Responsibility

Environmental considerations are an important part of Nautic’s approach to managing risk and creating opportunities related to RI in portfolio companies. Furthermore, we believe that mismanagement of the environment can result in regulatory scrutiny and risks to the health of our portfolio companies’ constituents. Where necessary, the firm performs environmental due diligence to assess relative risk and encourages portfolio companies to implement risk-adjusted environmental management programs, where relevant and feasible.

Nautic intends to encourage the protection of employees from discrimination and harassment in the workforce in an effort to maintain our reputation as a partner of choice. Furthermore, Nautic believes in the importance of diverse perspectives both within our Firm and at our portfolio companies, and seeks to engage in dialogue regarding a diverse workforce inclusive of all.

Nautic aims to encourage the refinement of the employee value proposition in an effort to attract and retain top talent and engage workforces. Our portfolio companies generally rely on human capital to generate value. Nautic seeks to consider employee management and engagement, including development, advancement, retention, and compensation, when evaluating target investments and managing investments. In addition, we do not intend to tolerate the use of known “modern slavery” in the operations or supply chains of our portfolio companies. We will evaluate such circumstances and allegations on a case-by-case basis. As the Firm understands it, modern slavery is an umbrella term that refers to situations of exploitation where an individual is unable to leave a place of work because of threats, violence, coercion, deception, or abuse of power.

Where applicable, Nautic aims to encourage the implementation of appropriate data governance standards and procedures both internally and at our portfolio companies, designed to comply with regulatory standards and safeguard sensitive data, including proprietary portfolio company intellectual property, from malicious actors.

Nautic aims to encourage portfolio companies to behave ethically and comply with applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations. This can include supporting portfolio companies in developing policies or providing guidance to portfolio company employees in an effort to prevent conflicts of interest and encourage ethical behavior. Companies Nautic invests in can have the opportunity to generate improved quality of care, which Nautic seeks to maximize through our ownership.