2023 Sustainability Report: Empire State Realty Trust

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SOCIAL

INTRODUCTION

SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY

ENVIRONMENTAL

POLICIES AND TRANSPARENT REPORTING

APPENDICES

Social Impact Goals

Health and Well-Being Promote healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages

Gender Equality Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

• Foster and attract diverse talent through our DEI initiatives • Participate in the United Nations Global Compact • Report to GRESB annually and align with TCFD, SASB, ISSB, SBTi, and GRI • Maintain IWBI’s WELL Equity certification annually for 100% of the portfolio • Protect labor rights and promote a safe work environment for all employees Decent Work and Economic Growth Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth; full and productive employment; and decent work for all

Sustainable Cities and Communities Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

Responsible Consumption and Production Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

• Maintain IWBI’s Health-Safety Rating certification annually for 100% rating of the portfolio • Support the overall health and

• Further the development of our community engagement program with an emphasis on impactful employee volunteerism in our communities • Support organizations in our communities where we have a positive impact on environmental stewardship, resiliency, and education • Declared goal for company- wide volunteerism of 100% every year beginning in 2023 • Engage employees and tenants through sustainability educational opportunities and events • Measure employees on Corporate Citizenship as part of annual performance review and quarterly engagement surveys

• Maintain qualifications for our inclusion in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index annually • Participate in the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles • Perform gender pay audits with an independent third- party expert periodically • Develop Women Empowerment Principles Gender Action Plan to help embed gender equality into ESRT’s strategies and policies in 2024

• Continue to engage with Tier 1 suppliers on social and environmental practices • Continue to promote vendors, services, contractors, and supply chain diversity and drive supply chain diversity through inclusion of underrepresented groups in all construction bids • Engage with CDP to track suppliers’ environmental impact with outreach to our suppliers beginning in 2023

total well-being — physical, mental, and financial — of

our employees and their families with essential and supplemental health benefits, services, and policies • Perform comprehensive annual indoor air and water quality testing at all properties

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST: 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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