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At Citi, we're helping to make the big picture a little better in the more than 1,000 communities where we live, work and do business around the globe. From environmental issues and human rights to our people, products and global communities, we're committed to good corporate citizenship at every opportunity.
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A great start is the best way to ensure the success of children. That's why Citi and the City and County of San Francisco partnered to launch Kindergarten to College, the nation's first universal college savings accounts for children. Our hope is that every kindergartner entering the city's public schools will receive their own savings account — and a head start on their road to the future.
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At Citi, we think that investment in local communities makes for a better world. That's why we've helped provide $270 million in funding to microfinance institutions around the globe, resulting in over 900,000 loans — 92 percent of which went to women-owned businesses. Talk about small steps making a big impact.
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In 2011, Citi partnered with the Equator Principles Association, the Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program and the WWF to create the Biodiversity for Banks program. Designed to help financial institutions factor biodiversity and strong ecosystem services into their lending decisions, the program is helping to make them cleaner, greener, and better for the world.
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New insights can lead to some big results. That's why the Citi Foundation has re-evaluated its measurement and reporting methods to get a more accurate picture of local impact. Foundation staff worked with communities and grantees to develop a new system that defines and tracks the results of our grant investments.
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New sources of energy are redefining how we think about the future, and driving how we approach sustainability. Citi teamed up with Google to finance Terra-Gen Power's Alta Wind Energy Center in California. Once completed, it will be the nation's largest wind farm — helping to make the world a greener place, one gust of wind at a time.
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At Citi Community Development, we believe that building a sustainable business means nurturing partnerships from the ground up. So we're committed to growing our working relationships with local nonprofit and public agencies across the country. Our goal? To expand access to financial products and services — and build sustainable business solutions for everyone.
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