GRI Index

Deutsche Telekom’s 2024 CR report was created in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines and in agreement with the option “with reference to GRI". So our high demands on transparency are maintained. The reported information relates to the period from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

In the GRI Index, we refer to content on general and specific standard disclosures within the CR report and other Deutsche Telekom publications. Where necessary, we explain these directly in the index.

General Disclosures

GRI 2: General Disclosures

The organization and its reporting practices

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
2‑1	Organization profile	ESRS 2 SBM-1 – Strategy, business model, and value chain Group profile Imprint Worldwide
2‑2	Entities considered in the organization's sustainability reporting	About this report Worldwide
2‑3	Reporting period, reporting frequency and contact point	About this report
2‑4	Correction or restatement of information	About this report	In the reporting year, there was no reason to present new information from previous reporting periods.

Activities and workers

GRI Standard

Disclosure

Reference

Omission/Additional Information

2‑6

Activities, value chain and other business relationships

ESRS 2 SBM-1 – Strategy, business model, and value chain

2‑7

Employees

ESRS S1‑6 – Characteristics of the undertaking's employees

Corporate culture and inclusion: Valuing diversity and respecting needs

Governance

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
2‑9	Governance structure and composition	ESRS 2 SBM-1 – Strategy, business model, and value chain Annual Report 2024 ESRS 2 GOV-1 – The role of administrative, management and supervisory bodies Corporate Governance Declaration pursuant to Sections 289f, 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB)
2‑10	Nomination and selection of the highest governance body	Corporate Governance Declaration pursuant to Sections 289f, 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB) ESRS 2 GOV-1 – The role of administrative, management and supervisory bodies	In the selection process, all competencies that are necessary and useful for the exercise of the position are taken into account. The requirements for a position are defined on the basis of a skill list. The selection process takes place in the Supervisory Board, in which the interests of the stakeholders (including shareholders) are represented.
2‑11	Chair of the highest supervisory body	Annual Report 2024 Corporate Governance Declaration pursuant to Sections 289f, 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB)
2‑12	Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts	ESRS 2 GOV-1 – The role of administrative, management and supervisory bodies ESRS 2 IRO-1 – Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks, and opportunities	The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG oversees the Group's due diligence obligations and processes that serve to identify and manage impacts on the economy, the environment and people. To this end, the Supervisory Board works with stakeholders and regularly conducts investor meetings specific to the Supervisory Board. The ESG officer of the Supervisory Board is also available for regular discussions with stakeholders. The findings from these discussions will be incorporated into the work of the Supervisory Board.
2‑13	Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts	ESRS 2 SBM-1 – Strategy, business model, and value chain ESRS 2 GOV-1 – The role of administrative, management and supervisory bodies
2‑14	Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting	About this report ESRS 2 IRO-1 – Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks, and opportunities
2‑15	Conflicts of interest	ESRS 2 GOV-1 – The role of administrative, management and supervisory bodies Corporate Governance Declaration pursuant to Sections 289f, 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB) Annual Report 2024
2‑16	Communication of critical concerns	ESRS G1‑3 – Prevention and detection of corruption and bribery Corporate Governance Declaration pursuant to Sections 289f, 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB)
2‑17	Accumulated knowledge of the highest control body	CR strategy: determind to achieve even more sustainability ESRS 2 GOV-1 – The role of administrative, management and supervisory bodies
2‑18	Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body	Corporate Governance Declaration pursuant to Sections 289f, 315d of the German Commercial Code (HGB)	The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom AG complies with Recommendation D.12. of the German Corporate Governance Code (DCGK). In order to regularly assess the effectiveness of the performance of its tasks, the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee conduct an efficiency review every two years. The results provide new impetus for the work of the Supervisory Board.
2‑19	Remuneration policies	Remuneration Report 2024 ESRS 2 GOV-3 – Integration of sustainability-related performance in incentive schemes
2‑20	Process to determine remuneration	Remuneration Report 2024
2‑21	Annual total compensation ratio	Remuneration Report 2024	Not applicable The Shareholders' Rights Directive, which was transposed into German law by ARUG II, aims to increase the transparency of companies' remuneration policies and to expand the mandatory disclosures relating to management board remuneration. In Telekom's compensation report, we compare the percentage change in the compensation of average employees with the change in the compensation of the members of the Board of Management, as requested. In doing so, we comply with our disclosure obligations, which enable shareholders and other stakeholders to assess our compensation policy and to check whether it is in line with the interests of our shareholders and employees. The EU does not require any further publication of multiplies.

