117 Sustainability Report 2021 Sustainability Issuance Report | Sustainability Issuance Framework Reporting For our sustainability-related commitments, we are committed to measuring and providing transparency on our progress. Annual updates regarding the allocation of the proceeds under our Framework will include details on the expected and realized qualitative and, where possible, quantitative environmental and social impacts. Reports will be published on our website and annually renewed until the proceeds of any outstanding sustainable instrument are fully allocated to eligible assets, and as promptly as practicable in case of any material changes in the proceeds allocation thereafter. External Assurance Goldman Sachs engages an independent auditor to provide external assurance of our allocation on an annual basis until the proceeds of each issuance is fully allocated to eligible assets. The auditor’s responsibilities include: • A ssurance that assets have been appropriately identified as eligible for inclusion. • A ssurance that the allocation of funds from each issuance went to eligible green and social projects.