Sustainability at U. S. Venture is not just a concept, it is a commitment we live every day – embracing our responsibility as global citizens to reduce our carbon footprint and act as good stewards of our natural resources and the environment. Our view of sustainability includes the way we invest in our team members and customers, operate our businesses, care for our communities, and plan for the future. We celebrate our connection to the global community and our responsibility to future generations that depend upon us “doing the right thing” today, and tomorrow. U. S. Venture is committed to finding a better way to a sustainable future. Our sustainability journey is rooted in our company’s purpose of Finding a Better Way. A carbon neutral strategy is one in which a company tracks its carbon footprint, typically implements a GHG emissions reduction plan, and then neutralizes the remaining emissions by purchasing carbon credits or Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). Looking forward, by the close of 2024, we commit to being carbon neutral for our previous fiscal year’s scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory, meaning we will either eliminate or offset these operational emissions using a combination of direct reductions and market-based mechanisms.