Digital responsibility Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) is a development direction assumed at group level to which we pay special attention, and this can be considered a condition for the development of our company. At group level, we see CDR as an obligation to increase operational digitalization and promote digital skills. Inevitably, this is associated with responsible data processing. The REWE Group published in 2020 the "AI Manifesto" which contains specific, easy-tounderstand recommendations for working with AI-based applications and processes, which must be taken into account when developing AI applications. At the same time, a regular and intensive exchange between employees from different areas of the company and beyond the company's borders is promoted in order to help shape digitalization in a responsible way. These concerns towards innovation allow us to keep up with industry trends and meet our customers with new solutions that can improve the shopping experience. At the same time, going digital or developing more solutions in this direction can also help support our efforts to conserve resources and reduce negative environmental impacts. Such examples are: • Expanding digital commerce services: optimizing delivery route routes, offering a less climate-impacted alternative to individual shipments made by different customers • Distributing the PENNY flyer via WhatsApp and the PENNY application reducing resource consumption by offering an alternative to classic printed flyers • The e-learning platform made available to employees: it offers a more sustainable alternative to face-to-face courses (by reducing travel) or distributing course materials We continued the implementation and development of the measures and projects developed in previous years, which support responsible practice and sustainable development: • Queue Management Platform – optimizing the time spent by PENNY customers at the cash register • Paperless office – implementation of electronic signature • Digital commerce operation – implementing RPA for automating financial processes • Optimizing the use of paper in accounting processes carried out in stores In 2024, we conducted 7 internal audits on cybersecurity topics, as a result of which we did not identify any threats. Thus, we did not have any security breaches or theft of personal or commercial data or contamination of the internal network with malware. SUSTAINABILITY STEP-BY-STEP CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS SUSTAINABLE ASSORTMENT ENERGY, CLIMATE AND RESOURCES EMPLOYEES AND SOCIETY INDEX GRI & SASB CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS
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