N-able, Inc. (NABL) — ESG & Values Scores

Environment story

N-able discloses minimal environmental data. No Scope 1, Scope 2, or Scope 3 emissions figures are reported in the 10-K. No net-zero target year is disclosed. The company acknowledges climate change risks to business operations and supply chains but provides no quantified decarbonization initiatives, renewable energy commitments, or verified physical infrastructure investments. Absence of disclosed emissions and targets triggers baseline deductions. No greenwashing via offsets is detected, but lack of transparency prevents higher scoring.

Criticisms on file

No material criticisms on file for this pillar.

Disclosed initiatives

Climate Risk Acknowledgment

10-K risk factor identifies climate change as a long-term business risk; notes potential operational disruptions from extreme weather, increased compliance costs, and supply-chain impacts.

Awareness documented but no mitigation strategy or investment specified.

Social story

N-able reports 1,852 total employees as of December 31, 2025 (79% located outside the United States). The 10-K identifies labor market tightening, retention challenges, and competitive recruitment as key risks but does not disclose CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios, workforce turnover rates, or leadership diversity percentages. No evidence of union-suppression activities or major strikes within 24 months. The company references diversity, equality, and belonging initiatives as important to talent attraction but provides no quantified metrics. Supply-chain human-rights policies are not detailed in the filing.

Criticisms on file

Labor Market and Retention Risk
Source: NABL 10-K Risk Factors: 'The ability to recruit, retain and develop key employees and management personnel is critical to our success and growth' and 'Our results of operations can be adversely affected by labor shortages, turnover and labor cost increases.'
Geopolitical and Operational Risk in Belarus
Source: NABL 10-K Risk Factors: 'we have research and development facilities located in Belarus, which has experienced numerous public protest activities and civil unrest since the presidential election in early August 2020' and 'The United States, the European Union and various other nations have imposed economic and trade sanctions and export control restrictions against multiple Belarusian officials and entities.'

Disclosed initiatives

Diversity, Equality, and Belonging Initiatives

10-K notes that efforts around 'diversity, equality and belonging' are perceived as important to talent attraction and retention; failure could affect brand and stock price.

Initiative referenced but no quantified commitments, targets, or verification provided.
International Workforce Expansion

Company expanding research and development and operations internationally, including new presence in India; notes challenges in hiring local staff and compliance with local labor laws.

Expansion strategy noted; compliance with local labor standards referenced but not detailed.

Governance story

N-able operates under a dual-class share structure in which 'The Sponsors have a controlling influence over matters requiring stockholder approval' (SolarWinds parent entity retained control post-separation). No board independence percentage is disclosed in the 10-K. The company includes anti-takeover provisions in its charter and bylaws. No lobbying expenditures or PAC contributions are reported. No active antitrust, consumer-safety, or financial-fraud regulatory proceedings are disclosed. The filing does not reveal significant fines or SEC consent decrees. Governance transparency is limited; the controlling-sponsor structure and lack of independence data impose material deductions.

Criticisms on file

Controlling Sponsor Influence
Source: NABL 10-K Risk Factors: 'The Sponsors have a controlling influence over matters requiring stockholder approval' and 'The Sponsors and their affiliated funds may pursue corporate opportunities independent of us that could present conflicts with our and our stockholders' interests.'

Disclosed initiatives

Anti-Takeover Provisions

10-K discloses that company charter and bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions designed to delay or discourage takeover attempts.

Mechanism to entrench sponsor control; limits shareholder voting influence on M&A.

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