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Bank of New York Mellon vs Citigroup

On overall TruNorth grade, Bank of New York Mellon scores higher (Bank of New York Mellon: C, Citigroup: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
Bank of New York Mellon
48.4/100
F
Citigroup
36.8/100

Political donations

Bank of New York Mellon

FEC: $36K PAC donations; 67% to Republican, 33% to Democratic committees.

Citigroup

No FEC PAC contributions on record. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]

Environment

Bank of New York Mellon

No public record found.

Citigroup

Banking on Climate Chaos 2024: $396.3B in fossil-fuel financing 2016-2023 (#2 globally).

Labor

Bank of New York Mellon

42 federal penalties totaling $1.7B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Citigroup

185 federal penalties totaling $27.1B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Bank of New York Mellon

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 24,924 US employees — 44% women, 35.5% racial/ethnic minorities; management 34.7% women, 25.6% minorities.

Citigroup

HRC Corporate Equality Index: 100/100 — Equality 100 Leader (2025). Top-rated LGBTQ+ workplace policies, benefits, and culture. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #36 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment. Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index member (2024) — transparent on female leadership, equal pay, inclusive culture. As You Sow Gender Equality Funds — first major US bank to publish raw pay gap data. [as-you-sow-funds] HRC Corporate Equality Index 100/100 (2025) — top-tier LGBTQ+ workplace equality rating.

Charity

Bank of New York Mellon

Operates the The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation Foundation: $466K in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Citigroup

$130M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.14% of revenue) via Citi Foundation. JUST Capital JUST 100 — ranked #36 of Russell 1000 (2025) for treatment of workers, customers, communities, environment.

Animal testing

Bank of New York Mellon

No public record found.

Citigroup

No public record found.

Firearms

Bank of New York Mellon

No public record found.

Citigroup

No public record found.

Privacy

Bank of New York Mellon

No public record found.

Citigroup

CFPB consumer complaints: 153921 on record (100 in past 12mo); 100% timely response rate.

Executive pay

Bank of New York Mellon

No public record found.

Citigroup

UK FCA enforcement — £27.77M FCA fine (May 2024) for trading-system control failures that allowed a $1.4B fat-finger error to reach the market.

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