Jefferies Financial Group vs Lazard
On overall TruNorth grade, Lazard scores higher (Jefferies Financial Group: D, Lazard: A). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $114K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 4 executive donors.
FEC: $757K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 20 executive donors.
Environment
air pollution violation: $7K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
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Labor
22 federal penalties totaling $168.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
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DEI
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Charity
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Operates the Lazard Foundation: $1.6M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
Animal testing
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Firearms
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Privacy
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Executive pay
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CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 55:1 (median employee pay $251,486; CEO total compensation $3.9M) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).
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