Strategy, policies and practices

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
2‑22	Statement on sustainable development strategy	Foreword CR Strategy: determined to achieve even more sustainability
2‑23	Policy commitments	ESRS G1‑1 – Business conduct policies and corporate culture ESRS 2 GOV-5 – Risk Management and internal controls over sustainability reporting ESRS S1‑1 – Policies related to own workforce Deutsche Telekom Code of Human Rights
2‑24	Embedding policy commitments	Deutsche Telekom Code of Human Rights
2‑25	Processes to remediate negative impacts	ESRS G1‑3 – Prevention and detection of corruption and bribery ESRS S1‑3 – Processes to remediate negative impacts and channels for own workforce to raise concerns ESRS S2‑3 – Processes to remediate negative impacts and channels for value chain workers to raise concerns
2‑26	Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns	ESRS G1‑3 – Prevention and detection of corruption and bribery
2‑27	Compliance with laws and regulations	Telekom website ESRS G1‑3 – Prevention and detection of corruption and bribery Annual Report 2024	Information on relevant legal proceedings and outcomes can be found in the chapter "Risk and Opportunity Management" in the combined management report.
2‑28	Membership associations	Political advocacy ESRS G1‑1 – Business conduct policies and corporate culture Code of Conduct	In the political representation of interests as well as for participation in committees and associations, the provisions of our Code of Conduct apply.

Stakeholder engagement

GRI Standard		Disclosure		Reference		Omission/Additional Information
2‑29		Approach to stakeholder engagement		ESRS 2 SBM-2 – Interests and views of stakeholders Overview memberships and cooperations
2‑30		Collective bargaining agreements		ESRS S1‑8 – Collective bargaining coverage and social dialogue		As of December 31, 2024, 45.8 % of our employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. The coverage rate in Germany was 75.6 %. The collective agreements concluded with the trade unions do not apply to our employees who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. The terms and conditions of employment for our employees who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements are set out in the Group Works Agreement AT for employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements. In addition, a small number of our employees are subject to the collective agreements of other industries.

GRI Standard

Disclosure

Reference

Omission/Additional Information

2‑29

Approach to stakeholder engagement

ESRS 2 SBM-2 – Interests and views of stakeholders

Overview memberships and cooperations

2‑30

Collective bargaining agreements

ESRS S1‑8 – Collective bargaining coverage and social dialogue

As of December 31, 2024, 45.8 % of our employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. The coverage rate in Germany was 75.6 %.

The collective agreements concluded with the trade unions do not apply to our employees who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. The terms and conditions of employment for our employees who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements are set out in the Group Works Agreement AT for employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements. In addition, a small number of our employees are subject to the collective agreements of other industries.

GRI 3: Material topics

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑1	Process to determine material topics	ESRS 2 IRO-1 – Description of the process to identify and assess material impacts, risks, and opportunities
3‑2	List of material topics	ESRS 2 IRO-2 – Disclosure requirements in ESRS covered by the undertaking's sustainability statement

