GRI Standards—Topic-specific Disclosures GRI 201: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Disclosure No. Disclosure Title 2021 Response 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary Materiality Assessment 103-2 103-3 The management approach and its components Evaluation of the management approach 2021 Form 10-K 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed 2021 Form 10-K , Item 7 201-2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change Equinix 2021 CDP Climate Change Survey response GRI 203: INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS Disclosure No. Disclosure Title 2021 Response 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary Materiality Assessment 103-2 103-3 The management approach and its components Evaluation of the management approach Equinix’s corporate philanthropy and citizenship efforts 203-1 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services supported Infrastructure investments: 2021 Form 10-K , Note 17 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . Our Community Impact program promotes connection and belonging, and enables employees to give back, with the support of Equinix, to the communities in which we work and live . In total, our Community Impact efforts in 2021 resulted in approximately $2 . 05 million in employee donations, corporate matching and grants, and more than 16,500 volunteer hours, to approximately 2,200 nonprofits worldwide . 203-2 Significant indirect economic impacts This metric helps determine how many job opportunities were created in 2021, both as a result of growth and from a need to replace leaving employees . A total of 1,751 employees were hired externally in 2021 against the 3,238 open positions, 731 positions were filled internally, and the remaining positions not hired for, carried forward to 2022 or cancelled . GRI 205: ANTI-CORRUPTION Disclosure No. Disclosure Title 2021 Response 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary Materiality Assessment 103-2 103-3 The management approach and its components Evaluation of the management approach Equinix’s Governance & Ethics efforts 15