2023 Summary Report

Environmental, Social, and Governance

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Our approach to ESG

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Our governance of ESG

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Our material ESG topics

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Future plans

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2023 in review: Key ESG facts and figures

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Our ESG awards and recognitions

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Our ESG-related certifications

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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ESG AT CRAYON

Read our full 2023 ESG ReportVisit our global websiteContact us at esg@crayon.com

OUR APPROACH TO ESG | 2023 IN REVIEW: KEY ESG FACTS AND FIGURES | OUR ESG AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS | OUR ESG-RELATED CERTIFICATIONS

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Our approach to ESG

We use the term environmental, social, and governance (ESG) as the planning and implementation framework for all sustainability-related activities that position Crayon as a socially

Our material ESG topics

Crayon's 10 material topics are discussed in detail in the full 2023 ESG Report1. They represent Crayon's most significant environmental, social, and governance impacts and were identified through a combination of the following:

Our material topics

responsible company.

  1. A materiality assessment
  2. A review of key standards and guidelines

Enhancing employee well-being

Promoting integrity, legal compliance, and transparency

Our governance of ESG

Crayon's 10-member Board of Directors performs necessary control functions and partners with Crayon's executive management team on strategic decision-making in all areas, including ESG. Within the board, the audit and risk board committee is responsible for ESG reporting alongside other non- ESG duties.

Crayon's seven-member executive management team jointly makes all major strategic and operational decisions, extending to those involving ESG. On a day-to-day basis, the Chief Strategy Officer has direct

Future plans

In 2024, we will take stock of our ESG progress with a view toward setting targets and ambitions at both the global and local levels. In doing so, we acknowledge and celebrate the key milestones already reached linked to previously communicated targets. Strongly influenced by the changing regulatory circumstances (e.g. the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the European Union's Taxonomy Regulation), the coming months are therefore an opportune time to transition to an enhanced ESG strategy that will propel us into the future.

Advocating for diversity,

equity, and inclusion

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Respecting labor

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Supporting local communities

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Maintaining data privacy and security

Deploying AI responsibly

responsibility for ESG, overseeing and collaborating with the Vice President of ESG. The Vice President of ESG defines and realizes Crayon's global ESG priorities, including leading ESG reporting.

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Facilitating a

Managing greenhouse

circular economy

gas emissions

Greening the

IT landscape

1 The full 2023 ESG report is available on Crayon's global website.

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2023 in review: Key ESG facts and figures

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We believe in the power of technology to drive the greater good

Environment

Protecting the planet

17,793 tons of CO2

Total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions (location-based)

45% renewable

1 global

1 climate change

energy

program

conference

Proportion of our total

To reduce electronic waste

Crayon attended COP28 in

energy consumption

and manage our devices

Dubai

derived from renewable

sustainably

energy sources

Crayon Cares is our

global charitable giving initiative driven by our employees and supported at the corporate level.

US$106,012

Donated in 32 countries.

4,021 FTEs

32% women

65 nationalities

17-72 years old

Full-time equivalent

68% men

Represented in our

Range in age from

employees in 46 countries

Gender composition

workforce

youngest to oldest

employee

Social

of our workforce

Contributing to society

48.49%

Percentage of our workforce that took part in volunteer activities.

16,400

Governance

Delivering a

trusted business

1 grievance mechanism

To report integrity-related concerns, comprising a:

  • Trust desk
  • Whistleblower channel

0 data breaches

Due to our strong privacy and security protocols

2 new initiatives

7 guiding

Established to

principles for

foster industry-wide

responsible AI

collaborations:

• Crayon Integrity

Implemented across all

internal and external

Partnership Program

(customer-facing) AI

• Crayon Security and

projects

Privacy Partnership

Program

Total number of hours volunteered by Crayon employees.

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Our ESG awards and recognitions

Crayon believes in executing with excellence to achieve success. We are grateful for the acknowledgement our dedication to ESG received in 2023.

Contributing to society

  • Great Place to Work Certified in India, US, United Arab Emirates, and Africa.
  • Crayon Australia won the Distributor for Social Good award at the CRN Australia Impact Awards for the second consecutive year.
  • Crayon participated in the 2023 SHE Index, Europe's largest gender diversity index.1
  • Crayon was named 2023 Global Diversity and Inclusion Employer of the Year by The Digital Revolution Awards.
  • Crayon was named a Social Impact Award Winner by CRN, an IT media brand.

In addition, Crayon has been a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) since 2020. We embrace its 10 principles which span labor and human rights, the environment, and anti-corruption.

We perform well on the Ecovadis scorecard, an independent rating system of participating organizations' ESG performance. Crayon had an Ecovadis silver medal in 2023, putting us in the top 25% of all companies evaluated by Ecovadis.

Crayon completes the climate change questionnaire of CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) each year, disclosing our greenhouse gas emissions. CDP is an independent environmental disclosure system used to drive transparency and action around how organizations manage their environmental impacts.

Protecting the planet

  • Crayon was rated a Category 3 performer on PwC's 2023 Climate Index which evaluates the climate impact of Norway's 100 largest companies.

1 The results for 2023 had not yet been announced at the time of publishing this report.

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Our ESG-related certifications

We held various certifications in 2023. Viewed through an ESG lens, the most relevant certifications were:

Certification

ESG area it applies to

Crayon operations

ISO 37001:2016

Crayon's anti-bribery management system

Global

ISO 27001:2017

Crayon's information security management system

Global

ISO 27701:2019

Crayon's privacy information management system

Global

Cyber Essentials Plus

Crayon's operational security against common cyber-attacks

United Kingdom

ISO 14001:2015

Crayon's environmental management system

Global

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