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Fifth Third Bancorp 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report Earns Five MarCom Awards
Report highlights how Bank lives its purpose, affirms commitment to customers, communities, employees, shareholders and regulators CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nReport highlights how Bank lives its purpose, affirms commitment to customers, communities, employees, shareholders and regulators\n\n CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nFifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today announced that its 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, published in June 2021, has earned five MarCom Awards. The 2020 ESG Report won platinum awards, the highest honor possible, in three categories: Annual Reports (Corporate Social Responsibility), Annual Reports (Writing), and Annual Reports (Design). It also earned gold recognition for interior design and an honorable mention for cover design.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211119005449/en/Fifth Third Bancorp's 2020 Environmental, Social and Governance Report won five 2021 MarCom awards, including three Platinum awards for annual reports, writing and design. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nThe MarCom Awards is an annual, international competition that honors excellence in marketing and communication. Since its inception in 2004, MarCom has evolved into one of the largest, most-respected creative competitions in the world. Each year, about 6,500 print and digital entries are submitted from dozens of countries. MarCom is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.\n\n“This recognition of our 2020 ESG Report speaks volumes not only about the quality and workmanship that went into the report itself by our Communications, Investor Relations and Marketing teams, but also speaks to our ESG actions, which have become an integral part of who we are as a company,” said Greg D. Carmichael, chairman and CEO of Fifth Third Bank. “Collectively, all of us at Fifth Third are focused on doing well by doing good and delivering long-term sustainable value to all of our stakeholders.”\n\nFifth Third’s 2020 ESG Report featured key ESG actions, including the Bank’s becoming the first regional U.S. commercial bank to achieve carbon neutrality for its Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 business travel emissions; joining the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials and the Ceres Company Network; delivering $41.6 billion under its five-year Community Commitment; announcing a $2.8 billion Accelerating Racial Equity, Equality and Inclusion initiative, and its $75.4 million spending...