1、Goldman Sachs 2011 Environmental,Social and Governance ReportSuccessful businesses.Stronger economies.Expanded opportunities.Sustainable communities.What will it take to succeed?A commitment to apply what we do best not just today,but every day,everywhere we do business.Table of Contents Letter to S
2、hareholders 2Our Firm 32011:Highlights at a Glance 4Environmental 6Governance 16Social 26Metrics 36Awards and Rankings 38Contact Information 40In this report we relied on the Global Reporting Initiatives G3 Guidelines to identify the key issues we covered.More information about the Global Reporting
3、Initiative is available on its website at www.globalreporting.org.This report covers January 1,2011 through December 31,2011 unless otherwise noted.More detailed and up-to-date information related to this report is available on our website at Goldman Sachs,we are actively engaged in addressing envir
4、onmental,social and governance issues every day,throughout our businesses.Sound governance and a responsible approach to social and environmental risks begin with our people.Our commitment to these values extends to the communities where we live and work.We strive to amplify our effectiveness by lev
5、eraging our core capabilities and through close collaboration with our stakeholders around the world,including shareholders,clients,employees,regulators and the broader public.2Goldman Sachs 2011 Environmental,Social and Governance ReportWe are pleased to present our annual Environmental,Social and
6、Governance Report,an overview of the many ways in which Goldman Sachs impacts our clients,investors and the markets and communities that we serve every day.Without question,2011 was a challenging year for the global economy as well as a period of continued uncertainty for markets and our industry as