and Innovation 37 ESRT Version 2.0

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP 42 Corporate Citizenship 43 ESRT Focus Areas 44 Colleagues 45 Communication 46 Benefits 47 Succession Planning, Learning, and Professional Development 48 Tenants 49 Amenities and the Campus 50 Community Engagement

GOVERNANCE AND TRANSPARENT REPORTING 55 Board and Management Oversight 56 Transparent Disclosure 57 Risk and Crisis Management 58 Resilience 60 Green Finance 61 Ethics and Compliance 62 Human and Labor Rights 62 Occupational Health and Safety

APPENDICES 64 About this Report 64 Technology and Innovation Partners 65 GRI Content Index 67 ISSB Index 69 SASB Index 74 Data Tables 78 Forward-Looking Statements 79 Third-Party Verification

Stakeholder Engagement

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2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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