Wells Fargo Social Impact and Sustainability

Wells Fargo & Company is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of all middle market companies in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance. Wells Fargo ranked No. 30 on Fortune's 2020 rankings of America's largest corporations.

 

As a company, Wells Fargo is focused on fostering an inclusive, sustainable future and strengthening the resiliency of our communities and our planet for the long term. Working hand in hand with nonprofits and other community stakeholders, we’re combining our resources and expertise to empower change in underserved communities with a focus on creating greater racial equity and curbing climate change.

Our overall approach to social impact and sustainability includes four strategic priorities:

  • opening pathways to economic advancement

  • championing safe, affordable homes

  • empowering small businesses to thrive

  • accelerating a just, low-carbon future

For additional information, including our ESG disclosures, visit: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/goals-and-reporting/

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Diversity & Inclusion

Recognizing Unconscious Bias
‘Viewpoints’ invites guest authors from outside of Wells Fargo to share an important perspective related to their work. Today, we welcome Jennifer Brown, founder, president, and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, a strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm.
Like it or not, unconscious biases in the workplace continue to influence our language and decision-making, impacting the ability of talented people in historically underrepresented or marginalized groups in the workforce to thrive. If this dynamic isn’t addressed proactively, key talent will not stay for long — impacting morale, reputation, and the bottom line.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Chicago, Cook County Homeownership to Get Boost with $8 Million NeighborhoodLIFT Program
Wells Fargo's NeighborhoodLIFT program will offer $15,000 down payment assistance grants and homebuyer education for eligible Cook County homebuyers.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Contributes $250,000 for New York Area Housing, Revitalization Efforts
Wells Fargo donates $250,000 for three local nonprofits to support affordable and safe housing, small business empowerment and health and wellness in the New York area.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Augmented Reality Brings History to Life
Fourteen-year-old Abby Blunt hardly knows what the world was like before smartphones — but technology is helping her with that. During a recent trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., Abby roamed the “Tower of Faces” section of the main exhibition, smartphone in hand, eyes glued to her screen.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Empowering Washington, D.C., Residents Through Academic Scholarships
The 2017 fall semester was about to start, but Lillian Copeland was still uncertain about how she was going to pay her college tuition. The rising sophomore and Washington, D.C., native had been accepted as a transfer student at Spelman College in Atlanta, but she needed more money.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Kansas City, Mo. Homeownership to Get Boost With $5.7 Million NeighborhoodLIFT Program
Registration is open for the July 27-28 homebuyer event in Kansas City. Down payment assistance grants and homebuyer education are available for eligible homebuyers in three Missouri counties (Cass, Clay and Jackson), with special parameters for teachers, military, veterans and first responders.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Wells Fargo Launch $500,000 Program for Native Americans
First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Wells Fargo & Company today announced a $500,000 home down payment assistance program aimed at increasing U.S. homeownership opportunities for Native Americans.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Wells Fargo Contributes $250,000 for Bay Area Affordable Housing, Revitalization Efforts
Wells Fargo's NeighborhoodLIFT program will donate $250,000 total to three East Bay Area nonprofits for affordable housing, youth and family initiatives.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Donates $500,000 for Jacksonville Revitalization Efforts
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced a total of $500,000 in donations to five local nonprofits to help revitalize Jacksonville neighborhoods through the Wells Fargo NeighborhoodLIFT® program.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Now Is ‘Preferred Bank’ for Manhattan’s Hudson Yards Neighborhood
Wells Fargo today announced it is a founding partner of New York’s newest neighborhood and largest private real estate development in U.S. history − Hudson Yards. As a founding partner, Wells Fargo will be the “preferred bank of Hudson Yards.” The company recently opened a bank branch and is expected to move the regional headquarters of its investment banking unit to Hudson Yards.

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