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This article includes a questions and answers table on Ares Capital Corp. The page displays a zero-cost Sustainability assessment covering Ares Capital Corp. This ESG rating includes 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals including: 'Good Health & Wellbeing', 'Responsible Production & Consumption' and 'Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions'.
Ares Capital Corp in the Investment Management & Fund Operators industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 1.8; made up of an environmental score of 1.1, social score of 2.0 and governance score of 2.3.
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Peer Group Comparison
Rank | Company | SDG Transparency Score ⓘ | Performance |
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1 | Centuria Capital Ltd | 8.0 | High |
1 | Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC | 8.0 | High |
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475 | Nuveen Investments Inc | 1.9 | Low |
475 | Zarclear Holdings Ltd | 1.9 | Low |
477 | Ares Capital Corp | 1.8 | Low |
477 | Ceylon Investment PLC | 1.8 | Low |
477 | Braveheart Investment Group PLC | 1.8 | Low |
650 | Zero2ipo Holdings Inc. | 0.0 | Low |
650 | advantec Beteiligungskapital AG & Co KGaA | 0.0 | Low |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Ares Capital Corp have an accelerator or VC vehicle to help deliver innovation?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose current and historical energy intensity?
Does Ares Capital Corp report the average age of the workforce?
Does Ares Capital Corp reference operational or capital allocation in relation to climate change?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose its ethnicity pay gap?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose cybersecurity risks?
Does Ares Capital Corp offer flexible work?
Does Ares Capital Corp have a long term incentive (LTI) executive compensation plan based on a measure of return on capital?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose the number of employees in R&D functions?
Does Ares Capital Corp conduct supply chain audits?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose incidents of non-compliance in relation to the health and safety impacts of products and services?
Is there a statment that there is no plan to expand their cement production? (for example: 'We have no current plans to add additional cement making capacity')
Does Ares Capital Corp conduct 360 degree staff reviews?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose the individual responsible for D&I?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose current and historical air emissions?
Is there a statment that there is no plan to expand their coal usage? (for example: 'We have no current plans to add additional coal powered electricity generation')
Is executive remuneration linked to climate performance?
Does the Board describe its role in the oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose current and / or historical scope 2 emissions?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose water use targets?
Does Ares Capital Corp have careers partnerships with academic institutions?
Did Ares Capital Corp have a product recall in the last two years?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose incidents of discrimination?
Does Ares Capital Corp allow for Work Councils/Collective Agreements to be formed?
Has Ares Capital Corp issued a profit warning in the past 24 months?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose parental leave metrics?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose climate scenario or pathway analysis?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose current and / or historical scope 1 emissions?
Are Operating Expesnses linked to emissions reduction?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose the pay ratio of women to men?
Does Ares Capital Corp support suppliers with sustainability related research and development?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose the number of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments?
Does Ares Capital Corp reflect climate-related risks in its financial statements?
Is there a statment that there is no plan to expand their carbon intensite energy assets? (for example: 'We have no current plans to carry out further drilling for oil,')
Is Ares Capital Corp involved in embryonic stem cell research?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose GHG and Air Emissions intensity?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose its waste policy?
Does Ares Capital Corp report according to TCFD requirements?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose its policies for bribery, corruption, whistle-blower, conflict of interest?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose energy use targets?
Does Ares Capital Corp disclose its Renewable Energy targets?

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Potential Risks for Ares Capital Corp
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Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.