Our ESG Commitment

While Clearlake’s priority is to deliver favorable returns for its investors, Clearlake believes that investing responsibly and delivering favorable returns are not mutually exclusive and are in fact complimentary. To that end, Clearlake considers ESG principles to be a crucial component of developing strong, resilient companies and assets that deliver long-term value, and we are committed to integrating ESG within our investment process and operating philosophy. By factoring a broad set of ESG considerations into our investment process and operational improvement approach, O.P.S.^® (Operations, People, Strategy), we believe we can improve the performance of our portfolio companies, while simultaneously achieving extrinsic benefits such as improving our communities, increasing employee retention, better stewarding resources, and reducing exposure to reputational risk. We strive to:

• Serve as a responsible business partner that represents reputable standards of ethics and professionalism;
• Preserve and create opportunity for future generations by encouraging our portfolio companies to apply their time, talent, and expertise to building more sustainable and prosperous communities;
• Manage the social, environmental, and economic impact of our operations in line with the expectations of our employees, investors, partners, suppliers, and the community;
• Incorporate ESG principles into our own operations by partnering with procurement providers that share the Firm’s support of ESG integration – As a private equity investor, indirectly provide products, solutions and/or services which incorporate ESG principles to improve our portfolio companies;
• Develop and implement programs to achieve key performance indicators (“KPIs”) and ESG targets as part of our O.P.S.^® framework; and
• Maintain awareness of environmental issues to minimize risks through sustainable business practices which include core products, solutions and/or services provided by our portfolio companies.