“ This year we have made good progress against our sustainability goals and have continued to achieve positive sustainability outcomes.” FOREWORD BY JOE LISTER, CEO UNITE STUDENTS Focusing on what matters the most That’s why we recognise sustainability as a key enabler to our growth ambitions and a significant focus in our long-term corporate strategy. We’re working to reduce our environmental impact, and investing to create brighter futures and stronger communities. In 2024, we invested c.£10.2 million in energy, carbon and water reduction projects across our portfolio. I’m proud that all teams are now involved in the delivery of local community projects as part of our Positive Impact programme. We also remained on track to achieve our 2030 science-based carbon targets and secured Global Student Living Index’s (GSLI) gold rating for recycling and environment. Our investment in energy, carbon and water saving initiatives, including heat pumps and LED lighting, helped us achieve 91.7% A and B EPC ratings across our portfolio. We continued to work on reducing the carbon intensity of our new properties and achieved our lowest ever embodied carbon level of all new properties to date at Bromley Place in Nottingham, which opened in September 2024. Collaboration with our key stakeholders helped us to progress towards our sustainability targets, including working closely with customers and engaging supply chain partners on environmental and social performance. We remain committed to paying the Real Living Wage to recognise the great work our frontline teams do. The number of women in senior leadership has increased to over 37%, up 9 percentage points on the previous year. Sustainability will remain a priority for us throughout 2025 and beyond. JOE LISTER CEO UNITE STUDENTS THE UNITE GROUP PLC Sustainability Report 2024 Becoming a more sustainable business is vital if we want to achieve our long- term business objectives of creating a great place to live, work and invest. GOVERNANCE APPROACH PROGRESS SOCIAL IMPACT LOOKING FORWARD APPENDICES 02 GOVERNANCE PROGRESS SOCIAL IMPACT LOOKING FORWARD APPENDICES APPROACH