106 Royal Gold, Inc. 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance Report About Royal Gold Governance ESG Stewardship Our People Our Operators and Communities Appendices GRI index Royal Gold has reported the information cited in this GRI content index with reference to the GRI Universal Standards. GRI Disclosure Description Disclosure Response and Reporting Location GRI 2 General Disclosures 2021 2-1 Organizational Details About Royal Gold, p. 6 2-2 Entities included in the organization’s sustainability report About Royal Gold, p. 6 2-3 Reporting period, frequency and contact point About this report, p. 4 2-4 Restatements of information There are no restatements of information in this report. 2-5 External assurance We have not sought external assurance for this report. We will consider seeking limited assurance for our data in future reporting cycles. 2-6 Activities, value chain and other business relationships How we manage our business, p. 7 Where we are, p. 7 Portfolio Manager vs. Mine Owner and Operator, p. 7 2-7 Employees Who we are, p. 7 Turnover and talent retention, p. 66 2-8 Workers who are not employees All our workers are employees. 2-9 Governance structure and composition Board composition, p. 26 2-10 Nomination and selection of the highest governance body Board of Directors’ Governance Guidelines 2-11 Chair of the highest governance body Board composition, p. 26 2-12 Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts ESG governance, p. 27 2-13 Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts ESG governance, p. 27 2-14 Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting Understanding our assets, p. 42 2-16 Communication of critical concerns Whistleblower Policy, p. 31 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics 2-22 Statement on sustainable development strategy Letter from our Chief Executive Officer, p. 15 2-23 Policy commitments Key policies related to ESG, p. 30 2-29 Approach to stakeholder engagement Stakeholder and investor engagement, p. 20 GRI 3 Material Topics 2021 3-1 Process to determine material topics Priority ESG topics, p. 22 3-2 List of material topics Priority ESG topics, p. 22