• Local content: we provide local businesses with commercial opportunities and drive private sector Emiratization through our ICV strategy. • Workshops and forums: we engage in dialogue and feedback to extend ADNOC’s commitment to ethical business practices as defined in our Supplier and Partner Code of Ethics and HSE Management of Contractors • Supplier support service: we have a hotline in place and provide email support for suppliers to communicate queries, suggestions and clarifications • Performance evaluations: we conduct reviews and audits to monitor compliance with performance standards, worker welfare expectations and HSE plans. Suppliers and contractors • Internal communications: we engage employees through intranet updates, newsletters, emails, Microsoft Teams, and Viva Engage, to support easy communication and collaboration. • Townhalls: we host townhalls where leadership shares key updates, addresses concerns and fosters an open dialogue. • Employee engagement surveys: we conduct annual surveys to gather employee feedback, driving improvement in areas most relevant to our people. • Leadership site visits: our leadership and management teams regularly engage with employees to keep them informed of relevant changes as well as listen to their needs. • Corporate and department events and activities: we connect with employees through corporate and department events, team-building activities, and corporate social responsibility initiatives to strengthen engagement and teamwork. • Meetings with line managers for performance appraisals: we support employee growth by conducting regular performance appraisals, providing feedback and aligning career development with business goals. • Excellence awards: we recognize employees for their contribution to the ADNOC values and our business objectives. • Talent development: we provide a broad range of learning opportunities to expand their competencies and skills, through a combination of on-the-job experience, work assignments, targeted training and coaching and mentoring. Employees “Across the full value chain of traditional and renewable energy sectors, AI technologies can optimize energy usage, improve safety, reliability and efficiency, reduce emissions and accelerate low- and no-carbon energy solutions. Through our strategic collaboration, we are exploring opportunities to accelerate AI deployment across ADNOC’s operations, enhancing efficiencies, driving methane reduction initiatives, minimizing emissions, and strengthening biodiversity monitoring to better protect the environment.” ● Darryl Willis Corporate Vice President, Energy & Resources Industry, Microsoft Stakeholder group How we engage 29 ADNOC Sustainability Report 2024 ABOUT ADNOC SUSTAINABILITY AT ADNOC KEEPING OUR PEOPLE SAFE ADVANCING NET ZERO PROTECTING NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY EMPOWERING LIVES HOW WE OPERATE