{"id":248844,"date":"2024-04-15T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/principal-achieves-sustainability-goals-in-newly-released\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T14:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:50:00","slug":"principal-achieves-sustainability-goals-in-newly-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/principal-achieves-sustainability-goals-in-newly-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal\u00ae Achieves Sustainability Goals in Newly Released"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15, \u2013 Principal Financial Group\u00ae<\/sup> has met or exceeded its multi-year sustainability goals according to findings in the 2023 Sustainability Report released today.<\/p>\n The 2023 Sustainability Report from Principal details progress made on corporate responsibility commitments focused on employee empowerment, financial inclusion, climate impact, and sustainable investing. These commitments, established in 2021, support the company\u2019s focus on growing a resilient, inclusive, and more financially secure society.<\/p>\n Notable progress outlined in the report includes:<\/p>\n \u201cCustomers want to do business with companies whose values align with their own. Our customers tell us these actions matter to them. They also matter to us.\u201d said Dan Houston, chairman, president, and chief executive officer at Principal. “Principal is committed to expanding the population of those living in financial security through long-term, responsible actions like advocating for financial inclusion and creating new opportunities for generations to come.”<\/p>\n Progress on all Principal sustainability commitments can be found in the 2023 Sustainability Report.<\/p>\n About Principal Financial Group\u00ae<\/sup><\/p>\n Principal Financial Group\u00ae<\/sup> (Nasdaq: PFG) is a global financial company with nearly 20,000 employees4<\/sup> passionate about improving the wealth and well-being of people and businesses. In business for more than 140 years, we\u2019re helping approximately 62 million customers4<\/sup> plan, protect, invest, and retire, while working to support the communities where we do business, and build a diverse, inclusive workforce. Principal\u00ae<\/sup> is proud to be recognized as one of the 2024 World\u2019s Most Ethical Companies\u00ae<\/sup> by Ethisphere5<\/sup> , a member of the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and a \u201cBest Places to Work in Money Management6<\/sup> .\u201d Learn more about Principal and our commitment to building a better future at principal.com.\u202f\u202f<\/p>\n News Release Contact<\/p>\n Corporate information and community<\/strong><\/p>\n Sara Bonney, 515-878-0835<\/p>\n Megan Grandgeorge, 515-878-1146<\/p>\n 1<\/sup>The Global People Inclusion Index is a proprietary survey tool measuring employee inclusion at Principal.<\/p>\n 2<\/sup>2023 GHG emissions and energy consumption values will be verified in Q2 2024 and final figures will be disclosed in the 2024 CDP Climate Change Questionnaire.<\/p>\n 3<\/sup>Assets under management (AUM) representative of Principal Global Investors investment teams as of December 31, 2023. AUM includes the asset management operations of the following: Principal Global Investors, LLC; Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC; Principal Real Estate Europe Limited and its affiliates; Spectrum Asset Management, Inc.; Post Advisory Group, LLC; Origin Asset Management, LLP; Claritas Investimentos; Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited; Principal Global Investors (Singapore) Ltd.; Principal Global Investors (Australia) Ltd.; Principal Global Investors (Japan) Ltd.; Principal Asset Management Company (Asia) Ltd., and include assets where we provide model portfolios. AUM that are sustainable investment products are internally classified by Principal Asset ManagementSM and not by any third party or regulatory body. Principal Asset ManagementSM<\/sup> is the trade name of Principal Global Investors, LLC. Products representative of Principal Global Investors and Principal International investment teams as of December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n 4<\/sup>As of December 31,\u00a02023.<\/p>\n\n
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