Sustainability Policy

American Postal Infrastructure, LLC (“API”) has adopted this sustainibility policy to formalize our longstanding view of considering all stakeholders in our investment and management decisions. We hold ourselves to the highest business and ethical practices.

1. Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to define API’s approach to integrating the consideration of sustainability risks and value creation opportunities into investments made through its infrastructure fund. API commits to improving the communities in which it invests, and to enhancing the role of the United States Postal Service in those communities. As such, API considers material sustainability issues, as detailed in API’s Investment Committee Criteria, during its due diligence and in the monitoring of portfolio investments, to the extent reasonably practical under the circumstances, subject to the fiduciary responsibility of API. For the purposes of this policy, “material” sustainability issues are defined as those issues that API, in its sole discretion, determines to have, or to have the potential to have, a direct material impact on an organization’s ability to create, preserve, or enhance economic value, as well as environmental and social value for itself and its stakeholders.

2. Scope

The purpose of this policy is to define API’s approach to integrating the consideration of sustainability risks and value creation opportunities into investments made through its infrastructure fund. API commits to improving the communities in which it invests, and to enhancing the role of the United States Postal Service in those communities. As such, API considers material sustainability issues, as detailed in API’s Investment Committee Criteria, during its due diligence and in the monitoring of portfolio investments, to the extent reasonably practical under the circumstances, subject to the fiduciary responsibility of API. For the purposes of this policy, “material” sustainability issues are defined as those issues that API, in its sole discretion, determines to have, or to have the potential to have, a direct material impact on an organization’s ability to create, preserve, or enhance economic value, as well as environmental and social value for itself and its stakeholders.

3. Roles and Responsibilities

API’s Investment Committee is responsible for ensuring that consideration of sustainability issues is integrated into investment decisions. Where additional subject matter expertise is needed, API utilizes external resources as relevant and necessary.

4. Goals

Subject to the scope described in Section 2, API seeks to:

• Consider environmental, public health, safety, and social issues associated with target investments when evaluating whether to invest in a company or entity, as well as during the period of ownership.
• Be accessible to, and engage with, relevant stakeholders as appropriate.
• Use governance structures and committees of the Board of Directors that provide appropriate levels of oversight in the areas of audit, risk management, investment parameters, potential conflicts of interest, and compensation.
• Remain committed to compliance with applicable national, state, and local labor laws; support the payment of competitive wages and benefits to employees; and provide a safe workplace.
• Provide timely information to API’s limited partners on the matters addressed herein, and work to foster transparency about API’s activities.

5. Sustainability Integration in Infrastructure Investments

API will seek to integrate the consideration and thoughtful management of sustainability issues throughout the investment lifecycle.

a. Pre-investment

To ensure the integration of sustainability considerations in the pre-investment phase of infrastructure investments, and subject to API’s determination of what is reasonable and appropriate, API will:

Undertake Sustainability Due Diligence:

API will conduct due diligence on sustainability elements as outlined in the Investment Committee Criteria. This due diligence may include third-party assessments as deemed appropriate.

Documentation:

API will conduct due diligence on sustainability elements as outlined in the Investment Committee Criteria. This due diligence may include third-party assessments as deemed appropriate.

b. During Investment

To manage sustainability risks and value creation opportunities in its infrastructure investments post-investment, and subject to its determination of what is reasonable and appropriate, API will:

Monitor Progress:

Where there are material issues identified during the diligence process, include the management of these issues in a short-term plan post-close, or otherwise monitor ongoing progress on sustainability issues, as applicable. Process improvement efforts will be initiated, as applicable.

Documentation:

In cases where material sustainability-related risks and opportunities are being monitored or managed, API will document, for internal use, the issue, progress, and next steps, if any.

c. Transparency and Stakeholder Engagement

API will seek to be transparent in its approach to incorporating sustainability considerations in our infrastructure investments by reporting annually on its progress and outcomes at the fund level. The format of this reporting may vary among audience: public reports, verbal informal reports, or confidential fund-level assessments to API’s investors. Where appropriate, throughout the investment cycle we will seek to actively engage relevant stakeholders to make informed decisions that may affect these stakeholders.

7. Policy Review

This policy will be reviewed and updated, as necessary, regularly at API’s Board of Director meetings.