Company: TFC
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-055156
Chunk: 33

Company: TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-17
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 33
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 the Investor Relations page of our website ( https://ir.truist.com/corporate-responsibility-and-sustainability-at-truist). A Balanced Approach to Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Truist takes a balanced approach to corporate responsibility and sustainability matters. We understand that one size does not fit all and are committed to meeting clients where they are to help achieve their sustainability goals. Truist provides products and services to help clients of all sizes across all industries. We seek to consistently evaluate business opportunities and consider and manage risk consistent with our Enterprise Risk Management Framework (“ERM Framework”) and overall risk appetite. Community Impact, Financial Inclusion, and Financial Education Practices Truist supports financial education, affordable homeownership, emergency savings, investing for retirement, creating career opportunities, expanding access to capital, and other initiatives that help people become more financially secure and knowledgeable about managing their money. Some of these initiatives include (i) Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) investments and philanthropic giving to organizations that address affordable housing and workforce development; (ii) Community Development Lending for affordable housing and lending to nonprofits that support low-to moderate-income (“LMI”) populations; (iii) financial and technical support for small businesses; and (iv) mortgage lending for LMI borrowers. Truist received an “outstanding” rating from the FDIC for the most recent CRA exam cycle covering 2020-2022. Truist’s community support occurs through numerous channels, including (i) the Truist Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded by Truist; (ii) the Truist Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund financially supported by Truist; (iii) corporate philanthropy; (iv) our commitments through the CRA; (v) teammate-ledvolunteerism; (vi) teammate giving to the One Team Fund to provide short-term financial assistance to help teammates recover during unexpected events, family emergencies, or natural disasters; (vii) our annual Workplace Giving Campaign that facilitates teammate donations to various nonprofit organizations; (viii) Truist matching gifts to nonprofits that teammates choose to support; and (ix) in-kindleadership development events hosted by the Truist Leadership Institute for nonprofits and schools free of charge. Truist partners with both large national organizations that can address issues at scale across our footprint as well as local and smaller organizations that address issues that are unique to a particular region. Grants are often paired with additional philanthropic support from other local nonprofits, community