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Amalgamated Announces the Appointment of Nicole Steele and Emily Robichaux as Directors of Climate Partnerships
Two nationally recognized experts to join the bank, adding to its position as a leader in sustainability finance. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amalgamated
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nTwo nationally recognized experts to join the bank, adding to its position as a leader in sustainability finance.\n\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAmalgamated Financial Corp. (“Amalgamated” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AMAL) today announced the appointment of Nicole Steele as Director of Climate Partnership Banking and Emily Robichaux as Director of Climate Partnership Lending. This team of industry experts will lead the bank’s efforts to execute on the potential of the $27B Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (“GGRF”).\n\n\nMs. Steele is a nationally recognized leader and expert with over 20 years’ experience in clean energy, focusing on equitable deployment and workforce development. She was instrumental in the development of the GGRF programs including the National Clean Investment Fund (“NCIF)”, Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (“CCIA”), and Solar for All (“SFA”) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and worked in partnership with the U.S. Treasury on the Inflation Reduction Act’s solar tax credits including the Low-Income Communities Bonus Tax Credit. Most recently, Ms. Steele was the Program Manager of the Workforce and Equitable Access Team in the Solar Energy Technologies Office (“SETO”) at the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) and the head of the National Community Solar Partnership (“NCSP”) that created the Community Power Accelerator and many other initiatives that developed solutions for the rapid deployment of clean energy with true meaningful benefits.\n\n\nMs. Robichaux is an accomplished executive with over fifteen years of experience delivering business results in sustainable finance, energy access, and technology. She will rejoin Amalgamated from Opportunity Finance Network (“OFN”), where she built the organization’s climate program. As Senior Vice President, Climate and Environmental Programs, Ms. Robichaux was a lead author of OFN’s award-winning GGRF Clean Communities Investment Accelerator application, securing over $2bn for community clean energy projects and climate lending capacity building for Community Development Financial Institutions (“CDFIs”).\n\n\nSam Brown, Chief Banking Officer, commented: “I am thrilled to have this team of experts join us at Amalgamated Bank as we continue to lead by example and ramp up our efforts to support America’s transition to a clean energy economy. Na...