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GRI 305: EMISSIONS, continued Disclosure No. Disclosure Title 2021 Response 305-3 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions Scope 3 emissions come from: § Capital Goods § Purchased Goods & Services § FERA - Upstream Electricity (Market-Based)* § Business travel (Air, Hotel, Rail, Rental Car) § Employee commuting (Employee commuting to office, work from home associate with COVID-19 Pandemic) § Waste Scope 3 totals** were: § 2021 = 1,504,000 mtCO2e § 2020 = 1,318,000 mtCO2e § 2019 = 1,311,000 mtCO2e *For 2019 and 2020, Equinix has reported FERA Location-Based emissions but has elected to report FERA Market-Based emissions moving forward as it better reflects Equinix operations . ** The 2019 and 2020 Scope 3 totals have been adjusted to reflect FERA Market- Based emissions 305-4 GHG emissions intensity Carbon Intensity as measured by total emissions (Scope 1 + Scope 2 Market-based emissions) per unit revenue (million USD) was: 2021: 46 mtCO2e per million USD (change of -28% YOY) 2020: 64 mtCO2e per million USD (change of +2% YOY) 2019: 62 mtCO2e per million USD (change of +16% YOY) Carbon intensity is driven both by our supplier-based emissions factors and our purchases of low-carbon and renewable energy, as well as how we generate revenue around the world . The trend of intensity increasing in 2020 was driven by organic growth in regions without renewable energy (e .g . Australia) . 305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions Equinix sources clean and renewable energy around the world to make progress against our 100% renewable energy goal . Renewable energy coverage vs . our electricity usage in 2021 was: § Americas: 2,980 GWh out of 2,986 GWh (100%) § Asia-Pacific: 1,119 GWh out of 1,474 GWh (76%) § EMEA: 2,674 GWh out of 2,675 GWh (100%) § Global: 6,773 GWh out of 7,136 GWh (95%) Specifically, Renewable Energy purchases reduce Scope 2 GHG emissions (from location-based to market-based): § 2021: 2,052,800 mtCO2e reduction (2,307,600 reduced to 254,800 mtCO2e) § 2020: 1,952,500 mtCO2e reduction (2,280,200 reduced to 327,700 mtCO2e) § 2019: 1,773,000 mtCO2e reduction (2,079,000 reduced to 306,000 mtCO2e) (Note: Scope 2 includes electric power, fuel cells under power purchase agreement, and chilled water) GRI 401: EMPLOYMENT 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 Social efforts 18

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