Independent Verification Statement to theStakeholders of Informa PLC
INDEPENDENT LIMITED ASSURANCE STATEMENT

To: The Stakeholders of INFORMA PLC

Introduction and objectives of work
Bureau Veritas UK Limited (Bureau Veritas) has been engaged by Informa PLC (‘Informa’) toprovide limited assurance over selected sustainability performance indicators for inclusion inits 2019 Annual Sustainability Report, Accounts and website. This Assurance Statement
applies to the related information included within the scope of work described below.

Scope of Work
The scope of our work was limited to assurance over the following information included within
Informa’s 2019 Annual Sustainability Report (‘the Report’) for the period 1st of January to the
31st of December 2019 (the ‘Selected Information’):Communities:
o Fundraisingo Company contributionsColleagueso Headcounto Spend on trainingo Voluntary Turnovero Total Turnovero Absenteeismo Colleague gender splito All management gender splito Leadership group gender splito Directors gender split
o Gender split of Promotions 2019o Employee Engagement Indicator
Environmento Wasteo Paper usageo Percentage of paper from sustainable sourceso Books sent for pulpingo Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
 Scope 1 (tCO2e)
 Scope 2 (tCO2e)- location based Scope 2 (tCO2e)- market based Intensity ratio (Scope 1&2 - location based) - tCO2e/Colleague
 Selected Scope 3 emissions, limited to: Transport and distribution electricity losses (tCO2e)
 Business travel (tCO2e)
 Waste (tCO2e)o Water consumption

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Reporting Criteria
The Selected Information is reported according to the Informa Sustainability KPI Reporting
Methodology which can be referenced at:https://www.informa.com/sustainability/sustainability-reports/Limitations and Exclusions
Excluded from the scope of our work is any verification of information relating to:Activities outside the defined verification period; and

Any other information included in the Report;

This limited assurance engagement relies on a risk based selected sample of sustainability
data and the associated limitations that this entails. This independent statement should not berelied upon to detect all errors, omissions or misstatements that may exist.

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.
This report is made solely to Informa in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Ourwork has been undertaken so that we might state to Informa those matters we have beenengaged for. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility
to anyone other than Informa for our work, for this report, or for the conclusions we havereached.

Assessment Standard
We performed our work in accordance with International Standard on Assurance
Engagements (ISAE) 3000 Revised, Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviewsof Historical Financial Information (effective for assurance reports dated on or after December
15, 2015), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
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Summary of work performed
As part of its independent verification, Bureau Veritas undertook the following activities:
1. Conducted interviews with relevant personnel of Informa;
2. Carried out three site visits in the UK;
3. Carried out remote assessments of four offices in US, Singapore, India and Dubai;
4. Reviewed the data collection and consolidation processes used to compile theSelected Information, including assessing assumptions made, the data scope andreporting boundaries;
5. Reviewed documentary evidence produced by Informa including the Accuvio global
information system used for monitoring, analysing and reporting energy, GHG, waste
and water data;
6. Reviewed a sample of the Selected Information with the corresponding source
documentation; and7. Re-performed aggregation calculations of the Selected Information.

Conclusion
On the basis of our methodology and the activities described above, nothing has come to ourattention to indicate that the Selected Information has not been properly prepared, in allmaterial respects, in accordance with the Reporting Criteria.
Further detailed recommendations are provided in the form of an internal management report
to be issued to Informa.

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.

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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 withethicalrequirements,professional

standards

andapplicablelegalandregulatoryrequirements.
Bureau Veritas has implemented and applies a Code of Ethics, which meets the requirementsof the International Federation of Inspections Agencies (IFIA) 2 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.
Bureau Veritas has several existing commercial contracts with Informa. Our assurance teamdoes not have any involvement in projects with Informa outside those of an independent
assurance scope and we do not consider there to be a conflict between the other services
provided by Bureau Veritas and that of our assurance team.

Bureau Veritas UK Limited
London27th April 2020

1 Certificate available on request
2 International Federation of Inspection Agencies – Compliance Code – Third Edition

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