Blackstone is committed to integrating ESG factors throughout its own corporate operations and we focus on matters that are meaningful to our employees and investors. We seek to lead by example and apply our insights to drive change across our portfolio, including by: ? Measuring and reducing GHG emissions resulting from our business operations and increasing the use of clean energy across our corporate offices ? Recruiting and fostering diverse talent through active affinity networks such as the Women’s Initiative, Diverse Professionals Network, Veterans Network and OUT Blackstone that are dedicated to hiring, retaining and raising awareness of diverse groups through speaker series, networking events, service opportunities, and mentoring relationships ? Driving social change in communities where we operate by providing opportunities for the people in those communities through the Blackstone Charitable Foundation in collaboration with our nonprofit and educational partners ? Training applicable full-time employees and certain other temporary personnel, consultants and advisers through Annual Compliance Training, which includes topics such as data protection and privacy, our Code of Ethics and fiduciary duties / conflicts of interest among others, in addition to an initial training during their onboarding ? Engaging the entire firm annually through our cybersecurity awareness program to educate our employee population to recognize suspicious activities and report them for investigation