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GRI 406: NON-DISCRIMINATION 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 406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken Equinix takes seriously the importance of offering a workplace free of unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation . Our company policies, including our Employee Handbooks and Code of Business Conduct , prohibit discrimination and outline Equinix’s policies preventing unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation, and the numerous resources employees have if they wish to report any potential violations of these policies . Equinix also conducts harassment training in the U .S . and Asia-Pacific . All reports of potential violations of policy are promptly and adequately addressed by members of Equinix’s HR and/or Legal departments . Equinix is opposed to modern slavery and human trafficking in all its forms and expects the same opposition from all who work for us . Equinix requires all business partners to adhere to human rights, employee health and safety, and a voluntary labor force in accordance with the United Nation Declaration on Human Rights and the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, as outlined in the Business Partner Code of Conduct . In 2021, Equinix had 0 verified incidents of discrimination . GRI 417: MARKETING AND LABELING 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 Environment efforts 417-1 Requirements for product and service information and labeling Equinix data centers provide a secure and reliable place for our customers’ IT equipment . Equinix supplies the power needed to run that equipment 24/7 . In 2021, Equinix tracked the energy content for 100% of its IBX data centers globally and makes available energy consumption, energy efficiency and renewable energy data to its customers . We believe that data centers can leverage their large electricity loads for positive social and environmental impact, and Equinix’s 100% renewable energy goal is bringing more renewable energy generation sources online both locally and regionally in order to address the urgent need to move utility grids away from fossil fuels to address climate change . Upon request, customers can access custom Green Power Reports for their deployments within Equinix data centers . All deployments covered 100% with renewable energy in the calendar year result in a net zero market-based carbon emissions factor (CEF) for electricity at those sites . 22

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