AT A GLANCE TRANSPARENCY SUSTAINABILITY COMPASSION INCLUSION GOVERNANCE ESG GOALS APPENDIX CONTENTS PROVIDING SAFE Social Compliance Audits in 2022 PLACES TO WORK Mutual Recognition of RJC Certification Audit Protocols DTC Best Practice Principles (BPP) Assurance Programme Forevermark Management System Certification Assessment Report Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) To verify safe working conditions where our products are APSCA Social Compliance Audit being manufactured, Brilliant Earth requires suppliers to Sustainability Rated Diamonds (SCS-007) comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct. Tier 1 93% of our Tier 1 natural diamond suppliers were audited for alignment to Natural Diamond Suppliers one or more of these audit protocols. Responsible Manufacturing and Safe Working Conditions Tier 2 Our Supplier Code of Conduct states that suppliers must use fair and Natural Diamond Cutting 96% of our Tier 2 natural diamond manufacturers were audited for alignment and Polishing Manufacturers to one or more of these audit protocols. responsible labor practices, provide a healthy and safe working environment, are evaluated for their investments in local community development and environmental protection, and more. Tier 1 Tier 1 comprises mainly of US sales offices with no manufacturing on-site and Lab Diamond Suppliers therefore low risk for workplace safety issues. We monitor suppliers’ manufacturing facilities using a combination of independent social compliance audit standards, otherwise known as Tier 2 mutual recognition, to evaluate workplace safety and compliance with our Lab Diamond Cutting and 92% of our Tier 2 lab diamond manufacturers were audited for alignment to Supplier Code of Conduct. Read more in the GRI Content Index. Polishing Manufacturers one or more of these audit protocols. Tier 1 86% of our Tier 1 jewelry suppliers were audited for alignment to one or more Jewelry Suppliers of these audit protocols. Tier 2 89% of our Tier 2 jewelry manufacturers were audited for alignment to one or Jewelry Manufacturers more of these audit protocols. 19 2022 MISSION REPORT