Economic standards

GRI 205: Anti-corruption

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	ESRS G1 – Governance
205‑1	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption		One of the foundations of our compliance management system is the Compliance Risk Assessments (CRA), which we use to identify and evaluate compliance risks and initiate appropriate preventive measures. To this end, Deutsche Telekom has set up a process that must be run regularly. The selection of companies participating in the CRA is risk-based according to a maturity-based model. The Group Compliance department provides central support for local implementation and provides a uniform methodology. This methodology provides for risks to be evaluated with regard to probabilities of occurrence and possible damage (original risk), to take existing preventive measures into account in risk management (actual risk) and to derive new compliance measures and clearly assign responsibilities for them. In the year under review, the CRA was carried out at Deutsche Telekom AG and 101 other subsidiaries in Germany and abroad. As a U.S.-listed company, T-Mobile US conducts a risk assessment according to its own methodology, on which it regularly reports to the relevant committees, on which representatives of Deutsche Telekom AG are also represented.
205‑2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	ESRS G1‑3 – Prevention and detection of corruption and bribery Telekom website
205‑3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Telekom website Annual Report 2024	Deutsche Telekom has set up a compliance management system to prevent corruption. Uncovered misconduct is sanctioned appropriately – up to and including the extraordinary termination of an employment relationship. This may also apply to contracts with business partners that can be terminated or not renewed in connection with uncovered misconduct (in particular in connection with bribery and corruption). Incidents in which employees were convicted of corruption or contracts with business partners were terminated or not renewed due to violations related to corruption are not known for the year 2024. Proceedings against us or our business partners regarding allegations of corruption have not been initiated or made known to us. You can find more information on this on the Telekom website. Information on relevant legal proceedings and outcomes can be found in the chapter "Risk and Opportunity Management" in the combined management report.

Environmental standards

GRI 301: Materials

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain ESRS E5‑1 – Policies related to resource use and circular economy
301‑1	Materials used by weight or volume	ESRS E5‑4 Resource Inflows	The main resource inflows for network expansion include mobile phone antennas and fiber optics.
301‑2	Recycled input materials used	ESRS E5‑4 Resource Inflows	The recycled content is estimated to be 15 % of the total weight. This corresponds to approx. 1,177 tonnes. The degree of accuracy of the estimate is to be classified as low, as there is no presentation of the data and the estimate is based on assumptions based on empirical values of previous years.
301‑3	Reclaimed products and their packaging materials	Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain ESRS E5‑4 Resource Inflows

GRI 302: Energy

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	ESRS E1‑3 – Actions and resources in relation to climate change policies ESRS E1‑4 – Targets related to climate change mitigation and adaptation Energy: optimising consumption and increasing efficiency
302‑1	Energy consumption within the organization	ESG KPI “Renewable Energies” Energy: optimising consumption and increasing efficiency
302‑2	Energy consumption outside the organization	ESRS E1‑6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions
302‑3	Energy Intensity	ESG KPI “Renewable Energies” Energy: optimising consumption and increasing efficiency
302‑4	Reduction of energy consumption	ESG KPI “Renewable Energies”	Information not available/incomplete We do not present the concrete breakdown of the data, as the effort required to collect the key figure is not proportionate to the additional benefits gained from it. A breakdown of the reduction in energy consumption compared to the previous year can be found in the Sustainability Statement.
302‑5	Reduction of energy requirements for products and services		Information not available/incomplete We do not present the concrete breakdown of the data, as the effort required to collect the key figure is not proportionate to the additional benefits gained from it.

GRI 305: Emissions

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	ESRS E1‑1 – Transition plan for climate change mitigation ESRS E1‑3 – Actions and resources in relation to climate change policies ESRS E1‑4 – Targets related to climate change mitigation and adaptation Climate protection: our path to achieving net-zero by 2040
305‑1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	ESRS E1‑6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions Climate protection: our path to achieving net-zero by 2040
305‑2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	ESRS E1‑6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions Climate protection: our path to achieving net-zero by 2040
305‑3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	ESRS E1‑6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions
305‑4	GHG emissions intensity	ESRS E1‑6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions
305‑5	Reduction of GHG emissions	ESRS E1‑6 – Gross Scopes 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions Climate protection: our path to achieving net-zero by 2040	The climate targets were developed according to the methodology of the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

