Company: BHM
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-035097
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Company: Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: DEF 14A
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 to operate more responsibly in a changing environment.

#### Social Responsibility and Human Capital
Consistent with our Human Rights Policy adopted in October 2022, we strive to respect and promote all human rights, consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. We maintain a diverse board of directors, both by ethnicity and gender, and remain committed to ensuring the preservation of human rights in our relationships with our employees, partners and tenants.

In the creation of our portfolio, we are especially proud that we are able to address a critical and growing need for quality, well-managed and affordable homes in desirable communities, striving to demonstrate the possibility of embracing both people and profits. As we discuss below, according to a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University conducted in 2020, rent-burdened households are on the rise across the U.S., with more than 10 million renters (one in four) paying more than half of their income on rent and nearly half spending more than the recommended 30% of income on rent and utilities. Through our focus on the middle-income renter with our scattered-site investment strategy, we are seeking to deliver a supply of affordable, well-maintained, single-family housing options, both for renters by choice as well as by necessity.

We have no employees and we rely on the employees of our Manager and its affiliates to conduct our operations. In order to attract and retain high performing individuals, our Manager and its affiliates are committed to partnering with its employees to provide opportunities for their professional development and promote their well-being. To that end, our Manager or its affiliates undertake various initiatives, including the following:

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implementing an Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Initiative to codify and disclose its commitment to good corporate citizenship, including the appointment of an internal corporate

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responsibility committee in support of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, health and safety, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, and other public policy matters;

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providing department-specific training, access to online training seminars and opportunities to participate in industry conferences;

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providing annual reviews and regular feedback to assist in employee development and providing opportunities for employees to provide suggestions to management and safely register complaints;

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providing family leave, for example, for the birth or adoption of a child, as well as sick leave;

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focusing on creating a workplace that values employee health and