Gladstone Capital Corporation.
GLAD.US | Trusts, funds and similar financial entities
Gladstone Capital Corporation is a publicly traded business development company (BDC) that focuses on providing debt and equity financing to lower middle market companies in the United States. The company primarily invests in secured first and second lien debt, and preferred and common equity of est...Show More
Better Health for All
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No evidence available to assess Gladstone Capital Corporation on Better Health for All.
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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No evidence available to assess Gladstone Capital Corporation on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No specific, concrete data points were found across the provided articles to assess Gladstone Capital Corporation against any of the defined KPIs for Fair Pay & Worker Respect. Information regarding living wage coverage, CEO to median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage was not explicitly stated with sufficient detail or scope to meet the rubric's quantitative thresholds.
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While Glassdoor ratings were provided, the extremely low sample size of 3 employee reviews makes them unreliable for scoring the 'worker_engagement_score' KPI.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD.US) is a business development company that provides debt and equity financing.
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Its core operations do not involve the procurement or trading of physical commodities, nor does it have a traditional supply chain for goods that would require fair trade certifications, supplier audits, or traceability.
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Therefore, metrics such as fair trade certified spend, supplier audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed for sourcing violations, and spend on high-risk materials are not applicable to its business model.
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No specific data is provided for GLAD.US regarding ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts or supplier diversity spend, leading to the omission of these KPIs.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Gladstone Capital Corporation has outlined procedures for complaints regarding accounting, internal controls, or auditing matters, including anonymous submissions.
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The company mentions compliance with the FCPA and OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP provided audit opinions, and independent legal opinions were provided by Venable LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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However, the extent of independent verification of ethical claims is not quantified, and the scope of legal opinions is not detailed beyond their provision.
Kind to Animals
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No evidence available to assess Gladstone Capital Corporation on Kind to Animals.
No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess Gladstone Capital Corporation on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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No evidence available to assess Gladstone Capital Corporation on Planet-Friendly Business.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles for Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD.US) that are relevant to the ethical value of Respect for Cultures & Communities.
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The articles either focus on the company's financial services, corporate governance, or career opportunities. While some articles refer to other distinct entities within the broader 'Gladstone' group (Gladstone Land, Gladstone Commercial), the evidence provided within those articles does not explicitly state company-wide scope for GLAD.US, nor does it contain specific data points that align with the defined KPIs for this ethical value, as confirmed by explicit data gap statements within the article summaries themselves.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Gladstone Software, which is assessed for GLAD.US, holds ISO 27001, PCI, and ISO 9001 certifications, and monitors against CIS AKS 2.0.0, HIPAA, NIST CSF 1.1, SOC2 Type II, and MSFT Cloud Security Standards.
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The company states it is compliant with GDPR and adheres to ICO guidance.
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Its privacy policy also mentions compliance with CCPA for California residents, allowing users to update personal information and unsubscribe from newsletters.
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All Gladstone staff complete Data Protection and Information Security training upon starting.
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Gladstone Software is a member of the Cyber Security Council and is applying to the NCSC.
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Disaster recovery testing occurs every 6 months, with a 6-hour redeployment time for the cloud platform.
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The company's GladstoneGo product will meet AA compliance in 2025.
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The secure system development policy is covered by ISO accreditation, and testing coverage and load testing are part of the development process.
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The privacy policy states data is collected only as consented to.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No evidence available to assess Gladstone Capital Corporation on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.