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Corporate Sustainability, Inclusion and Social Impact

Driving a culture of inclusion and innovation.
Corporate social responsibility and philanthropy are essential elements of our mission and culture. Driven by our strategic focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, community engagement and environmental sustainability, we strive to be socially accountable – to ourselves, our stakeholders and the public.
We believe in using our influence to bring about change.
Corporate Philanthropy
Supporting education, social welfare and the arts in our communities.
Fostering a globally diverse and inclusive workforce.
Offering a full range of resources for conscience-driven investment plans.
Northern Trust is committed to recognizing and supporting firms that exhibit a commitment to diversity, irrespective of company size, longevity, and ownership.
Community development is a way of investing in the communities where we live and work.
Exceeding environmental stewardship standards globally, in our offices and beyond.
Committed to corporate social responsibility and ethics at the highest levels.
Our CSR principles provide guidance for our corporate responsibility efforts.
Ethics/Employee Relations Hotline
Ethics are the foundation for all our relationships.
Providing guidance on the corporation’s public policy positions and employee political contributions.
Our yearly greenhouse gas emissions calculations quantify our commitment to the environment. Northern Trust calculates and discloses its greenhouse gas emissions yearly.
Explore the progress we have made on our CSR goals in our current and past annual reports.
We support publishing gender pay gaps and are continually working to close our own.
Discover our work to prevent Modern Slavery in our business and our supply chain.