Asset Buyout Partners Annual Report 2020

ESG report Asset Buyout Partners Invest AS (“ABP”, “the Company” or “the Group”) is an industrial real estate company with a dedicated investment strategy aimed towards real estate and infrastructure assets located in Norwegian energy and maritime clusters. ESG is fundamental to ABP’s business strategy. Good corporate governance and corporate management reduces business-related risk, while enabling the Company’s resources to be utilized in an effective and sustainable manner. From a strong focus on security, health and safety “(HSE”), ABP works actively to address climate and environmental risks and opportunities. This includes investments in energy efficient properties and infrastructure, facilitate and promote technological development and circular solutions. It is important for the Company to maintain a constructive dialogue with its main stakeholders, and ABP holds a minimum of six board meetings per year, providing valuable feedback and enabling the Company to continue to improve, to build trust and to enhance its reputation. In 2020, ABP held 8 board meetings. ABP believes that a systematic approach towards understanding and managing the external impacts on society and the environment is a prerequisite for value creation. The main steps in selecting the focus areas involve identifying and understanding topics that are important to the Group’s business strategy and to its stakeholders. The focus areas and priorities are based on a broader value chain analysis which emphasize areas where ABP believes the Company can make an important and sustainable impact. The topics are believed to be important for development of environmental-friendly measures and long-term value creation. As a participant in the Norwegian property market, the Company believes that it has an important role to play in supporting Norway’s contribution to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”). In addition, as changes are at hand and as the industry structure faces renewal, new business opportunities will materialize in the value chain and adjacent industries for a well-capi- talized company like ABP. To define these focus areas, ABP has reviewed its ESG strategy against the SDGs to highlight where the Company directs its focus. The Group has decided to focus on the following three SDGs: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 13 - Climate action and SDG 8 - Good jobs and economic growth. These SDGs and the Company’s priorities and focus areas in this regard are illustrated in the figure below: Facilitate green technology and circular solutions Culture and employee satisfaction Adapting to climate risk and opportunities in a low carbon future Local value creation Promoting green properties and infrastructure Asset Buyout Partners | Annual Report 2020 6