1、OUR IMPACTDRIVES GLOBAL PROGRESSSAn FRAnCISCOLASALT LAkE CITyTExASILLInOISnEw JERSEynEw yORk CITyBRAzILLOnDOnGERMAnyJOhAnnESBURGISRAELInDIAhOnG kOnGBEIJInG TOkyO AUSTRALIA Selected Highlights from 2013 ESG ReportThis document highlights our environmental efforts and key awards and rankings during 20
2、13.For additional information related to our approach to sustainability,including specific examples of our work on behalf of clients,please visit the current version of our full Environmental,Social and Governance Impact R Highlights from 2013 ESG Report OUR IMPACT DRIVES GLOBAL PROGRESS OVERVIEwAt
3、Goldman Sachs,we have long recognized that a healthy environment is the foundation for economic progress and is essential to the well-being of society.As a leading financial institution,we are committed to finding market solutions that benefit the environment.Our commitment to environmental sustaina
4、bility encompasses each of our businesses,whether it is deploying capital to expand clean energy solutions or forging innovative public-private partnerships that strengthen water infrastructures.A prerequisite and necessary complement to these core business activities is a commitment to minimizing o
5、ur own environmental impact.Through the Center for Environmental Markets,we have partnerships with non-governmental organizations to research and conduct pilot projects that can help inform public policy and accelerate financial solutions for the environment.Our tradition of environmental stewardshi
6、p was formalized in 2005,when we established the Environmental Policy Framework.While aspects of the Framework have evolved over time,we remain committed to its core tenet:committing our people,capital and ideas to develop market solutions to address environmental challenges.Our Environmental Market