Responsibility

At Audax Private Debt, Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) principles have been an important factor in our investment decision making and our management process since our inception.

Environmental, Social, & Governance

We believe sound ESG practices have the potential to improve performance while promoting a positive impact on society and the greater environment. We embrace and integrate ESG factors into our investment strategy and believe doing so enhances our ability to build better businesses and create value.

Carbon Emissions
Waste & Hazardous Materials Management
Energy Management & Resource Efficiency
Water & Wastewater Management
Ecological Impacts

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Supply Chain Management
Employee Practices
Workforce Development & Engagement
Product Quality & Safety

Data Privacy and Security
Business Ethics & Professional Integrity
Management of the Legal & Regulatory Environment
Risk Management
Management Policies

ESG Oversight

Our ESG Committee includes the President of Audax Private Debt, three Managing Directors, and our internal ESG Specialist. The ESG Committee is responsible for the implementation of our ESG Policy and assesses the quality and consistency of our approach to ESG integration and risk management.

ESG Data Collection

Audax Private Debt seeks to collect meaningful, performance-based, and comparable ESG data from its portfolio companies. Our proprietary reporting systems provide us with customized views of qualitative and quantitative ESG data, enhancing our team’s analytical and reporting capabilities.

ESG Annual Report

Our 2021-2022 ESG Annual Report for Audax Private Debt provides an update on firm-level ESG initiatives and portfolio-level metrics.

To request a copy of our ESG Annual Report, please email us at PDLPRequests@audaxgroup.com.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiatives

Our DEI values support our mission to create an environment of equity and inclusion for cultivating talent that drives us to deliver attractive returns to our investors and our vision to become the premier middle market alternative asset management firm. We endeavor to create lasting value with our commercial activities and within our communities.

Internal Online DEI Resource Center
Unconscious Bias Training
DEI Annual Assessment and Roadmap
Monthly Heritage Recognition Panels & Programming
Three-year DEI Roadmap

Annual Women's Forum
Annual Diversity Amplify Forum
Diverse Candidate Slates
Host Seminars Across Affiliate Organizations and Universities
DEI Partnerships

Annual Community Service Day
Community Speaker Series
Firmwide Town Halls
Audax Supported Personal Volunteer Days

Community Engagement

Audax dedicates time, resources, and expertise to support a wide array of nonprofit and charitable organizations across Boston, San Francisco, New York, and the local communities in which our businesses operate.