Commitment

We believe our civic, social, and professional responsibilities are integral to everything we do.

Our dedication to ESG, DEI, and philanthropy shapes our approach to business. We strive to uphold these values and seek improvement, collaborating with industry leaders to drive positive change.

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ESG

Commitment to ESG

We prioritize the long-term interests of our investors by striving to maximize risk-adjusted returns by investing responsibly.

We believe that companies with strong ESG standards are typically better managed, face fewer risks, and can ultimately provide greater value.

We seek to integrate consideration of material ESG factors into our investment analysis and decision making, as appropriate, because we believe that the effective management of ESG issues may contribute positively to returns through alignment of interests across our funds, applicable investors, portfolio company management teams, employees, and other key stakeholders.

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DEI

Commitment to DEI

At HGGC, we believe that we build value together as teams and committees, not as individuals. We believe that companies built on diverse backgrounds and insights can be better run and deliver more successful results. Therefore, we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our core values and how we seek to do business.

HGGC endeavors to pursue a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We approach this work by seeking to support diversity across the broader HGGC ecosystem, from our investors, to our affiliated portfolio companies, and to the communities within which HGGC has built and developed relationships.

HGGC seeks to recruit and retain diverse talent by nurturing a culture that we believe embraces belonging, inclusion, and transparency, where all backgrounds and perspectives are welcomed and encouraged. HGGC is a long-time sponsor of diversity-focused community engagement opportunities through partnerships it has cultivated.

We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just words – they are words we strive to live by in all we do.

DEI Committee

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Philanthropy

Commitment to Philanthropy

HGGC, through its affiliated private foundation, provides global charitable support to children’s causes, cancer research and poverty amelioration.

HGGC’s core value structure is built on corporate social impact, investing in our workforce and the many innovative nonprofits we collaborate with around the world. Through access to ongoing education, health, wellness, and financial resources, HGGC, our employees and our portfolio companies are committed to helping ensure these groups hold the tools needed to improve and impact the communities they serve.

  • * Responsible Investing: All aspects of HGGC’s environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) program, including HGGC’s Responsible Investment Policy, are subject to HGGC’s fiduciary duties and applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and may change over time. There can be no assurance that HGGC’s ESG policies and procedures, including policies and procedures related to responsible investment practices or the consideration of ESG factors in the investment process, will be applied in every instance and, if applied, will continue. Such policies and procedures could change materially. HGGC is permitted to determine in its discretion, taking into account any applicable contractual commitments or regulatory requirements, that it is not feasible or practical to implement or complete certain of its ESG initiatives, policies, and procedures based on cost, timing, or other considerations; such ESG initiatives, policies, and procedures are not necessarily (and are not purported to be) deployed in connection with each investment.
  • * HGGC defines “material” ESG factors as those ESG factors that HGGC determines have – or have the potential to have – a significant impact on an organization’s going-forward ability to create or preserve economic value.
  • * Reflective of philanthropic projects HGGC has or currently supports.