Responsibility

Marathon's Approach to Responsible Investing

Marathon believes an integrated approach to Sustainability is essential to serving our clients, employees, and communities.

Marathon is committed to upholding the six Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and maintaining a culture that deeply appreciates the importance of investing responsibly.

Marathon's commitment to Sustainability is grounded in our core values as responsible stewards of capital.

Marathon embeds best practices throughout our investment, risk, and talent management processes.

Marathon's active approach recognizes the importance of integrating sustainability factors, while maintaining a holistic perspective in delivering better outcomes for our clients

Sustainability factors analyzed in our investment process:

Environmental

Air Quality & Pollutants
Energy Management
Water & Waste Management
Resource Use & Management

Social

Labor Practices
Employee Health & Safety
Human Rights
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Product Safety

Governance

Oversight
Risk Management
Anti-Corruption Policies
Business Ethics
Accounting Practices

Environmental

Air Quality & Pollutants
Energy Management
Water & Waste Management
Resource Use & Management

Social

Labor Practices
Employee Health & Safety
Human Rights
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Product Safety

Governance

Oversight
Risk Management
Anti-Corruption Policies
Business Ethics
Accounting Practices

Marathon's responsible investment approach takes the below key considerations into account when evaluating investments:

Strategy

Geography

Asset Class

Unique Company Dynamics

Industry

Materiality

We continuously review our frameworks to ensure that we lead with best practices in all areas of our operations.

Marathon's Partnership and our Sustainability Committee are entrusted with the responsibility of fulfilling our commitment as a PRI signatory and for the integration of our policies across Marathon. To learn more about our commitments, please see our Responsible Investment Policy.

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion principles are integrated across Marathon's core values and represents a commitment to recruit, develop, and foster an inclusive work environment that promotes diverse teams. Our D&I initiatives help us attract and maintain best-in-class talent who are empowered and have demonstrated excellence.

Recruiting & Development

Marathon's reputation for excellence starts with a committed workforce as we are actively engaged in recruiting the best, brightest, and most highly motivated professionals. Marathon recruits seasoned senior professionals with leadership skills as well as junior level professionals whom we dedicate resources to further develop. Marathon believes retention and development of our workforce is paramount to long-term success. We have implemented numerous professional development, internal mentorship, and specialized training programs to augment the skills of our employees for their career progress and our inclusive culture.

Responsibility Committees & Councils

Marathon's Corporate Governance Committee, D&I Council, and Sustainability Committee are accountable for the ideation, implementation, oversight, and communication of our objectives. Senior professionals across Marathon's diverse businesses meet regularly to ensure we are dedicated to reaching our goals.

Responsibility Organization Chart for mobile

Philanthropy

Fundamental to Marathon's corporate social responsibility is giving back to our communities and contributing to meaningful causes. Our professionals are encouraged to participate in philanthropic endeavors that raise awareness of issues that are meaningful to them. Since our founding, Marathon and our generous employees have deployed financial and human capital behind numerous philanthropic organizations.

Organizations that Marathon has contributed to include:

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About the Fund

John Hancock Asset-Based Lending Fund is a Massachusetts business trust that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a continuously offered, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company.

Fund shares are illiquid and, therefore, an investment in the fund should be considered a speculative investment that entails substantial risks. Investors could lose all or substantially all of their investment. Shares of the fund are not listed on any securities exchange, and it is not anticipated that a secondary market for the fund's shares will develop; therefore, an investment in the fund may not be suitable for investors who may need the money they invest in a specified timeframe. Please see the fund's prospectus for additional risks. Request a prospectus from your financial professional, by visiting jhinvestments.com, or by calling us at 800-225-5291. The prospectus includes investment objectives, risks, fees, expenses, and other information that you should consider carefully before investing.

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