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Goldman Sachs

Publicly traded companyNew Yorkgoldmansachs.com

2ndof 5 commercial banks

Near the top of the five largest US commercial banks on climate and lobbying, weighted by Spendwell members’ average priorities.

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Better ranked: Bank of America (1st)

Why it ranks here

Climate

environmental impact
Committed to set net-zero targets through a UN-convened or backed alliance or initiative, but withdrew from this commitment. Its disclosed emissions rose 26.6% between 2021 and 2022.

Sources: EP100, RE100, Net Zero Tracker, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Climate Data Utilityemissions through 2022

1/5

Lobbying

political impact
Spent an average of $2.92 million a year lobbying the US federal government, 2018 to 2022.

Source: US Senate lobbying disclosuresthrough December 2022

3/5

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