Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
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Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, known as Farmer Mac, provides financial solutions to a broad spectrum of the agricultural community. It operates in four segments: Farm & Ranch, USDA Guarantees, Rural Infrastructure, and Corporate. The Farm & Ranch segment purchases or commits to purchase ...Show More
Better Health for All
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Farmer Mac's principal goods and services, which are financial solutions for agriculture and rural infrastructure, have no significant direct positive or negative health impact. The company's financial products do not have direct safety implications, health risks, or addiction potential, nor does it produce health products, conduct clinical trials, or hold pharmaceutical patents. In 2024, 96% of loans purchased in the core Farm & Ranch segment were to family farms, and 76% were to small farms.
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The company also provided $20 million in financing for fiber-optic broadband expansion in rural Arkansas to enable telehealth access for rural healthcare providers, and supports the Tribal Agricultural Fellows initiative, which includes a student pursuing veterinary medicine to address a critical gap in an underserved community.
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Farmer Mac had a $1.4 billion renewable energy portfolio in outstanding business volume in 2024, which supports financing for renewable energy that can have positive health impacts by reducing pollution.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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In 2024, 96% of Farmer Mac's Farm & Ranch and USDA guaranteed loans were directed to family farms.
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Agricultural Finance constitutes 69% of the company's outstanding business volume.
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The company funded loans to over 95,000 rural borrowers across all 50 states, aligning with its mission to provide liquidity for American agriculture and rural infrastructure.
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Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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No quantitative data was provided across the articles for any of the Fair Pay & Worker Respect KPIs. While Farmer Mac received a 2023 Top Workplaces USA national award
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and four 2022 Culture Excellence awards (Innovation, Employee Appreciation, Compensation & Benefits, and Leadership)
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based on employee surveys, no specific engagement scores, pay ratios, turnover rates, or other numerical metrics were disclosed to allow for scoring against the rubric.
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AGM.US) is a financial institution providing financial solutions to the agricultural community, including purchasing loans and managing investments.
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Its business model does not involve the procurement or trading of physical commodities. Therefore, KPIs related to fair trade certifications, supply-chain audits, forced/child labor incidents, traceability, remediation processes for sourcing violations, ethical sourcing clauses, and material risk from physical inputs are not applicable to its operations. No specific quantitative data for supplier diversity spend was found in the provided articles, leading to its omission.
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Honest & Fair Business
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All 15 current directors were affirmatively determined to be independent in 2022, meeting formal independence criteria.
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The company has a formal Whistleblower Protection Policy, utilizing EQS, an independent third-party service provider, for reporting concerns 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via phone and internet.
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Shareholder communications regarding concerns, including fraud or unethical behaviors, are treated confidentially, can be made anonymously, and receive a written acknowledgement upon receipt.
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The Audit Committee provides primary oversight for these whistleblower complaints.
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Kind to Animals
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AGM.US (Farmer Mac) is a financial institution that provides liquidity and capital to the agricultural sector.
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Its core business model does not involve manufacturing products, conducting animal testing, sourcing animal-derived ingredients, directly managing animal agriculture operations, or engaging in activities that would typically fall under the scope of the 'Kind to Animals' ethical value.
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Therefore, all KPIs are scored as N/A (0) as they are not applicable to the company's operations based on the provided evidence.
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No War, No Weapons
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No information relevant to AGM.US or the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value and its associated metrics was found in the provided articles. The articles focused on general corporate governance and database updates, explicitly stating no data was present for the requested topics.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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As a financial services provider, Farmer Mac's core operations do not involve product lines requiring life-cycle assessments, material sourcing, or packaging. Similarly, its operations and supply chain are not directly connected to forest risk commodities. Therefore, these KPIs are not applicable to the company's business model. While Farmer Mac finances renewable energy projects
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and offers sustainable agriculture incentive programs to farmers,
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the provided articles do not contain specific data on the company's own operational environmental performance, such as its direct greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy consumption, water usage, waste diversion rates, or environmental compliance.
Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The company reported no cultural appropriation incidents.
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It also stated that Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes are not applicable to its operations, as its reports do not detail specific projects where FPIC would be relevant.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Farmer Mac has no documented incidents of unauthorized data use and retains personal information for no longer than reasonably necessary.
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All employees receive annual training on the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which encompasses protecting information, and the Cybersecurity team provides training to employees to protect data.
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Users can opt out of promotional emails, and California residents have specific rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to know, access, request deletion, correction, and opt-out of sales or sharing for targeted advertising.
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The company explicitly states compliance with applicable laws and regulations, specifically mentioning the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2023 (CPRA) and California's "Shine the Light" law.
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Farmer Mac conducts regular cybersecurity testing, including third-party penetration testing, and has patch management controls.
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A dedicated cybersecurity subcommittee oversees cybersecurity programs and practices, including risk identification and mitigation.
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The company also has a generative artificial intelligence policy for user utilization in alignment with ethical standards.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No specific, concrete data points related to waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero-waste certifications, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education for AGM.US were found in the provided articles. , which contains some relevant data, pertains to FMC Corporation and not to AGM.US (Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation).
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Other articles from farmermac.com and Sustainalytics explicitly state the absence of such data for AGM.US's own operations.
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