We believe investing responsibly and ethically not only improves long term financial performance by minimizing risk, but also helps create a better world for ourselves and generations to come.

Our commitment

ORIX Corporation USA and its subsidiaries, including NXT Capital (ORIX USA Group), are committed to caring for the natural environment, respecting labor and human rights, promoting diversity and inclusion, and upholding high standards of conduct and ethics. As responsible investors, we seek to create societal and financial value and demonstrate our belief that investing responsibly and ethically not only improves long-term financial performance by minimizing risk, but also helps create a better world for ourselves and generations to come.

NXT Capital, a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA, is committed to caring for the natural environment, respecting labor and human rights, promoting diversity and inclusion, and upholding high standards of conduct and ethics. As responsible investors, we seek to create societal and financial value and demonstrate our belief that investing responsibly and ethically not only improves long-term financial performance by minimizing risk, but also helps create a better world for ourselves and generations to come.

Our approach

ORIX Group, the parent company of ORIX Corporation USA, demonstrated its commitment to the United Nations Global Compact in 2014, reinforcing our shared obligation to responsible business practices in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption. Following that commitment, ORIX USA Group formalized our approach to responsible investing and the incorporation of ESG considerations into our investment process by committing to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment in June 2022. Committing to the Principles for Responsible Investment marks the culmination of significant preparations, including integrating ESG considerations into our investment process across private market strategies. We believe that by doing so not only are we are honoring our commitment to responsible investing by seeking to effectively address ESG risks, but are also conducting more thorough analyses, striving to make better-informed decisions, and potentially creating greater long-term value for our stakeholders.

Our ESG Integration Framework

ORIX USA Group ESG Integration Framework guides our process for identifying and managing ESG risks when considering new investments and reassessing current holdings.

  • Origination
    • Applying a screen to certain higher risk industries that we generally seek to avoid
  • Due diligence and underwriting
    • Consideration of material ESG issues relating to a potential investment, using our proprietary ESG Risk Scorecard
  • Portfolio management
    • Regular review and update of our ESG assessments
  • Stakeholder engagement
    • Seek to directly engage with sponsors, portfolio companies, stakeholders, and investment colleagues for discussion of material ESG issues and insights to better understand and more effectively address ESG challenges and opportunities

Our Foundation of Governance 

NXT Capital has a commitment to meet the governance expectations of ORIX USA Group and ORIX Group, our employees, clients, shareholders, the communities where we do business, and other stakeholders. This means maintaining high standards of governance in our business conduct and providing a clear and transparent framework and a set of principles, policies, and practices to guide the decisions we make every day.

For anonymous reporting of unethical, illegal, or improper behavior: ORIX USA Group’s Ethics Hotline (1-844-823-8908)