INVESTOR LOG IN About Ares Our Business News & Views Investor Resources Search Responsibility Ares Management About Ares Management Corporation Responsibility Download Ares Sustainability Report PDF 3,717k / May 04 / 2021 The inaugural sustainability report, Catalyzing a Better Future, articulates Ares’ overarching ESG strategy, establishes a benchmark for progress against key material issues and provides transparency for long-term ambitions. Image Overview Building on our core values, we are weaving sustainability further into the fabric of our business. We believe a clear and compelling sustainability vision – one that unites our team across geographies, functions, and roles – is a pre-requisite to delivering our maximum positive impact. Our program flows seamlessly from our culture, animating each of our employees’ day-to-day work, ultimately enabling us to act swiftly with a single Ares voice. We pursue an ESG strategy that is designed to address the most material issues to our business, starting with a Corporate Sustainability program – how we lead by example through our own corporate operations – and then scaling through a Responsible Investment program – how we amplify our impact through our investment platform. We believe that by being a leader for integration of environmental, social and corporate governance factors in our business, we can in turn drive greater adoption within our investment and portfolio management processes and help create better investment outcomes. Whether it’s protecting and growing the capital of our clients, creating long-term value for our shareholders or aligning our interests with business partners, we are committed to supporting sustainable practices that generate positive environmental and social impact – not just now, but for years to come. We have taken an important step in our ESG journey with the launch of our inaugural Sustainability Report, which we believe will set a benchmark for our progress to date and provide insight into the ambitious future that we are charting in the years to come. Firmwide Strategic Developments April 2020 Adam Heltzer joined as our Global Head of ESG with an expanded firmwide mandate and direct reporting line to Ares’ CEO and President. May 2020 Defined roles and responsibilities for board and executive-level oversight of ESG program. 1Q 2021 Indhira Arrington joined as our Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (“DEI”) Officer to lead DEI activities internally, as well as serve as an advisor to support these initiatives at portfolio companies. Michelle Armstrong joined as our Global Head of Philanthropy to lead our philanthropic initiatives and further align our business activities with firmwide efforts. Our Sustainability Vision By understanding and acting on our numerous levers of influence, we aim to capture the full potential of sustainability and deliver an impact equal to our global platform. Our aim, in turn, is to catalyze a similar level of ambition and urgency among our full range of stakeholders. Image ‘‘ In the years ahead, the differentiated ESG program will be the one that embeds itself in the heart and mind of every employee, informing their daily work. Our aspiration is when someone asks ‘who is responsible for ESG?’ we all will raise our hands. Adam Heltzer Global Head of ESG Our Most Material Issues We believe a good sustainability program starts by identifying material issues — those important to both stakeholders and the success of our business. We identified our material issues based on what we deemed most important to our stakeholders and most significant to our long-term performance. We intend to perform this assessment annually to ensure that our strategy is informed by issues we believe are most critical to our continued success. Responsible Investment How we scale our sustainability practices throughout our investment platform Mobilizing an entire investment platform to act on a clear ESG vision requires a deliberate approach to governance. In 2020, we explicitly laid out our thinking on ESG governance by clarifying the respective roles of our Board of Directors, Executive Management Committee, ESG Team, the groups of ESG Champions embedded in each investment strategy as well as the front-line investment and portfolio management professionals. Through this model, we collaborate firm-wide to tailor our ESG strategy to each investment group and drive ownership and accountability across the platform. 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