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ADVANCING OUR ESG STRATEGY

2008-2012

• Established formal corporate sustainability program and initial goals

• Established 24 hours paid volunteer time as benefit

• Launched initial Strategic Energy Plan (SEP)

• "Give Green Gift Card" raised $177K for reforestation

• Implemented lighting efficiency program

• Santa Monica Place earned LEED Gold, first property in portfolio to earn honor

• Began national partnership with American Red Cross to provide aid to communities

• Received Evergreen Award for Visionary Leadership – Tree People

2013-2017

• Implemented first solar project at Santa Monica Place

• Launched partnership with EVgo to bring first vehicle charging stations to properties

• Tysons Tower/Tysons Corner Center earned LEED Gold

• First fuel cell installed at Danbury Fair Mall

• Macerich reaches 100% LED lighting for interior and exterior areas

• Portfolio-wide electric vehicle charging station program established

• Initial WeatherTRAK smart irrigation system installed

• First on-site battery installation at Southern California properties

• Launched Macerich Dependent Scholarship Program

2018-2021

• The Oaks in Thousand Oaks, CA, receives first BREEAM Certification in the U.S.

• HydroPoint’s WeatherTRAK water efficiency program launched portfolio-wide

• Kings Plaza Con Edison Transformer Grid activated

• Launched "Healthy People, Healthy Planet" Kids Club programming

• Launched DREAM initiative to promote diversity, equity and inclusion at Macerich

• Conducted portfolio-wide "Million Meals Challenge" to help restock pandemic-hurt shelter shelves (2021), raising more than 1.1 million meals

• SBTi goals established and validated

• MVP Portal launched to facilitate volunteer hours, Company donations and employee match

2022-PRESENT

• Reached 18MW of solar production

• Launched our revamped employee mentoring program

• MacImpact was formed, a crossdisciplinary employee-led task force with oversight of Company ESG initiatives

• 100MW Salt River Project (AZ) solar farm began operations

• Broke ground on the 300kW fuel cell project at Danbury Fair

• Supported 20,000 kids from 80 organizations across the country with Back-to-School backpack and supply drives

• Macerich employees picked up 7,000+ pounds of trash to support Earth Day

• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital giving campaign raised $119,000 in combined donations from shopping center customers, retailers and Macerich employees

2030

On track to achieve carbon neutrality

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