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GRI 419: SOCIOECONOMIC COMPLIANCE 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 efforts 419-1 Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area As a global company, Equinix must comply with the law in all the places we do business . Our Code of Business Conduct makes clear, and our employees receive training that explains, all employees are responsible for understanding and complying with the laws and regulations that affect our jobs . In this way we aim to proactively avoid both the monetary and reputational risks associated with sanctions and fines for non-compliance with appliable laws . In 2021, Equinix received no significant or material fines or non-monetary sanctions for non- compliance with laws and regulations . C OMPANY-SPECIFIC METRICS Disclosure No. Disclosure Title 2021 Response SOC-10 (Equinix Internal Metric) Total customer uptime in a given year as measured in yearly availability . Equinix IBX data centers feature advanced design, security, power and cooling elements to provide customers with industry- leading reliability, including average uptime of 99 .9999% globally in 2021 . As of December 31, 2021, all Equinix IBX data centers are equipped with UPS power, backup systems and N+1 (or greater) redundancy . The company guarantees certain service levels, such as uptime, as outlined in individual customer contracts . SOC-11 (Equinix Internal Metric) Annual Average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) Equinix measures PUE, a measure of data center efficiency, at all of its sites . We are transitioning to PUE1, a 12-month rolling average of PUE . Although currently sites are reporting data differently, we report an annual average PUE of 1 .48 across our global portfolio in 2021 . This excludes recent and planned acquisitions such as GPX and MainOne . 24

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