Synovus among 28 firms recognized for efforts within communities
Helping out in the communities in which one does business is a good thing, and Synovus Financial Corp. is being honored for doing so.
The Columbus-based regional bank, parent company of Columbus Bank and Trust, made a list Monday that includes 28 firms that are receiving the “Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Award” from the Financial Services Roundtable. The awards will be presented Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
“FSR member companies (collectively) strengthened their local communities by supporting over a million volunteer projects, donating over $1.1 billion dollars for the second year in a row, volunteering nearly 8 million hours, and completing close to 700,000 financial literacy projects,” Judy Chapa, FSR’s vice president of corporate social responsibility, said in a statement. “This service reflects the financial industry’s commitment to expanding financial literacy and improving opportunity for more Americans.”
(Synovus staffers collect books, water, other goods for communities)
(Synovus and its local banks raise $507,657 for United Way)
The Financial Services Roundtable is an advocate organization for companies in various sectors, including banking, insurance, and payment and investment services and products. Combined, its members oversee nearly $93 trillion in managed assets, $1.2 trillion in revenue and 2.3 million jobs.
Here is the list of companies receiving this year’s Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Award:
▪ Allstate Insurance
▪ Associated Banc-Corp
▪ Bank of America
▪ Bank of Hawaii
▪ BB&T Corp.
▪ BBVA Compass
▪ BMO Financial
▪ Citigroup
▪ Comerica
▪ Discover Financial Services
▪ First Horizon National Corp.
▪ KeyCorp
▪ Northern Trust Corp.
▪ People’s United Bank
▪ PNC Financial Services Group
▪ The PrivateBank
▪ Quicken Loans
▪ Raymond James Financial
▪ Regions Financial
▪ State Farm
▪ SunTrust Banks
▪ Synovus Financial Corp.
▪ TD Bank
▪ Toyota Financial Services
▪ U.S. Bancorp
▪ Unum
▪ Voya Financial
▪ Wells Fargo
This story was originally published July 10, 2017 at 4:33 PM with the headline "Synovus among 28 firms recognized for efforts within communities."