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Northern Trust Releases 2022 Philanthropic Impact Report

Stuart Mitchell

Northern Trust donated more than $165 million over the past decade to non-profit organizations, including more than $19 million in 2022 to organizations working to provide food security, affordable housing, accessible healthcare and quality education. Additionally, Northern Trust employees have provided more than 1 million hours of volunteer service over the past decade. During Northern Trust’s global month of service in October, known as Achieving Greater Together, employees volunteered more than 25,000 hours for more than 1,200 organizations. This marked a nearly 150 percent increase over last year in the…

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Northern Trust Releases Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

Northern Trust has announced it has released its latest Sustainability Report, highlighting environmental, social and governance commitments (ESG). “Sustainability is about how we operate as a business and as citizens in the broader global community,” Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Grady said. “As we fulfill our mission to be our clients’ most trusted financial partner, we continue to look at the long-term well-being of our employees, clients, shareholders and the communities in which we live and work.” “We are pleased to share this update on Northern Trust’s approach to…

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Northern Trust Asset Management Partners With Solactive To Launch Two Global Bond ESG Climate Index Funds

Stuart Mitchell

Northern Trust Asset Management (NTAM), one of the world’s leading investment managers, continues to expand its sustainable investment solutions with the launch of two global bond ESG funds and the corresponding indices, built in partnership with German index provider Solactive. The NT Global Bond ESG Climate Index Fund and the NT Global 1-5 Years Bond ESG Climate Index Funds target issuers that the portfolio managers believe are better positioned to manage financially material environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) risks and a transition to a low carbon economy. In order…

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Northern Trust Releases 2021 Philanthropic Impact Report

Stuart Mitchell

Northern Trust has made $160 million in charitable contributions in the last decade, including $18 million in 2021 benefiting nearly 1,000 organizations globally, according to a Northern Trust’s 2021 Philanthropic Impact Report. Additionally Northern Trust staff have provided more than 1 million hours of volunteer service in the past decade, a practice supported by the company offering two paid days off per year for volunteer service. During Northern Trust’s global month of service in October, known as Achieving Greater Together, employees volunteered more than 12,000 hours – in person and…

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Northern Trust Launches New Climate Focus Reporting

Stuart Mitchell

Northern Trust has further enhanced its suite of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment analytics to deliver new climate risk reporting for global institutional investor clients. The Climate Focus Report, part of Northern Trust’s ESG Insights suite of reporting solutions, offers clients a range of carbon metrics, physical risk and transition risk detail at the portfolio level. These include detailed emissions information (including Scope 3), carbon intensity measures and forward-looking scenario pathway analysis. The resulting information supports institutional investors, such as pension funds – helping them assess key climate change risk factors against investments in…

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