Climate Change Data

TrustCo Bank Corp NY

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Socially Responsible Investing
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
  • Community Investing
  • Impact Investing
  • Green Technology

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Human Capital Management
  • Climate Change
  • Information Security and Data Privacy
  • Financial Access
  • Community Outreach Efforts

Environmental Achievements

  • Ongoing process of installing energy efficient branch signage and LED bulbs at select internal and branch locations
  • Updating of robust Disaster Recovery Plan, enhancing virtual capabilities, and cross-training staff in order to mitigate the increasing threats associated with climate change

Social Achievements

  • Maintaining a Human Capital Strategic Plan that guides us on our journey toward fostering a multicultural, collaborative, and inclusive work environment
  • Maintaining a comprehensive Financial Literacy Portal containing educational information on a wide array of topics
  • Community outreach efforts supporting charitable causes and community groups

Governance Achievements

  • Board independence (with the exception of Mr. McCormick, all currently serving directors are independent)
  • Diversity of board skills and experience, as well as gender, ethnicity, and race
  • Robust stock ownership guidelines for directors and executive officers
  • Clawback policy for executive officer cash and equity incentive compensation covering financial restatement and misconduct

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change risks throughout our various geographic regions
  • Increasing threats associated with climate change
  • Cybersecurity risks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strong controls in place and consistent compliance oversight to ensure all loans in designated flood zones are covered under the appropriate level of flood insurance
  • Robust Disaster Recovery Plan, enhanced virtual capabilities, and cross-trained staff
  • Expansive information security program, layered system of preventative and detective technologies, controls, and policies
  • Annual cybersecurity awareness training for employees

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather, flooding