Community At Digital Edge, we are committed to being a strong corporate citizen and empowering each Relations data center to address their community’s needs in ways that make sense for them. INTRODUCTION To uphold our commitment as responsible corporate citizens OUR SUSTAINABLE IMPACT INITIATIVE IN-ACTION we must take steps to ensure that our business meets each RESPECT FOR location’s needs and expectations. We are dedicated to actively Indonesia Mangroves participating in and earning the respect of the communities RESOURCES Our Indonesian team planted 3,200 mangrove seeds at where we operate. This involves creating opportunities for Tidung Island in collaboration with Mangrove Jakarta. RESPECT community members and making investments in local initiatives. FOR PEOPLE AND This activity not only contributes to the restoration of coastal COMMUNITIES Community Relations Progress and Goals ecosystems but also serves to mitigate carbon emissions. The initiative involved 20 employees, fostering awareness In 2022, Digital Edge initiated a Sustainability Champions and engagement in environmental responsibility. RESPECT FOR program to empower local leaders in driving Sustainable TRANSPARENCY Impact (SI) within their respective markets. These initiatives Korea Plogging are employee-driven and align with elements of our ESG Digital Edge employees in South Korea participated in strategy, reinforcing our dedication to making a positive impact APPENDIX an environmentally focused plogging project. Plogging, in our communities. The SI activities in 2023 continue to include volunteering employee time, charitable donations and a concept originating from Sweden that involves jogging while collecting litter, was implemented along the rivers in-kind contributions. in Busan as well as the symbolic and culturally signi昀椀cant Han River in Seoul. The organized e昀昀ort involved employees wearing designated plogging gear and utilizing trash bags for litter collection. Philippines Future Talent Project Faculty and engineering students from Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba in Laguana, Philippines visited our NARRA1 data center to see the facility and learn about the day-to-day operations and the electrical and mechanical complexity of operating a data center. Our goal is to do more partnerships and collaborative sessions with learning institutions within the Laguna area to uplift the community and nurture future talent of the industry. Halogen Singapore Halogen Singapore is a charity whose mission is to realize a world made better by future-ready young people, who step up and catalyze change in their communities. Digital Edge’s Singapore employees participated in Halogen’s Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) program which is designed to activate the entrepreneurial mindset and build business skills in youth from underserved communities. The Digital Edge employees served as coaches, supporting the students © 2024 Digital Edge ESG Report in their multi-week training sessions. 27
