Climate protection initiatives

10 We take our responsibility to people and the environment seriously and always strive to improve. With us, our customers can count on responsible action in harmony with the environment. This is attested to by the certificates and ratings for our measures in the fields of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, such as “Gold” from EcoVadis, “Very Good” in the ESG rating from imug | rating, a B rating in the important CDP rating, and an B in the sustainability rating “Rail Sustainability Index” of the International Union of Railways (UIC). Our ratings results confirm that we are on the right track with our efforts toward a more sustainable world. Every time goods travel by train rather than by truck, large amounts of emissions and energy are saved. EcoTransIT is an internationally recognized tool in the logistics industry for calculating the energy consumption and emissions of any freight transport worldwide. This enables us to share the contribution each individual transport makes – the energy needs and the emissions of each freight shipment – supplemented by shipment- specific real data. Additionally, in cooperation with EcoTransIT, we have expanded the basic calculation tool, which uses real production data from transports to retroactively calculate our customers’ emissions. Rating Successes Emissions Calculation And our customers benefit from this too, because we can calculate the results of a road versus rail comparison for your transports. On our TÜV-approved Eco Award , we present emission statements about your transport by rail and CO 2 savings with emission calculations based on EcoTransIT. Eco Award Added value to customers • External assessments and auditing confirm that our calculation process complies with all current standards. • Companies such as ClimatePartner have signalled that they will recognise the TÜV-approved award and the emissions calculated with EcoTransitIT as the basis for investments in offsetting projects. Whitepaper Climate Protection of the Rail Cargo Group