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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Risk & Governance
- Board oversight actions & risk assessment outcomes
- Investment committee review frequency & effectiveness