Corporate and social responsibility

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Amalgamated Bank's Statement on the Fair Share Amendment

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climate change corporate and social responsibility

Amalgamated Bank proudly endorses the Fair Share Amendment, Question One of the Massachusetts ballot this November.  This amendment will provide long-term investments to improve our transportation and public education systems. 

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Amalgamated Bank Petition for New Code for Gun and Ammunition Stores Has Been Approved by International Standards Organization

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gun safety corporate and social responsibility

Amalgamated Bank announced that its application to the International Standards Organization for a new merchant category code (MCC) for gun and ammunition stores was approved. This code is the key to creating new tools that all financial institutions must now use to begin detecting and reporting suspicious activity associated with gun trafficking and mass shootings to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the government agency charged with safeguarding the financial system from illicit use. 

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Priscilla Sims Brown Speaks at the CNBC Evolve Global Summit

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corporate and social responsibility banking industry social justice gun safety women's rights American economy

Priscilla Sims Brown spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the CNBC Evolve Global Summit on a variety of topics including women's reproductive rights, the American economy and ways financial institutions can help curb gun violence through a unique merchant category code.

RENEW: Capital and Capacity for the Common Good

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corporate and social responsibility Amalgamated clients economic opportunity

As a global business based in the United States with operations in three east African countries, RENEW was uniquely positioned to see the full scale of the crisis and show the world how socially responsible businesses can lead in the post-pandemic world.

Enriching the San Francisco community and the story of Social Imprints

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social justice Amalgamated clients corporate and social responsibility

Today, we’d like to share the story of one of our clients that is addressing our broken criminal justice system and truly enriching the community they serve. Social Imprints is a mission-driven business that provides second-chance opportunities for most of its staff. The company is a promotion products vendor for many of the nation’s leading tech companies, based in San Francisco, California.

Our voice, our money, our practices: re-introducing the issues we care about

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corporate and social responsibility racial justice social justice

For nearly 100 years, Amalgamated Bank has fought for a more just and sustainable world. As a bank founded by a union of immigrants, Amalgamated has long considered itself the bank for the people, advocating for workers and immigrant rights while offering unique financial services and banking solutions catered to the needs of marginalized groups.

WNBA All-Star Elizabeth Williams leads us in the fight for voting rights

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social justice corporate and social responsibility

Protection of fair and free elections is a cornerstone of our democracy. The fight for freedom and rights, or any changes to our institutions, our legislation, and policies all starts with voting. In a true democracy, every vote counts.

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Amalgamated Bank Named Official Social Responsibility Partner of the WNBPA In Landmark Alliance

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corporate and social responsibility racial justice social justice

OneTeam Partners announced today that the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (“WNBPA”) and Amalgamated Bank, member of the Amalgamated Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: AMAL), America’s socially responsible bank, have launched a first-of-its-kind collaboration to make Amalgamated Bank the Official Social Responsibility Partner of the WNBPA.

Amalgamated Bank named official social responsibility partner of the WNBPA

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corporate and social responsibility racial justice social justice

Today, I am proud to share that Amalgamated Bank has been named the official social responsibility partner of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA), a first-of-its-kind partnership to promote social justice reform. 

An open letter responding to sector-wide call for climate action

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corporate and social responsibility climate change

Please read Ivan Frishberg’s letter, Director of Impact Policy at Amalgamated Bank, to ShareAction, outlining the details of Amalgamated’s work which demonstrates the leadership and action commensurate with the scale of the climate risk before us.