…Vale reiterates its premise of respect for human rights and communities, and its commitment to development in the regions where it operates…

These measures are based on the legal requirements defined in each country and region where we operate, as well as on best practices and international recommendations defined by science- based frameworks that provide the hierarchy of impact mitigation as a basis for sustainable impact management in development projects, always seeking to neutralize those impacts that cannot be avoided (BBOP - Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme; IFC Performance Standard 6)…

Since 2007, Vale has annually disclosed not only its recovery and conservation results, but also its negative impacts...

Accounting Standard (SASB), and the mining principles of the International Council on Mining

and Metals (ICMM). Currently, the ESG Databook includes data from the last five years. In line

with our quest to improve transparency and enable deeper analysis, over the past year we have also been presenting information and indicators based on the TNFD framework and

recommendations. It is important to highlight that the improvements we seek in our reporting

also reflect the improvements we have been pursuing in our culture and management in recent years.

Our reports can be found at https://vale.com/pt/esg/biblioteca-de-documentos, as well as the ESG Databook, which includes all our indicators, including impact indicators such as land use changes, emissions, water capture, and endangered species with habitats impacted by our operations. It also includes indicators that show the recovery of areas, protected areas focused on compensation (compliance), and voluntary areas. Complementing our reports, we have created a space to disseminate our strategy and actions leading to its implementation -

https://vale.com/pt/esg/estrategia-integrada. Within this space, specific information on each

topic is disclosed (https://vale.com/pt/esg/biodiversidade; https://vale.com/pt/esg/clima;

https://vale.com/pt/esg/estrategia-e-gestao-para-descarbonizacao).

The Vale Technological Institute (ITV) is a private, nonprofit science, technology, and innovation institution supported by Vale. The objective is to produce scientific knowledge to support Vale's strategic decisions, supporting societal challenges. Since 2010, it has fostered scientific research in partnership with various research and educational institutions worldwide, sharing knowledge, and training professionals to work and disseminate scientific knowledge (https://www.itv.org/).

The Vale Fund is a development organization created to generate positive socio-environmental impact, aiming to promote solutions that strengthen a more sustainable, fair, and inclusive economy through catalytic capital and support for innovative businesses and initiatives. ...

In light of the above, we reiterate our commitment to achieving net zero carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. To achieve this goal, we will remain focused on absolute

emissions reduction through the decarbonization of our operations. To advance and meet the

Scope 1 and 2 carbon neutrality target by 2050, we are investing in several areas, such as testing biofuels in locomotives and vessels, developing green hydrogen solutions, and converting the Tubarão Unit’s power plants to natural gas, making energy consumption more efficient and less carbon-intensive…