A Conversation with Cities: Local Leaders and Business Owners on Harnessing a City’s Buying Power

By Ed Skyler, Executive Vice President for Global Public Affairs, Citi, and Chairman, Citi Foundation November 19, 2018 04:30 PM

The following blog post is part of the City Accelerator initiative, a collaboration between the Citi Foundation and Living Cities that aims to speed the adoption of innovative local government projects within and across cities that will have a significant impact on the lives of their residents, especially those with low incomes.

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Announcing our TCFD Report: Finance for a Climate-Resilient Future

By Jamie Forese, President, Citi and Head of ICG November 13, 2018 10:30 AM

Today, Citi released its first climate disclosure report, Finance for a Climate-Resilient Future. We issued this report in response to the recommendations set forth by the G20 Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and it is based on a climate scenario analysis pilot project designed to understand the potential financial impacts of climate change on our lending portfolios in the oil and gas and utilities sectors.

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Citi Signs Business Statement on Transgender Equality

By Jamie Forese, President, Citi and Head of ICG and Bob Annibale, Global Director, Citi Inclusive Finance and Community Development November 01, 2018 05:45 PM

Today, Citi joined other companies in signing the Human Rights Campaign’s Business Statement on Transgender Equality. We are proud to join with other major businesses to reaffirm our commitment to stand with the millions of people in America who identify as transgender, gender non-binary, or intersex, and call for all to respect how they choose to self-identify and to be treated with the dignity everyone deserves.

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A Moment To Appreciate Those Who Serve

By Julie Scammahorn, Chief Auditor of Citibank, N.A., Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering; U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Ed Skyler, Head of Global Public Affairs November 01, 2018 01:00 PM

On November 11, the United States observes Veterans Day to celebrate all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and the United Kingdom observes Remembrance Day to honor those who sacrificed themselves in the line of duty. This year marks the 100^th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, making this year’s observance particularly significant. We want to take this opportunity to express gratitude to all of those who have served and sacrificed to help protect our freedoms.

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Citi Launches Open Innovation Challenge: A New Way to Collaborate with the Global FinTech Community

By Yolande Piazza, CEO of Citi FinTech October 25, 2018 10:30 AM

This week, we’re opening applications for the Citi Open Innovation Challenge, a 5-week virtual program run by Citi FinTech that’s designed to identify, educate, and apply the most promising tech solutions to a challenge faced by many Citi customers: “How can they be empowered by Citi to better manage their debt and improve their financial well-being?”

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Measuring a Lifelong Banking Relationship

By Dena Roten, Head of US Retail Branch Channel, Citi Global Consumer Bank October 24, 2018 12:00 PM

How do you measure a lifelong banking relationship? For Dr. Chrys Chryssanthou, who last week visited our Citibank branch in Fort Lee, NJ, one way is with 960 deposit slips and 10,335 cancelled checks.

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Owning Your Success at Citi

By Stephen Bird, CEO, Global Consumer Banking, and Mark Mason, CFO, Institutional Clients Group October 22, 2018 10:00 AM

While efforts to increase diversity often focus on recruiting, at Citi we’re just as focused on promoting and developing existing talent within our firm. We’ve heard firsthand from colleagues about the importance of seeing yourself in management and leadership, and as co-heads of Citi’s Black Heritage Affinity, we’re intensely focused on promoting and developing our existing Black talent.

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Tackling Youth Violence in London

By Rachel Barber, Head of Community Development, EMEA October 17, 2018 10:30 AM

Murder rates among young people in London have dramatically increased in recent years. In 2017, 46 people aged 25 or under were stabbed to death in the capital – almost double the rate in the previous year. Lesser knife offences also rose to nearly 13,000 in 2017, up 23 percent from the prior year. Such statistics are shocking, saddening, and deeply devastating for the young people involved, their families, and the communities affected.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

October 15, 2018 10:00 AM

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we caught up with Mary McNiff, Citi’s Chief Auditor, and Anita Romero, General Counsel for Citi’s Global Consumer Bank and Citibank N.A., for an inside look at their new roles as affinity Co-leads and how the Hispanic/Latino affinity group at Citi recognized and celebrated the month.

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New Perspectives on Affordable Housing in the U.S.

October 10, 2018 01:30 PM

Jeremy Johnson, Citi’s Co-Head of Citi Community Capital, recently joined New Cities Foundation for a discussion on the affordable housing space in the U.S. We recap the dialogue here.

Check out our recent partnership with New Cities called “The Big Picture: Affordable Housing” for perspectives from experts across the industry. Follow #CitiforCities to continue the conversation in social.

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