1、2010 Environmental,Social and Governance ReportProgress is everyones businessc2Goldman Sachs ESG Report 2010We make an unusual effort to identify and recruit the very best person for every job.Although our activities are measured in billions of dollars,we select our peo-ple one by one.In a service b
2、usiness,we know that without the best people,we cannot be the best firm.We offer our people the opportunity to move ahead more rapidly than is possible at most otherplaces.Advancement depends on merit and we have yet to find the limits to the responsibility our best people are able to assume.For us
3、to be successful,our men and women must reflect the diversity of the communities and cultures in which we operate.That means we must attract,retain and motivate people from many back-grounds and perspectives.Being diverse is not optional;it is what we must be.We stress teamwork in everything we do.W
4、hile indi-vidual creativity is always encouraged,we have found that team effort often produces the best results.We have no room for those who put their personal inter-ests ahead of the interests of the firm anditsclients.The dedication of our people to the firm and the intense effort they give their
5、 jobs are greater than one finds in most other organizations.We think that this is an important part of our success.We consider our size an asset that we try hard topre-serve.We want to be big enough to undertake the largest project that any of our clients could contem-plate,yet small enough to main
6、tain the loyalty,the intimacy and the esprit de corps that we all treasure and that contribute greatly to our success.We constantly strive to anticipate the rapidly changing needs of our clients and to develop new services to meet those needs.We know that the world of finance will not stand still an