Corporate responsibility is everyone’s responsibility at Arco Assets Management. We are dedicated to creating a meaningful impact through the way we manage investments, ensuring that our strategies not only deliver value but also promote sustainability and responsible growth. Our approach reflects a deep commitment to aligning financial success with broader societal benefits. This Prosper with Purpose®️ model is a source of pride and inspiration for every Arco Assets Management employee.
Employees are encouraged to become involved in their communities and support their commitments by participating in non-profit organizations and providing different ways to give and make their contributions go further through matching and grant making. In fact, over 7,000 volunteer hours annually are contributed by our employees
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This matching-gifts program recognizes employees’ contributions of time and money by enabling them to direct up to $7,000 annually to 501(c)(3) organizations, including a 2-to-1 match to employees supporting civil rights or social action and advocacy efforts.
employee match to support social justice organizations
Twice yearly, the Foundation considers grant applications from 501(c)(3) organizations with preference toward those whose work is sustainable, inspires growth and in which our employees have significant and recurring involvement. The Foundation gifts, on average, about $60,000 each year in grants ranging from $500 to $2,500. The Foundation has granted $7.7M since its inception in 2013.
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At Arco, we believe in giving back to society by supporting causes that resonate with our culture and values, particularly those that empower children and students to reach their full potential. Our commitment to social responsibility extends beyond financial investments, as we actively seek to make a positive impact on global communities. Each year, the Group sets aside a dedicated global budget to match staff donations to international charities, ensuring our collective efforts create meaningful change for specific causes.
Over the years, we have contributed to critical relief and recovery efforts for major global crises. These include supporting the fight against Ebola, providing aid for Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, assisting in the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, and contributing to rebuilding efforts following the Sichuan earthquake in China. We have funded research into neuroendocrine tumors, reflecting our commitment to advancing health and well-being. By uniting as an organization, we strive to make a difference where it matters most, reinforcing our belief that businesses can and should be a force for good.
We make donations to various local charities such as the Alzheimer’s Society and Brainwave initiative in the UK and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in different locations.
We have set ourselves 6 main environmental objectives. They target our water consumption, emissions, waste and advocacy. Going forwards, we will disclose in the annual report our progress.
In 2018 we reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 12% compared to the previous year. This was achieved primarily through a reduction in business travel.
Our two largest offices are located in modern buildings respectively rated LEED Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and BREEAM “excellent” for sustainability.
Our 40+ Arco Communities — sometimes called associate resource groups — empower our people to help lift the voices of everyone at Arco Assets Management. Arco Communities are driven by our associates who unite around common experiences and passions, becoming allies for inclusion and equity. Arco Communities represent a rich diversity of identities and interests, including race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith, mental health and much more. The list is always growing, as our employees raise their hands to create new Communities for our people to connect.
While we volunteer with nearly 90% of our grantees globally, three of our key community partners receive the highest level of service from our employees—allowing us to create a positive, critical impact on these organizations and the children they serve
(ABC) is a premier organization committed to empowering disadvantaged children and their families by providing comprehensive services that promote academic readiness and life preparedness. Through its innovative programs, ABC strives to break the cycle of poverty permanently, creating brighter futures for those it serves.
As a proud partner, ABC receives substantial funding from the Foundation and has benefited from the dedication of hundreds of Arco Asset Management employee volunteers. This longstanding collaboration reflects our shared commitment to making a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable communities.
(FDA II) is a public school in Harlem that seeks to provide predominantly low-income students with an educational foundation that will enable them to succeed and thrive in and beyond college. Our alliance focuses on academic enrichment in mathematics; college and career awareness; personal finance literacy; and developing leadership skills.
The Arco Assets Management/FDA II Presidents Club recognizes students with strong test scores and high levels of school attendance. Students enjoy one-on-one job shadow opportunities, leadership-building activities and an annual lunch with the Chief Investment Officer – Equities. The Financial Fitness Club was started to give students a high level overview on personal finance. Students learn about financial wellness topics, including budgeting, saving, spending and basics on investing.
