Western Union Earns Three Recognitions for ESG Efforts
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by KnowESG
The Western Union Company, a leader in cross-border money movement, has received three distinctions for its efforts in advancing its environment, social, and governance (ESG) strategy.
The company’s ESG strategy focuses on furthering economic prosperity, promoting the integrity of money movement and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). To date, recognitions for this work include:
- Recognised by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies honorees for the second consecutive year. Western Union was one of seven honorees in the financial services industry.
- Named on Bloomberg’s Gender-Equality Index, a leading indicator of corporate gender-equality efforts, for a fourth consecutive year.
- Included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong ESG practices.
“Western Union exists to help people prosper,” said Ben Adams, Chief Legal Officer and Interim Chief People Officer, Western Union. “These achievements and recognition of our ESG efforts are the result of living our purpose and keeping our values at the centre of everything we do.”
To learn more about Western Union’s commitment to ESG, click here.
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Source: Western Union