GRI 306: Waste

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	ESRS E5‑2 – Actions and resources in relation to resource use and circular economy ESRS E5‑3 – Targets related to resource use and circular economy Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain
306‑1	Waste generated and significant waste-related impacts	ESRS E5‑5 – Resource outflows Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain
306‑2	Management of significant waste-related impacts	ESRS E5‑5 – Resource outflows Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain
306‑3	Waste generated	ESRS E5‑5 – Resource outflows Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain
306‑4	Waste diverted from disposal	ESRS E5‑5 – Resource outflows Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain
306‑5	Waste directed to disposal	ESRS E5‑5 – Resource outflows Circular economy: holistic approach along the entire value chain

Social standards

GRI 403: Occupational health and safety

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	ESRS S1‑1 – Policies related to own workforce
403‑1	Occupational health and safety management system	ESRS S1‑1 – Policies related to own workforce ESRS S1‑14 – Health and safety metrics
403‑2	Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation	ESRS S1‑4 – Taking action on material impacts on own workforce, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to own workforce, and effectiveness of those actions
403‑3	Occupational health services	ESRS S1‑4 – Taking action on material impacts on own workforce, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to own workforce, and effectiveness of those actions
403‑4	Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety	ESRS S1‑1 – Policies related to own workforce ESRS S1‑2 – Processes for engaging with own workforce and workers’ representatives about impacts
403‑5	Worker training on occupational health and safety	ESRS S1‑4 – Taking action on material impacts on own workforce, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to own workforce, and effectiveness of those actions
403‑6	Promotion of worker health	ESRS S1‑4 – Taking action on material impacts on own workforce, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to own workforce, and effectiveness of those actions Employees: promoting co-determination and strengthening employer attractiveness
403‑7	Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly related to business relationships	ESRS S2‑4 – Taking action on material impacts on value chain workers, and approaches to managing material risks and pursuing material opportunities related to value chain workers, and effectiveness of those actions
403‑8	Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	ESRS S1‑14 – Health and safety metrics
403‑9	Work-related injuries	ESRS S1‑14 – Health and safety metrics
403‑10	Work-related ill health	ESRS S1‑14 – Health and safety metrics

GRI 405: Diversity and equal opportunity

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	ESRS S1‑1 – Policies related to own workforce
405‑1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	ESRS S1‑6 – Characteristics of the undertaking's employees ESRS S1‑9 – Diversity metrics	Table on age distribution in the Supervisory Board and Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG
405‑2	Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men	ESRS S1‑16 – Remuneration metrics (pay gap and total remuneration)

GRI 406: Non-discrimination

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	ESRS S1‑1 – Policies related to own workforce
406‑1	Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	ESRS S1‑17 – Incidents, complaints, and severe human rights impacts

GRI 407: Freedom of association and collective bargaining

GRI Standard

Disclosure

Reference

Omission/Additional Information

3‑3

Management of material topics

ESRS S1‑1 – Policies related to own workforce

ESRS S2‑1 – Policies related to value chain workers

407‑1

Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk

LkSG Annual Report for the 2024 Financial Year

Human rights and supply chain: living responsibility

GRI 415: Political influence

GRI Standard	Disclosure	Reference	Omission/Additional Information
3‑3	Management of material topics	Political advocacy
415‑1	Political contributions	Political advocacy

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General Disclosures

GRI 2: General Disclosures

The organization and its reporting practices

Activities and workers

Governance

Strategy, policies and practices

Stakeholder engagement

GRI 3: Material topics

Economic standards

GRI 205: Anti-corruption

Environmental standards

GRI 301: Materials

GRI 302: Energy

GRI 305: Emissions

GRI 306: Waste

Social standards

GRI 403: Occupational health and safety

GRI 405: Diversity and equal opportunity

GRI 406: Non-discrimination

GRI 407: Freedom of association and collective bargaining

GRI 415: Political influence