(FCF) is a comprehensive youth-development organization that makes a ten year commitment to children from undeserved communities throughout the New York area. Through summer and year-round programming, Fiver empowers children to make healthy decisions, become engaged citizens, and succeed in school, and beyond.
Since 2015 PAM employees have teamed up with Fiver to create “Fiver fund Camp”, a signature afterschool financial education program taught by PAM volunteers - covering everything from “smart spending” to “money and the economy” to “stocks and bonds”. The Camp ends with a stock market where Fiver students can put their learning into practice and increase their exposure to the world of investing.
Each May, we celebrate the anniversary of our reemergence as an independent company with a global “Celebration with Service”—a week of volunteer projects during which we use our talents to benefit others
Arco Assets Management Investment Academy is an initiative that seeks to share knowledge with our clients and the wider community to help enhance their understanding of the investment world. It is set across three pillars. First, we share our expertise with our clients through the publication of educational insights, aiming to help our audience making better decisions instead of promoting any of our funds.
Through local partnerships, we support our distributors by providing them with specific knowledge. In the U.S, PAM has reached six years in partnership with psychologists and internationally renowned authors in the field of cognitive psychology, who produces the weekly behavioral finance lessons published on our website. In Spain, Arco Assets Management is working with the Spanish Stock Exchange. In the UK: Access to some of the brightest minds in the world of science and engineering. Unparalleled environment to leverage state-of-the-art technology.
We proudly sponsor initiatives that support the financial education of the youngest. In the most recent one, we sponsored the publication of a children’ book communicating basic finance and economics education (Basic economic principles: savings and investment). We are also the proud sponsors of the book “Business, Funding and Entrepreneurship”.
The Ali Forney Center’s mission is to protect homeless LGBTQ youth (ages 16- 24) in New York City from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools necessary to be safe, live independently, and thrive.
Debate Mate improves social mobility for disadvantaged youth in the United Kingdom by teaching essential skills through after-school debate programs.
Greenhouse Sports uses inspirational sports coaching and mentoring to help disengaged, vulnerable, or disadvantaged young people in the United Kingdom develop social, emotional, and physical skills for success.
HandsOn Hong Kong creates service programs in collaboration with under-served local non-profits and connects them with volunteers to achieve their mission.
Honeypot is the only charity in the United Kingdom providing continuous support to young carers aged 5-12.
Ignite helps unstably housed young people in Chicago, aged 14-26, regain stability and take steps toward a brighter future.
Project Syncere (Supporting Youth’s Needs with Core Engineering Research Experiments) prepares underrepresented students in Chicago for careers in STEM by fostering critical engineering skills.
QCCA (Queens Crescent Community Association) works to alleviate poverty in the Gospel Oak neighborhood outside London by providing resources, guidance, and activities for youth, the elderly, and vulnerable families.
We look at DE&I as an ongoing learning journey. There is much for each of us to learn, unlearn and relearn to tackle the effects of unconscious bias and to have the courageous conversations needed for a healthy, high-performing culture. At a corporate level, we are focused on:
Our corporate board-level Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and 16-member Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, a cross-section of firm professionals, each drive activities designed to create an inclusive workplace culture where diversity is not only accepted but built into the fabric of the organization.
racially diverse corporate board
We are continuously implementing ways to reduce our environmental footprint across global operations and supply chains to help protect our collective future. We’ve made significant reduction efforts in the areas of energy, paper, waste and water use.
Additionally, our Mountain View office has implemented the comprehensive waste, energy, water, pollution and wastewater practices required to attain membership in the California Green Business Network .
From an investing standpoint, we believe in genuine ESG integration, making significant, ongoing investments in extensive resources, and in-house training and education.
Our 40+ Arco Communities — sometimes called associate resource groups — empower our people to help lift the voices of everyone at Arco Assets Management. Arco Communities are driven by our associates who unite around common experiences and passions, becoming allies for inclusion and equity. Arco Communities represent a rich diversity of identities and interests, including race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, faith, mental health and much more. The list is always growing, as our employees raise their hands to create new Communities for our people to connect.
