Factsheet www.eskom.co.za Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in Eskom ESG in Eskom For us, ESG is about being deliberate in leading the change we set out in our vision and strategic objectives – realising the positive impact we set out to have on the environment and society. Material Matters At the forefront of our ESG focus are the transition to lower carbon energy sources, electricity reliability and affordability, maintaining environmental stewardship, socio-economic transformation, improving safety, eliminating fraud, corruption, and criminality, and ensuring transparent and honest communication. The process followed in our approach to ESG: 2024/25 ESG Achievements Environmental Social Governance ▪ Improved water-use of 1.40ℓ/kWh ▪ JET training initiatives increased (353 ▪ Continued mandatory PFMA training sent out (FY2024, 1.43ℓ/kWh sent out) employees and 326 community and awareness to all employees ▪ Conditional exemptions to the MES contractors) ▪ 247 criminal cases referred to Law ▪ Phase 1 of air quality offsets ▪ Awarded 1 786 contracts worth Enforcement Agencies (FY2024: 330 programme completed R338.6 billion (FY2024: awarded 1 309 cases) ▪ (5 591 houses retrofitted) contracts worth R107.7 billion) ▪ Priority risks reduced to 8 (FY2024: 13) ▪ Decrease in overall legal ▪ Local content contracted: R317.63 ▪ Maintained certification of the ISO contraventions 65 (FY2024: 68) billion; (FY2024: R97.7 billion) 9001:2015 Quality Management System ▪ Ash beneficiation successfully applied in ▪ CSI investment increased to R146.2 ▪ Overall annual declaration of interest road construction million; (FY2024: 93.1 million) submission rate of 99.8% (FY2024: 99.7%) ▪ Red data bird mortalities increased to ▪ LTIR decreased to 0.23; (FY2024: 0.29) ▪ All Board and EXCO members have 258 (FY2024: 210) ▪ R1.5 billion spent on skills submitted their DOIs ▪ 100% deployment of climate adaptation development; (FY2024: R1.4 billion) ▪ The NTCSA was officially established on 1 plans across business operations ▪ Women make up 42.58% of our Senior July 2024 ▪ 16% decrease in carbon footprint Management (FY2024: 42.52) ▪ Dedicated Project Management Office emissions (compared to 2019 baseline (PMO) was established to expedite year) disciplinary and criminal case resolutions Compiled by Strategy & Sustainability - February 2026 Executive Summary Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Eskom’s purpose is to power economic growth sustainably, and this requires the ongoing determination Material ESG matters that we are focused on and treatment of the material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks which the company faces. Eskom’s focus on ESG is a key part of our strategy to pivot Eskom into a sustainable and competitive company while We classify material matters as those high-likelihood, ensuring the security of supply that powers the economic high-consequence factors that significantly impact growth of South Africa. enterprise value both positively and negatively. We apply 1. Environment the concept of double materiality – internal financial Climate change mitigation/transition and resilience. Reduction in emissions, water materiality as well as those internal matters that have an use and bird mortalities. Ash beneficiation and driving the circular economy. impact on the outside world. 2. Social Driving our social mandate by safeguarding our people, promoting socio- Eskom Environmental, Social and Governance economic transformation, and maintaining transparent communication with our (ESG) Framework stakeholders. These initiatives include building social capital, promoting health and safety, and developing a motivated and engaged human capital. We recognise that our stakeholders, particularly investors, 3. Governance evaluate our sustainability and societal impact through the A key governance focus is on combating fraud, corruption, and crime to lens of ESG. At Eskom, ESG principles are at the heart of successfully turn around the organisation and rebuild our stakeholders’ confidence and trust in the organisation our values and vision of sustainable power for a better future. Our framework formalises our commitment by embedding key ESG considerations into our strategy, business objectives and operations. Eskom’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework Compiled by Strategy & Sustainability - February 2026