CaliberCos Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- environmental, social and governance ("ESG")
Social Achievements
- Our employees are integral to Caliber’s culture of transparency, integrity, professionalism, and excellence.
- We provide opportunities for growth and development for our team members and support their personal and professional goals in an effort to retain the most talented individuals.
- We value diversity and inclusion amongst our team.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- intense competition for qualified personnel
- intense competition for outside investors and investment opportunities
- increased asset valuations, competition and increased overall cost of credit
- legal proceedings with Manitoba
Mitigation Strategies
- implementation of remote work arrangements
- suspending/deferring any unnecessary capital improvements to our assets
- reducing food and beverage operations, within our hotels, in accordance with government regulations
- furloughing any non-essential employees
- participating in the Paycheck Protection Plan program (“PPP”)
- having constant communications with lenders to receive additional facilities, convert current reserves into operational reserves and suspend the minimum debt service coverage ratio requirements
- ongoing confidential settlement negotiations with Manitoba
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Social Achievements
- Launched Caliber Foundation in 2021
- Provides competitive health and retirement offerings, flexible time-off, employee assistance program, company match for retirement plan contribution, tuition reimbursement, and support for well-being and family planning resources.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- New funds and platforms
- Accretive acquisitions
Short-term Goals:
- Organic growth with existing high net worth investor base
- Expansion into additional distribution channels
Environmental Challenges
- Rising interest rate environment
- Increased costs of borrowing
- Inflation
- COVID-19 pandemic's lingering effects on asset values and capital markets
Mitigation Strategies
- Actively managing potential amendments to loan agreements to include extension options, pay off, or refinancing
- Strategic acquisitions on off-market terms
- Maintaining and potentially increasing asset management fee revenues while decreasing the potential for performance allocations and transaction and advisory fee revenues
- Monitoring the recovery in velocity of new investment capital into our funds
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Social Achievements
- Continued focus on hiring, training, and developing employee skills and careers; valuing diversity and inclusion; providing competitive health and retirement offerings, flexible time-off, and employee assistance programs.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Rising interest rates impacting profitability and access to capital.
- Inflation increasing construction and renovation costs.
- Liquidity concerns in the financial services industry.
- Significant total liabilities exceeding available cash.
- Cybersecurity risks and potential data breaches.
Mitigation Strategies
- Negotiating loan extensions and refinancing debt.
- Seeking new financing and reducing operating costs.
- Collecting receivables and returning investments from funds.
- Increasing capital raise through expanding fundraising channels.
- Implementing a comprehensive cybersecurity risk management program.