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Citi Publishes 2007 Citizenship Report.


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:C) is announcing its 2007 Citizenship Report, an annual report describing Citi's citizenship programs, performance and community outreach. It focuses on Citi's global performance through its business activities, the Citi Foundation and its employee volunteers. Citi's achievements in microfinance environmental sustainability and financial education, along with its strength in global diversity are described in depth. This is Citi's 7th Citizenship Report and it explores the relationship of the company's business strategy to emerging social and environmental issues.

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This year Citi combined its Diversity Report (which it has published for nine years) and its Citizenship Report, as well as the Citi Foundation Report, into one 67-page Citizenship Report: http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/citizen/index.htm. A GRI G3 Content Index is also on the site.

For the first time, Citi has also published a Citizenship brochure. It highlights Citi's Citizenship focus areas and key accomplishments and is available online (at the address above) and in Citibank branches across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . (To order free copies of Citi's Citizenship brochure, contact Val Hendy at hendyv@citi.com.)

Included in the report:

* An interview with Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres, which is a coalition of investors, environmental groups, and public interest organizations working with companies to address sustainability challenges. Ms. Lubber provides comments on Citi's sustainability performance over the last year.

* A statement from the National Council of La Raza The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest Hispanic advocacy organization in the United States. The NCLR was founded in 1968 as a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing discrimination and poverty and to improving the lives and economic opportunities of  (NCLR NCLR National Council of La Raza
NCLR National Center for Lesbian Rights
NCLR North Carolina Literary Review
NCLR North Carolina Law Review
NCLR National Conference of Law Reviews
NCLR New Criminal Law Review
). The NCLR is the largest constituency-based Hispanic organization in the United States. President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Janet Murguia comments on how working with Citi can strengthen institutions that serve Latino families and provide much-needed housing counseling assistance to families in danger of foreclosure.

* Reporting on Citi's response to climate change, including the Carbon Principles and a $50 billion initiative to combat climate change.

* An overview of Citi's commitment to microfinance through its Citi Microfinance Business Unit, and the philanthropic microfinance work of the Citi Foundation.

* A review of Citi's efforts to help address the consequences of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis.

* An update on Citi's pioneering efforts in global financial education where individuals, families and communities can learn how to manage their money and save for the future.

* A review of Citi's diversity strategy and core initiatives to attract, develop, and retain diverse talent, and foster an inclusive work environment.

As Citi expands its global reach, we are committed to strengthening our sustainability efforts and continuing our dialogue with various key stakeholders, including clients and NGOs. We believe we have shared responsibilities to our clients, each other and our franchise, and we must provide superior results for our shareholders while focusing on the long-term well being of our franchise.

About Citi

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 company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Citi's major brand names include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney Smith Barney is a division of Citigroup Global Capital Markets Inc., a global, full-service financial firm, that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. , Banamex, and Nikko. Additional information may be found at www.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.
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