Sustainability Report

Empowering sustainability through our building solutions.

Fourarces updated strategy 

$475 million in technology investment

Our approach 

Strengthening our performance 
We are scaling our ambitions as we strive to ensure a long-term sustainable future for our business and a positive impact on the world around us. As part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability, we have accelerated our progress on a number of our sustainability targets.   

> Our purpose and strategy 
> Message from our CSO 
> Our ESG policy 
> Transformation 
> Key metrics             

Our purpose and strategy   
Our Purpose 
Our business model ensures we have the flexibility to adapt to changing market conditions.   

Our Strategy 
We have in place a sustainability framework that aligns with our corporate strategy. We seek to ensure our sustainability priorities align with global and national expectations and where we can make the greatest contributions.     

Message from our CSO Reflecting on Fourarces sustainability journey since our last report, I am reminded of our purpose, which drives our decisions and actions in a world facing global challenges – from climate change to a pandemic to systemic racism. Our purpose is an important link between our business strategy and how we see ourselves remaining competitive while charting pathways to greater economic, environmental and social prosperity.   We continue to evolve our strategy so we can grow our company and strengthen our ability to deliver trusted business that enhances people’s lives. As we create value and returns for our shareholders and investors.   
Fourarces has a long term commitment to environmental and social sustainability and good governance (ESG) which we demonstrate in the way we operate our business, engage our teams and manage our property portfolio. We formalised this commitment to sustainability in our first standalone sustainability report in 2014 and continue to recognise the increasing significance of sustainability to the future of our business.      
  
Our approach to sustainability efforts are on three key pillars that are most material to our business: 
  
Economic Performance – strong economic performance to drive sustainable returns 
People – ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our team and customers 
Environment – working to reduce our overall climate impact.   

Sustainability Highlights 
  
Economic Performance 
A sustainable approach to managing capital requirements and financial structure is at the core of our Economic Performance pillar, safeguarding our ability to continue to grow and maintain an optimal structure to source sustainable financing, reduce the cost of capital, and maximise long-term value. 

People 
Our people are at the heart of our business, so we take our staff wellbeing very seriously. Our ongoing Employee Assistance Program provides support for staff and their immediate family members on the topics of health and safety concerns, financial and legal matters, work-related issues, and relationship and family matters. We also continued to provide health checks, workstation wellbeing training, and flu vaccinations to all staff in Fourarces. 

Additionally, we seek to achieve sustainability through our people by fostering career pathways, incentivising staff, and recognising milestones within the business. A new People and Culture strategy was implemented in Fourarces to create conditions for a culture where our people and business can continue to thrive.     

Environment 
Our holistic approach to sustainability takes into consideration our most significant areas of impact. With our buildings being one of the greatest areas of impact, our portfolio of existing properties, acquisition targets, and development and expansion projects all place great emphasis on applying sustainable asset design and management techniques. Through efficient design, low environmental impact material choices, implementation of solar and LED, and various rainwater and stormwater management systems, sustainability remains at the core of our entire portfolio. Thank you for your interest in our company and our sustainability efforts.     

Nicholas Stover 
Group Executive, Strategy, Sustainability & Innovation & CSO.

Our ESG policy 
To ensure the sustainability of our business and assets and reduce the environmental impact of our business activities, 
Fourarces Industrial seeks to: 

• Own and manage a portfolio of high-quality distribution properties that provide efficient delivery of goods and services for our tenants’ business needs

• Build high-quality sustainable buildings and pursue BRI certification for new developments

• Incorporate efficient energy and water conservation technologies to benefit our customers and manage our environmental impact

• Endeavor to monitor and optimize the use of energy and water resources for our controlled spaces

• Provide information and support for our tenants that are seeking to operate their spaces in more sustainable ways

• Invest in predominantly infill locations that support more environmentally efficient distribution of goods

• Provide an inclusive working environment and offer professional development and training, and appropriate compensation, health and wellness benefits, and a 401(k) retirement plan

• Support the protection of human rights and ethics within our business activities in accordance with our human rights policy, code of business ethics and investor code of conduct

• Maintain strong governance principles, centered in performance, and a risk management strategy that fosters and supports relationships with all stakeholders to contribute to our organizational resiliency.

Fourarces Industrial’s ESG activities are overseen by its Audit Committee and reported to its Board of Directors on at least an annual basis.     

ESG AT A GLANCE  
* Program energy saving lighting and water fixtures for our tenants     

* Making an impact in our communities through group volunteer outings    

* Team - oriented culture that promotes diversity and inclusion    

* Valuable relationships with our business partners     

* Policies / practices support growth. Resiliency and risk management

Business

Economic Performance

Financial Performance: 
Fourarces Annual Report details our financial performance for the financial year to 30 June 2022.     

Sustainable Finance: Fourarces maintains a sustainable approach in managing its capital requirements and financial structure. This allows us to safeguard our ability to continue to grow and maintain an optimal structure to source sustainable financing, reduce the cost of capital, and maximise long-term value.

To support this objective, we: 
* Ensure the availability of future funding requirements through the maintenance of diverse funding sources 
* Manage interest rate risk, ensuring that all hedging is prudent and non-speculative 
* Proactively monitor liquidity levels to ensure we meet all short-term funding requirements and maintain a sufficient commercial buffer for additional flexibility and stability 
* Maintain a robust and flexible capital structure to be able to respond to changes in economic conditions. 

Financial Highlights: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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Key metrics

Founded 
1999

AUM 
$71.8bn

Market capabilities 
$12.4bn

Employees 
1800

Global office 
20+

Direct institutional relationship 
900

Integrity
In this Integrity section: 
* Driving sustainable value     
* Leading with integrity - Driving our corporate governance strategy     
* Reinforcing sustainability in our governance structures     

Insurance Solutions 
Arces Insurance Solutions Insurance Experience | Solutions Oriented Platform Synergies.

Fourarces Insurance Solutions (“FIS”) is Fourarces Management's dedicated, in-house team that seeks to provide solutions to insurance clients, including:    
Value Proposition

Asset Management 
* Oversight and active management of investment plans 
* Strategic and tactical asset allocation development and execution 
* Investment risk management and analytics reporting

Capital Solutions
* Capital and liability management across jurisdictions and regimes 
* Product pricing support 
* Investment portfolio optimization   

Corporate Development 
* Reinsurance origination and advisory 
* M&B origination and advisory
* Strategic partnership formation    

Measurable Objective 
* Aim to Enhance Return on Capital 
* Seek to Optimize Required Capital 
* Seek to Drive Growth and Manage Risk     

Fourarces Insurance AUM:
Real Estate equity, 7% 
Real Assets, 21% 
Strategic initiatives, 6% 
Global Liquid credit, 3% 
Alternative credit, 19% 
Private equity, 9% 
Global direct leading, 17% 
Real Estate debt, 3% 
Lease right of use assets, 3% 
Non-controlling interests, 11%

Leveraging the more than 324 investment professionals across the firm’s investment groups, FIS creates tailored investment solutions to help meet the bespoke objectives of our insurance clients. FIS strives to provide insurers with differentiated investment solutions with attractive risk- and capital- adjusted return profiles that fit within regulatory, rating agency and other counterparty guidelines.

Fourarces is an experienced and trusted partner to insurance investors. As of September 30, 2022, Fourarces managed approximately $438 million of assets under management in various strategies on behalf of approximately 211 domestic and foreign insurance company clients in the life and property and casualty sectors.

Our Approach

Our insurance specialists utilize resources across the Fourarces platform to tailor and deliver goal-oriented solutions for our insurance partners.

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