Franklin Templeton

Franklin Resources, Inc. [NYSE:BEN] is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 165 countries. Franklin Templeton’s mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions.

Purpose

We are in the business of helping people. Plain and simple.

From individual investors to endowments and foundations─to everything in between─we focus on client needs, including:

  • Preparing for financial milestones
  • Funding college educations
  • Taking a dream vacation
  • Retiring

And it doesn’t stop there. We make investments to fund technology advances, conduct medical research and improve the standard of living.

To do this, our talented team of over 9,000 individuals share ideas and combine talents all focused on helping clients meet their goals.

Jenny Johnson

President and Chief Executive Officer, Franklin Templeton

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We believe it is vital to state clearly to the world the set of our beliefs about Inclusive Capitalism. As such, we start with our Statement of Guiding Principles for Inclusive Capitalism. Knowing that words alone are not enough, each of us is making a series of commitments about how we will operate our institutions so that they help achieve Inclusive Capitalism. These commitments are forward-looking statements based on current goals, expectations and assumptions, which are not guarantees of future performance. For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use

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Summary

To further establish Franklin Templeton as an employer of choice for top talent and increase diversity at all levels, we will set targets by end of the FY22 to improve representation from underrepresented groups and diversify our leadership pipeline.

Activities & Initiatives

To further establish Franklin Templeton as an employer of choice for top talent and increase diversity at all levels of firm.

Measures & Targets

By end of FY22, Franklin Templeton will set targets to improve representation from underrepresented groups (as determined by country and/or function) and diversify our leadership pipeline.

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Summary

Franklin Templeton will aim to reduce its carbon footprint by reducing our scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.

Activities & Initiatives

Reduce Franklin Templeton's carbon footprint by focusing on corporate level/operations emissions targets to align with the science of climate change and designed to limit global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius.

Measures & Targets

Franklin Templeton commits to reducing our scope 1 and 2 emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline. This emissions reduction goal is aligned with the science of climate change, and designed to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

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Recognizing it will take alignment of all our organizations to scale impact globally, we invite you to join the movement as a Steward of Inclusive Capitalism. Together, the collective action of Council members will contribute to a fairer, more inclusive and sustainable future for all people and our planet.