Responsibility

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

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 2022-2023 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@audaxprivatedebt.com.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiatives

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
DEI Partnerships

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Non-Profit Support

We are proud to support a number of nonprofit organizations in our local communities and globally.

Learn more about our firmwide corporate citizenship initiatives.
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