Better Health for All

The Carlyle Group Inc. is a global investment firm that invests in various sectors, including healthcare. While the provided articles indicate that Carlyle has allocated $20 billion to healthcare capital

and has invested in companies like One Medical , Grand Rounds Inc. , and DecisionRx , there is insufficient specific, quantifiable evidence to score any of the 'Better Health for All' KPIs. The articles mention general investment themes in healthcare and provide examples of portfolio companies' activities, such as One Medical providing affordable care in 12 U.S. metropolitan areas or DecisionRx reducing care costs through medication therapy optimization . However, these are specific to individual investments and do not provide aggregate data on the net health effect of Carlyle's overall portfolio, the percentage of its revenue from harmful activities, or specific metrics for price accessibility, vulnerable reach, or health innovation investment across its entire operations. Information regarding safety records, risk transparency, health equity programs, workforce support, preventative measures, data responsibility, crisis response, mental health initiatives, or clinical trial ethics is either absent or too general to be attributed to Carlyle's direct impact or quantified against the rubric's thresholds. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the provided evidence.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

In 2023, Carlyle CEO Harvey Schwartz's total adjusted compensation was 813 times the median employee salary of $230,750.

This was the highest ratio among US-listed private equity and venture capital firms. The company has incurred 33 employment-related offense penalties totaling $16,399,729 since 2000, including 25 wage and hour violations amounting to $15,455,710. Additionally, Blackstone-owned Packers Sanitation Services, a private equity-owned company, faced a $1.5 million fine for oppressive child labor.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

The Carlyle Group Inc. is a global investment firm whose primary business involves raising capital, investing it, and managing those investments. As such, the company does not directly procure or trade physical commodities, nor does it have a traditional supply chain for physical goods or direct exposure to upstream labor practices.

Therefore, KPIs related to fair trade certifications, supply chain audits, forced/child labor incidents, traceability, remediation processes, ethical sourcing clauses, and high-risk materials are not applicable to its direct operations. While the company does have procurement activities, no quantitative data is provided regarding the percentage of its procurement budget directed to indigenous, minority, or local community suppliers, leading to the omission of the 'supplier_diversity_spend' KPI.

Honest & Fair Business

Carlyle Investment Management, Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management, and AlpInvest Partners were fined $8.5 million by the SEC since 2021.

This fine was part of a broader regulatory action against multiple investment firms for using off-channel communications, such as WhatsApp, in violation of recordkeeping rules. The compliance issues included a failure to implement systems to monitor electronic communications policies.

No War, No Weapons

The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable evidence for any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs for The Carlyle Group Inc. While one article mentions a portfolio company working with defense contractors and government agencies, and another refers to a manufacturing portfolio company addressing conflict minerals, these activities are attributed to portfolio companies, not directly to The Carlyle Group Inc.'s own operations or revenue.

No information is provided regarding Carlyle's direct revenue from arms contracts, R&D in dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investments, divestment policies, board oversight of defense, export certifications, lobbying, human rights due diligence, or any other specific metric relevant to the 'No War, No Weapons' value for the parent company.

Planet-Friendly Business

Carlyle Group's annual emissions from upstream, LNG, and coal are reported at 215.5 million metric tons CO2e as of July 2024, which is significantly above the -100 tier threshold.

Between 2011 and 2021, 47% of its fossil fuel power plants within its portfolio had environmental violations, including those related to the Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and Clean Air Act. The company has a public commitment to net-zero by 2050, which is considered a late target year. Its 2021 TCFD and 2023 ESG reports did not include NGP, a significant part of its energy portfolio, in their scope. Carlyle's TCFD disclosures are noted as partial, lacking scenario analysis, and its climate scenario analysis is described as rudimentary, considering only business-as-usual and ignoring transition risks. Furthermore, there is minimal disclosure of climate asset risks, with generic statements and no quantification.