INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE REPORT

To: The Stakeholders of Informa plc
1. Introduction and Objectives of Work
Bureau Veritas UK Limited (Bureau Veritas) has been engaged by Informa plc (Informa) toprovide limited assurance of selected Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within the Informa
Sustainability Report 2023 and the Sustainability Summary Data Table (2023) (the ‘Report’).
The objective is to provide assurance to Informa and its stakeholders over the accuracy andreliability of the reported information and data.

2. Scope of Work
The scope of our work was limited to assurance over the following information included within
the Report for the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 (the ‘Selected Information’):Colleagues•••

Absenteeism Rate (sick days per colleague per year)
Spend on formal training (£)
Global gender diversity (% female):o Colleagues gender splito All management gender splito Leadership Group gender splito Director gender split
o Gender split of promotions
o Gender pay gap (UK gap in male/female median pay)
Environment• Waste (tonnes):o Books and journals sent for pulpingo Office waste• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions (tCO2e):o Scope 1o Scope 2 (location-based)o Scope 2 (market-based)o Selected Scope 3:▪ Transmission and distribution electricity losses▪ Waste (office waste)▪ Business travel▪ Homeworkingo Scope 1 and 2 intensity (tCO2e/colleague)• Energy (kWh)o Total energy consumption (excluding events)o Total renewable energy consumption (excluding events) (generated orpurchased)• Water consumption (m3)
3. Reporting Criteria
The Selected Information needs to be read and understood together with the Informa
Sustainability Reporting Methodology, as set out here.

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4. Limitations and Exclusions
Excluded from the scope of our work is assurance of information relating to:▪

Activities outside the defined assurance period;▪

Positional statements of a descriptive or interpretative nature, or of opinion, belief,
aspiration or commitment to undertake future actions; and▪

Other information included in the Report other than the Selected Information.

The following limitations should be noted:▪

This limited assurance engagement relies on a risk-based selected sample ofsustainability data and the associated limitations that this entails.

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The reliability of the reported data is dependent on the accuracy of metering andother production measurement arrangements employed at site level, not addressedas part of this assurance.

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This independent statement should not be relied upon to detect all errors, omissions
or misstatements that may exist.

5. Responsibilities
This preparation and presentation of the Selected Information in the Report are the sole
responsibility of the management of Informa.
Bureau Veritas was not involved in the drafting of the Report or of the Reporting Criteria. Our
responsibilities were to:•obtain limited assurance about whether the Selected Information has been preparedin accordance with the Reporting Criteria;•form an independent conclusion based on the assurance procedures performed andevidence obtained; and•report our conclusions to the Directors of Informa.

6. Assessment Standard
We performed our work to a limited level of assurance in accordance with International
Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 Revised, Assurance Engagements Other
than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information (effective for assurance reports
dated on or after December 15, 2015), issued by the International Auditing and AssuranceStandards Board.

7. Summary of Work Performed
As part of our independent assurance, our work included:
1. Conducting interviews with relevant personnel of Informa;
2. Undertaking two remote site interviews at AE Dubai World Trade Centre and UK
Abingdon Milton Park 4;
3. Reviewing the data collection and consolidation processes used to compile Selected
Information, including assessing assumptions made, and the data scope andreporting boundaries;
4. Reviewing documentary evidence provided by Informa;
5. Agreeing a selection of the Selected Information to the corresponding sourcedocumentation;
6. Reviewing Informa systems for quantitative data aggregation and analysis;
7. Reperforming a selection of aggregation calculations of the Selected Information;
8. Reperforming greenhouse gas emissions conversions calculations; andRef: BV_20166844

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9. Assessing the disclosure and presentation of the Selected Information to ensure
consistency with assured information.
A 5% materiality threshold was applied to this assurance. It should be noted that theprocedures performed in a limited assurance engagement vary in nature and timing from, andare less in extent than for, a reasonable assurance engagement. Consequently, the level ofassurance obtained in a limited assurance engagement is substantially lower than theassurance that would have been obtained had a reasonable assurance engagement been
performed.
8. Conclusion
On the basis of our methodology and the activities and limitations described above nothing
has come to our attention to indicate that the Selected Information is not fairly stated in allmaterial respects.
However, the following should be noted, which are not considered to have a material impact:•For Scope 3 GHG emissions, the Sustainability Report rounds up or down to thenearest hundred tCO2e.

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Spend on formal training evidence was filtered for specific keywords related totraining, therefore it relies on finance descriptions used to be accurate.

The list of KPIs assured is as follows:
Category

KPI

2023 Verified Figure

Colleagues

Absenteeism Rate (sick days per year per colleague)

3.03

Spend on formal training (£)

1,939,175

Colleagues gender split (% female)60%

All management gender split (% female)

56%

Leadership Group gender split (% female)39%

Director gender split (% female)36%

Gender split of promotions (% female)

66%

Gender pay gap (UK gap in male/female median pay)(%)
Waste: Books and journals sent for pulping (tonnes)

24%

Waste: Office waste (tonnes)

255

Scope 1 emissions (tCO2e)3,469

Scope 2 (location-based) emissions (tCO2e)4,364

Scope 2 (market-based) emissions (tCO2e)

227

Scope 3 emissions: Transmission and distribution
electricity losses (tCO2e)
Scope 3 emissions: Waste (office waste) (tCO2e)292

Scope 3 emissions: Business travel (tCO2e)29,268

Scope 3 emissions: Homeworking (tCO2e)

6,007

Scope 1 and 2 intensity (tCO2e/colleague)

0.63

Total energy consumption (excluding events) (kWh)25,618,039

Total renewable energy consumption (excludingevents) (generated or purchased) (kWh)Water consumption (m3)

10,399,086

Environment

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348

94

43,095

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9. Statement of Independence, Integrity and Competence
Bureau Veritas is an independent professional services company that specialises in quality,
environmental, health, safety and social accountability with over 190 years history. Itsassurance team has extensive experience in conducting verification over environmental,social, ethical and health and safety information, systems and processes.
Bureau Veritas operates a certified1 Quality Management System which complies with therequirements of ISO 9001:2015, and accordingly maintains a comprehensive system of
quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance withethical requirements, professional standards, quality reviews and applicable legal andregulatory requirements which we consider to be equivalent to ISQM 1 & 22.
Bureau Veritas has implemented and applies a Code of Ethics, which meets the requirementsof the International Federation of Inspections Agencies (IFIA) 3, across the business to ensurethat its employees maintain integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care,confidentiality, professional behaviour and high ethical standards in their day-to-day businessactivities. We consider this to be equivalent to the requirements of the IESBA code 4.

Bureau Veritas UK Ltd
Registered in England & Wales, Company Number: 1758622
Registered Office: Suite 206 Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, Birmingham, B24 9FDLondon, 15th April 2024

1Certificate available on request
International Standard on Quality Management 1 (Previously International Standard on QualityControl 1) & International Standard on Quality Management 2
3
International Federation of Inspection Agencies – Compliance Code – Third Edition
4
Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants issued by the International Ethics Standards Board forAccountants
2

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