Company: ACTG
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000934549-25-000014
Chunk: 31

Company: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-09
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 31
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. We build durable, scalable programs and processes and set long-term goals for ESG performance, including in the areas of governance, diversity and inclusion, and the environment.

#### Approach
Acacia’s priority is to act as responsible stewards of the business for our stockholders and stakeholders, including employees, customers, investors, and the communities where we operate. Our approach to ESG is risk-based and non-concessionary, meaning that we consider ESG criteria as an integral part of the decisions we make and our risk mitigation process without needing to sacrifice business performance over ESG criteria. We do this because we believe that business decisions that are considerate of ESG criteria will result in better risk-adjusted returns over time than those that do not.

• Culture and Human Capital ―People and culture are at the core of our business. We have an exceptionally talented team working to implement our unique business plan. Our team comes from disparate and diverse backgrounds and brings a range of highly developed individual skills to our common endeavor. We value each individual contribution that advances our common goals. Accordingly, we are committed to maintaining an inclusive team and culture that gives each individual an opportunity to make their greatest individual contribution.

• Diversity and Inclusion ―We continue to be dedicated to promoting a culture of diversity and acceptance within our Company and Board and with those we do business with. We aim to recruit, retain, and promote a diverse and talented team of employees and leadership. Acacia believes that all current and prospective employees and partners—regardless of religion, sex, race, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age,

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or disability—should be welcomed and treated with respect and dignity in the workplace. This diversity and inclusion allow us to function better as a team of innovators and benefit both our stakeholders and communities.

• Safety & Health ―We are proud to offer all of our employees comprehensive health care benefits.

• Ethics & Compliance ―We maintain Codes of Conduct, which are available on our website, at https://www.acaciaresearch.com/corporate-governance. The Codes of Conduct are the foundation of our high-level commitment to ensuring our officers, directors, and employees act at all times in an honest and ethical manner in connection with their service to the Company.

• Environmental and Sustainability ―Our corporate environmental responsibility efforts begin by making decisions and conducting our business in an environmentally sensitive and proactive manner by conserving natural resources, minimizing waste through recycling, and using renewable and cleaner energy sources when possible.