BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- AGNC Investment Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) ("AGNC"
or the "Company") announced today that it has published its third
annual Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Report. The
report illustrates the Company's commitment to the core principles
of ESG and presents its strategic management of key focus areas
such as corporate governance, risk management, human capital
management, business ethics, and environmental stewardship.
"We are proud to announce the release of our third
annual ESG Report. This comprehensive report delivers on our
unwavering commitment to transparency and disclosure and outlines
our management of environmental, social, and governance
considerations relevant to our business," said Peter Federico, AGNC's President and Chief
Executive Officer.
The report includes disclosures consistent with the
recommendations of the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board
(SASB) and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
(TCFD), two globally recognized frameworks and standards that
assist AGNC in identifying and disclosing the ESG factors material
to AGNC's business and operations and associated climate
change-related risks, opportunities and impacts. AGNC's ESG report
is available in the Responsibility section of the Company's website
at www.AGNC.com and can also be downloaded here.
AGNC also announced today that it has been certified as a Great
Place To Work® for the second time. The prestigious certification
is based entirely on feedback from employees through an extensive
anonymous survey about their experiences working at AGNC and
satisfaction in key areas such as credibility, fairness, respect,
pride, and a sense of belonging. Ninety-six percent of AGNC
employees say AGNC is a great place to work, which is 39 percentage
points higher than the average for a typical U.S. based
company1.
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace
culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven
to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased
innovation.
1 Source: Great Place To Work® 2021 U.S National
Employee Engagement Survey
ABOUT AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.
AGNC Investment Corp.
is an internally managed real estate investment trust that invests
primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities for which the
principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S.
Government-sponsored enterprise or a U.S. Government agency. For
further information, please refer to www.AGNC.com and follow AGNC
on LinkedIn.
ABOUT GREAT PLACE TO WORK CERTIFICATION™
Great Place
To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive "employer-of-choice"
recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only
recognition based entirely on what employees report about their
workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they
experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work
Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers
alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing
outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000
companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To
Work-Certified.
ABOUT GREAT PLACE TO WORK®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work®
brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every
place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary
platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience
of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place
To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best
Workplaces™ List.
Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and follow Great Place
To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
CONTACT:
Investors - (301) 968-9300
Media - (301) 968-9303
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