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The Accelerate PACT Framework

Making a PACT for a Sustainable Future

P – People
A – Assets
C – Community
T – Transformation

P – People (Human Capital & Ethics)

  • Strong governance: Board oversight, risk assessments, and whistleblower policies
  • Workforce development: Employee engagement, volunteer days, team bonding activities, training, continuing education, and summits
  • Ethics & compliance: High standards of integrity and compliance training (onboarding and annual trainings)=
  • Transparent communication: Engaging employees, tenants, and investors


Key Metrics: eNPS scores, Board effectiveness surveys, ethics training hours, volunteer participation

  1. Employee Engagement & Development
    • Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)
    • Number of training hours per employee (onboarding + annual)
    • Participation rate in continuing education, summits, and training programs 
    • Volunteer participation rate (%) 
    • Number of volunteer days utilized 
    • Participation rate in team bonding activities
  2. Governance & Ethics
    • Board effectiveness survey results 
    • Number of ethics training hours completed 
    • Whistleblower cases reported & resolution times 
    • Employee & investor engagement survey scores

A – Assets (Sustainable & Resilient Investments)

  • 100% portfolio focused on infrastructure investments that positively contribute to society
  • Risk management: Environmental liability assessments for applicable fee assets (namely renewable), risk monitoring
  • SFDR Compliance: Aligns with UN Article 8 & 9 standards
  • Net Zero by 2050: Measuring renewable energy impact


Key Metrics: % of assets/acreage supporting renewable energy, emissions avoided (EV charging throughput, renewable CO2 displacement), conducting environmental assessments and performing remediation as needed, GRESB benchmarking on a YoY basis

  • % of assets/acreage supporting renewable energy 
  • SFDR compliance status (alignment with UN Article 8 & 9)
  • Emissions avoided (tons of CO2 displaced from EV charging, renewables) 
  • Number of environmental assessments conducted 
  • % of assets with environmental risk assessments completed 
  • Remediation projects undertaken and completed 
  • GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) year-over-year score 

C – Community (Stakeholder & Social Responsibility)

  • Giving resources where our people are: Supporting organizations that matter to employees in three key areas – 1) clean food & water, 2) clean environment, and 3) communities in need  
  • Volunteerism: Quarterly volunteer events and paid VTO policies
  • Stakeholder inclusivity: Transparency beyond investors, engaging tenants, customers, and employees 
  • Local impact: Focused community engagement and philanthropy in and around Accelerate offices 


Key Metrics: Philanthropic contributions, volunteer hours, measurable impact of donations (people served, trees planted, meals delivered, etc.), stakeholder engagement

  1. Philanthropy & Stakeholder Engagement
    • Total philanthropic contributions ($) 
    • Volunteer hours contributed 
    • % of employees participating in volunteer programs 
    • Measurable impact of donations (e.g., meals delivered, trees planted, people served)
    • Stakeholder engagement score (tenant, investor, and community surveys)
  2. Local & Social Impact
    • Number of community engagement initiatives completed 
    • Number of local partnerships with non-profits and social organizations 

Transformation (Innovation & Future-Proofing)

  • Proactive industry monitoring: Staying ahead through market trends; conducting risk assessments through risk committee
  • Emerging tech integration: Smart infrastructure, energy efficiency; monitoring technology shifts and their impact on Accelerate’s business (including finding new assets to target)
  • Governance evolution: Transparent reporting, GRESB benchmarking
  • Risk resilience: Board oversight, annual risk and materiality assessments, and investment committee monitoring 


Key Metrics: Trend monitoring reports, portfolio construction, governance benchmarking

  1. Innovation & Market Adaptation
    • Number of smart infrastructure or energy efficiency projects implemented  
    • % of portfolio assets utilizing emerging technology 
    • Number of governance benchmarking reports completed 
    • Number of risk and materiality assessments conducted annually 
  2. Risk & Governance
    • Board oversight actions & risk assessment outcomes  
    • Investment committee review frequency & effectiveness