Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for Fourth Consecutive Year
January 27 2021 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
- Annaly included in index for fourth consecutive
year
- All of Annaly’s Board Committees are chaired by women; 45%
of Annaly’s Board of Directors are women
- Named first Head of Inclusion and established an Inclusion
Support Committee of Executive Sponsors to oversee enhancements to
our diversity initiatives
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) (“Annaly”, or the
“Company”) today announced that it is one of 380 companies across
11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
(“GEI”). The GEI expanded in 2021 to represent 44 countries and
regions, including firms headquartered in Indonesia and Bermuda for
the first time. Companies range from a variety of industries,
including automotive, banking, consumer services, engineering and
construction, and retail. Annaly has been named to the index each
year of its eligibility.
“We are honored to be included in the 2021 Bloomberg
Gender-Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year,” stated
David Finkelstein, Annaly’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Investment Officer. “Gender diversity has always been a business
imperative at Annaly and a hallmark of our strong culture of
inclusion. We were pleased to publish our inaugural Corporate
Responsibility Report in 2020, which includes enhanced disclosure
related to our gender diversity and human capital initiatives. We
are continuously striving to improve these disclosures and believe
our commitment to diversity allows us to generate stronger returns
for our shareholders.”
“Annaly has been committed to promoting an environment that
champions diversity and inclusion since our founding,” remarked
Wellington J. Denahan, Annaly’s Co-Founder, Vice Chair of the Board
of Directors and Chair of the Risk Committee. “We are proud to have
all Board Committees chaired by women for the first time and are
committed to continuing to seek out diverse candidates to bring new
and distinctive perspectives to the Board.”
The GEI brings transparency to gender-related practices and
policies at publicly listed companies increasing the breadth of
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data available to
investors. The comprehensive, transparent GEI scoring methodology
allows investors to assess company performance and compare across
industry peer groups. The reference index measures gender equality
across five pillars: female leadership and talent pipeline, equal
pay and gender pay parity, inclusive culture, sexual harassment
policies, and pro-women brand. The 2020 GEI included 325 companies
headquartered across 42 countries and regions. Annaly was also
included in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 GEI.
“The companies included in the 2021 GEI are expanding the ESG
data universe to include gender-related data that investors are
demanding today,” said Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg.
“Their commitment to disclosure is making the business case for
inclusion, and driving transparency in the markets.”
Through disclosure of gender-related metrics using the GEI
framework, the firms included in the 2021 GEI have committed to
providing a comprehensive look at their investment in workplace
gender equality and the communities in which they operate, raising
the bar of what should be expected from other companies within the
same industry. Annaly was included in this year’s index for scoring
at or above a global threshold established by Bloomberg to reflect
a high level of disclosure and overall performance across the
framework’s five pillars.
With 50% of total employees in 2020 identifying as either female
or racially diverse, Annaly is driven by the belief that having a
diverse group of employees supports the continued long-term growth
of the Company. Annaly further bolstered its diversity and human
capital initiatives in 2020 by appointing its first ever Head of
Inclusion and establishing an Inclusion Support Committee of
Executive Sponsors. Additionally, all Committees of Annaly’s Board
of Directors are currently chaired by women and the Board amended
its Corporate Governance Guidelines in 2020 to formalize its
commitment to seeking out highly qualified candidates of diverse
gender and race. Lastly, as part of our focus on community
engagement – a pillar of our diversity and inclusion initiative –
we hosted interns this past summer through our ongoing partnership
with Girls Who Invest, helping to foster a gender diverse talent
pipeline in the asset management industry.
To learn more about Annaly’s human capital and corporate
responsibility initiatives and to view the inaugural Corporate
Responsibility Report, please visit
www.annaly.com/our-responsibility.
About Annaly
Annaly is a leading diversified capital manager that invests in
and finances residential and commercial assets. Annaly’s principal
business objective is to generate net income for distribution to
its stockholders and to optimize its returns through prudent
management of its diversified investment strategies. Annaly is
internally managed and has elected to be taxed as a real estate
investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes.
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