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1The networks inspire inclusiveness in our daily interactions. They are voluntary, employee-led 2groups, driven by a common purpose: making a better workplace – for everyone. By sharing 3information, educating, and engaging with our communities, they contribute to business 4development as well as recruitment, retention, and professional development. They are open 5to all employees. 6Continuing our Focus on Gender Diversity7Our aspiration is for greater female representation across DWS and we continue to monitor 8and report on our progress to the Executive Board. Individual goals and targets form part of 9Balanced Scorecards allocated to senior leaders across the firm – and these are aligned to 10performance evaluation and compensation. 11Gender diversity 12Target 2023 202213Women on the Supervisory Board of DWS KGaA 30.0%14115 41.6%  33.3% 16Women on the Executive Board of DWS KGaA 1172182 319Executive positions on the first management level below the 20Executive Board held by women 32.0%21322 36.2%  34.5% 23Executive positions on the second management level below 24the Executive Board held by women33.0%25326 36.3%  33.0% 27128 For the supervisory board of a listed, co-determined company, a minimum quota of 30 percent women has already 29applied since the FüPoG of 2015 in accordance with Section 96 (2) German Stock Corporation Act.30231 According to FüPoG II, listed companies which have more than 2,000 employees, must fill one position with a woman 32and one with a man on their executive and administrative boards with more than three members.33334 By December 2024.35We are also committed to ensuring that:36– We increase diversity in decision making bodies which include voting committees, legal 37entity boards, and other bodies. 38– We reflect gender diversity within our product range, e. g. DWS Invest ESG Women for 39Women. 40– We participate in the Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report of Deutsche Bank Group in the 41UK. 42In Germany, the German Remuneration Transparency Act (EntgTranspG) offers employees 43the right to request specific aggregated information about the remuneration of employees of 44the opposite gender in comparable jobs. As a global company, we continue to look forward to 45monitoring and reporting on our progress. 46EEO-1 Reports47We published our consolidated EEO-1 reports for the US workforce. The EEO-1 report is a 48mandatory annual data collection that requires all private sector employers with 100 or more 49employees to submit demographic workforce data including data by ethnicity, sex and job 50categories to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on an annual basis. 51External Partnerships52In nurturing an inclusive work environment we have developed several key external 53partnerships across the globe. These partnerships not only help us to drive our internal 54agenda, but they also enable us to share good practice and to positively impact the societies 55we are operating in. 56They include:57– DWS and Fondsfrauen organised an event for young professionals with the aim of raising 58females quota in DWS59– Financial Supporter of Level20, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving gender 60diversity in the European private equity industry61– Joined the Human Rights Campaign’s Business Coalition opposing Anti-LGBTQI+ State 62Legislation and also signed in support of the Respect for Marriage Act63– In 2023, DWS completed the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality 64Index and received a score of 95 out of 100. The index is the national benchmarking tool on 65corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender 66and queer employees. 67– Founding member of Morgan Stanley’s diversity and inclusion initiative “The Equity 68Collective”. The group is comprised of 27 leading wealth and asset management firms that 69work to empower the next generation of diverse leaders.70– Sponsors for Educational Opportunity which provides access and opportunities for students 71who have been historically excluded from industries across Wall Street and corporate 72America, including Black, Latino, and Native American undergraduates. SEO programs offer 73access to internships, intensive training, and coaching 74For more information please refer to the table in the section ’Supplementary Information –75Stakeholder Engagement’.76        77To our Shareholders Summarised 78Management Report79Consolidated 80Financial Statements Compensation Report Corporate Govern-81ance Statement82Supplementary 83Information DWS 2023 Annual Report84 85Our Responsibility8639 Entrepreneurial Spirit