Franklin Templeton Issues Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Franklin Templeton has released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report for fiscal year 2023. The report highlights the firm's efforts in six key areas: stewardship and sustainable investing, environment, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I), employee experience, community engagement, and responsible corporate practices.
The CSR report also includes sustainability data in accordance with the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) frameworks.
The full report is available on the Corporate Social Responsibility page of the Franklin Resources website.
- Franklin Templeton's progress across six CSR dimensions.
- Compliance with SASB and GRI sustainability disclosure frameworks.
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SAN MATEO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2024 / Franklin Templeton has released its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report that addresses its approach to responsible corporate citizenship and outlines its efforts and accomplishments as it looks toward a better future for clients, shareholders and employees as well as the communities it serves around the world.
The fiscal year 2023 report details Franklin Templeton's progress on the firm's six dimensions of CSR - stewardship and sustainable investing; environment; diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I); employee experience; community engagement; and responsible corporate practices. The firm also reports sustainability data using two widely used disclosure frameworks, the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
To access the report, visit the Corporate Social Responsibility page on the Franklin Resources website.
About Franklin Templeton
Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and over
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