Is Goldman Sachs ethical?

An analysis looking at inconsistencies between banks’ public climate commitments and their direct and indirect climate lobbying practices noted Goldman failed to publicly support the Inflation Reduction Act.* And Goldman’s 10,000 Small Businesses program attracted attention for reportedly recruiting participants to lobby against increased capital reserve proposals.° Improved Goldman Sachs lobbying disclosure will protect the reputation of Goldman Sachs and preserve shareholder value.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. erased diversity targets from a key regulatory filing, becoming the latest Wall Street firm to turn away from specific goals for a more representative workforce after an executive order by President Donald Trump.

Goldman Sachs says it won't directly finance Arctic oil-and-gas exploration, new coal-fired power plants (unless they trap carbon), or new mines for coal used in electricity.

In finance, Citadel founder Ken Griffin also reportedly plans to give $1 million towards Trump's inauguration, and Goldman Sachs and Bank of America will donate unspecified amounts to the fund.

But banks such as Goldman Sachs have said they will continue to raise money for fossil fuel companies and instead have called for federal policy, such as a carbon tax, to encourage investment away from coal, oil, and gas.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are among banks that have been acting as brokers to facilitate growing investor demand for ways to trade Russian-related assets.

Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street behemoth that earned a sordid reputation from its role in causing and profiting from the 2008 financial crisis, gave a whopping $250,000 to the Los Angeles Police Foundation in 2018, as well as $15,000 to the NYC Police Foundation.

During the Term, Goldman Sachs will strive in good faith to increase corporate- wide the pipeline of female, Asian, black, and Hispanic employees, veterans and individuals with disabilities into roles that have historically been a platform to more senior roles with more revenue-generating potential or leadership opportunities, by offering various initiatives and programs.

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is quitting a major climate group for banks, as increasingly complex regulations and US political attacks lead some of the financial industry's biggest firms to rethink such affiliations.

Goldman Sachs’ fund division is to leave investor engagement group Climate Action 100+, joining other financial services companies which have pulled out amid a political backlash in the US.

All six major US banks — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo — have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance, according to the new study from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity.

From Goldman Sachs to Morgan Stanley, many of the largest banks in the U.S. are quitting an international climate group amid rising political pressure as the nation enters a second Trump presidency.

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