1、Our Approach to ESG within the Firm and in our Investment ProcessESG ReportContentsMessage from Leadership .3About this Report .4About Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust .5Objective&Strategy .52021 Performance Highlights .6Our Approach to ESG .7Governance .9ESG Strategy .12Risk Management .14Metric
2、s&Targets .15Our ESG Priorities .16ESG Governance .17Business Ethics&Transparency .18Data Privacy&Security .19Community Engagement .20Human Capital Management .21ESG in Our Investment Process .23Implementation .24Our Partners .25Assessing Materiality for Private Company Partners .27ESG Priorities in
3、 Our Investment Process .29Governance .30Environmental .31Social .32Appendix A-SASB Index .33Appendix B-TCFD Index .35Message from LeadershipIn recent years,there has been a surge in interest in Environ-mental,Social and Governance(“ESG”)issues among our unitholders and other stakeholders,catalyzed
4、by the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as other current and unforeseen geopolitical challenges/events,widespread movements for demanding progress on social and environ-mental issues,as well as growing concerns about the impacts of climate change on our environment.We are pleased to p
5、resent Alaris inaugural ESG Report as part of our commit-ment to accountability and transparency on our approach to ESG.Through this report,we share our strategy,progress,and ambition in addressing ESG risks and opportunities both at the Trust level and within our investments,underscoring ESG as a s
6、trategic priority for Alaris.We believe that the integration of material ESG issues into our investment process can help mitigate risks and identify strong investment opportunities.As a long-term partner to the companies in which we invest,we recognize the importance of understanding ESG risks and o