Deutsche Bank Appendix Non-Financial Report 2022 Principles for Responsible Banking transformation with its financial expertise and product offerings on their path to a more Non-Financial Report 2022/ sustainable and climate-neutral way of doing business. Developing its business towards Sustainable Finance/ sustainable finance as well as setting guidelines for doing its business responsibly are Sustainability targets central pillars of the bank’s sustainability strategy. Deutsche Bank has set the target of achieving a cumulative sustainable financing and investment volume since January 2020 of Non-Financial Report 2022: at least € 200 billion by end of 2022 and € 500 billion by the end of 2025 (excluding DWS). Environmental and social due By end of 2022, the bank achieved a cumulative sustainable financing and investments diligence/Environmental and volume of € 215 billion, thus outperforming its 2022 target. The bank describes in detail the Social Policy Framework progress the bank made in 2022 in implementing its sustainable finance target, including information on its sustainable products and services, portfolio splits, contribution to the SDGs and examples of the bank’s partnerships with clients to support them in their transition in the “Sustainable Finance” chapter of this report. The bank also scrutinizes its business activities for potential negative impacts and understand the environmental and social risks associated with a transaction or a client. Robust frameworks and systematic risk evaluation are integral to the bank’s risks management processes. The bank’s environmental and social due diligence provisions are an integral part of the bank’s Reputational Risk Framework. The provisions consist of cross- sectoral and sector-specific requirements outlined in respective guidelines and they jointly form the Deutsche Bank Environmental and Social Policy Framework. A summary of the Framework is publicly available von the bank’s website. For example, in 2022, the bank continued to conduct transactional and client reviews pursuant to the bank’s Environmental and Social Policy Framework as well as its Sustainable Finance standards. The bank’s environmental and social due diligence provisions and respective processes are described in detail in the “Environmental and Social Due Diligence” chapter of this report. Principle 4: Stakeholders We will proactively and responsibly consult, engage and partner with relevant stakeholders to achieve society’s goals. 10 A client engagement process is a process of supporting clients towards transitioning their business models in line with sustainability goals by strategically accompanying them through a variety of customer relationship channels. 11 Sustainable economic activities promote the transition to a low-carbon, more resource-efficient and sustainable economy. 164
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