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Partnering to create a sustainable, low-carbon future for travel Travel is a key part of our services and heritage. Our ESG efforts in this area start at home by offsetting our carbon footprint associated with employee business travel— including third-party air, rail, and rental cars. To reduce the impact of executive travel, for example, we continue to scale up our use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in our corporate jet fleet. In 2021, we partnered with the World Economic Forum on several initiatives. As a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Sustainable Tourism, we are working with government, business, and academic leaders to advance innovation on inclusive and sustainable tourism. We are also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition, which supports efforts to transition to sustainable aviation fuel and achieve carbon neutral air travel across the aviation sector. We also signed on to the Clean Skies for Tomorrow 2030 Ambition Statement, to accelerate the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuel technologies to reach 10% of the global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030. Additionally, through our Global Insights and Advisory Team, we offer our large and global corporate customers data-driven insights into the changes in business travel due to the pandemic, data that can help benchmark their existing travel polices against their peers and reporting on considerations on the environmental impact of business travel generally. BOOM SUPERSONIC: INVESTING AND PARTNERING TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL In March 2021, our Ventures team announced our strategic investment in this innovative aerospace company Boom Supersonic, which is seeking to build a supersonic and sustainable airliner. Our backing is expected to help fund the continued development of the Overture, Boom’s flagship product. The Overture is anticipated to be able to run on up to 100% sustainable aviation fuel, including biofuels manufactured using renewable materials, and other low-carbon fuel technologies. We also became a founding member of the Boom Sustainable Travel Forum, a partnership to forge relationships and exchange ideas with the private sector, NGOs, and industry experts, which convened for the first time at the inaugural Net Good Summit in November 2021. 21. Methodology: Amex Trendex online poll conducted by Morning Consult between February 3-11, 2022 among a national sample of 2,000 travelers in the US and 1,000 travelers in Japan, Australia, Mexico, India, UK, and Canada who have a household income of at least $70,000 and defined as adults who typically travel by air at least once a year. Results from each country survey have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. In our 2022 Global Travel Trends Report, 78% of respondents stated that they want to have a positive impact on the community they are visiting. 21 We signed on to the Clean Skies for Tomorrow 2030 Ambition Statement, to accelerate the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuel technologies to reach 10% of the global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030. 10% INTRODUCTION PROMOTING DE&I ADVANCING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS BUILDING FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE OUR ESG GOVERNANCE & OPERATING RESPONSIBLY SUPPORTING DATA OUR COMMITMENT TO ESG 52

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