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Brookline Bancorp, Inc..

BRKL.US | Other monetary intermediation

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Brookline Bank and Bank Rhode Island. The banks provide a range of commercial and retail banking services, including deposit accounts, loans, and other financial products. Brookline Bank focuses on serving small to mid-sized businesses...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Brookline Bancorp's ethical standing is mixed. Employee reviews on Glassdoor show 94% recommend the company, though some reports suggest conflicting management styles, limited training, and advancement opportunities. The CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 29:1 in 2023. Environmentally, a merging entity reported 2024 Scope 1 emissions of 319 MTCO2e and Scope 2 of 845 MTCO2e, and donated $1 million to environmental organizations over three years. Critics point to a lack of comprehensive environmental data. The bank also engages in community support, including financial wellness and affordable housing initiatives.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect20
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals10
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech0
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products0
-100100

Better Health for All

0

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company, providing commercial and retail banking services.

1
Its core business activities do not directly involve health-related products, services, or research. Consequently, the company's operations have no significant direct positive or negative health impact, and it does not generate revenue from products with direct health outcomes. The company does not offer health-related products requiring safety records, price accessibility, or specific risk transparency regarding health benefits or risks. Similarly, its business model does not involve health innovation, health externalities, healthcare workforce support, preventative health measures, health data management, global health crisis response, mental health initiatives, pharmaceutical patents, nutrition, health education, addiction mitigation, or clinical trials. While the company supports financial wellness, affordable housing, food insecurity, and services for vulnerable populations, these are not directly health equity programs or health needs as defined by the rubric.
2

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess Brookline Bancorp, Inc. on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

20

In 2023, the CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 29:1, with CEO Paul A. Perrault's total compensation of $2,320,530 compared to the median employee pay of $78,949.

1
Employee reviews indicate an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, with 94% of employees recommending working at the company.
2
No specific regulatory actions, violations, fines, or compliance issues related to labor laws or human rights have been mentioned in the provided articles.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

No evidence available to assess Brookline Bancorp, Inc. on Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

Honest & Fair Business

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess the company against the defined KPIs for Honest & Fair Business. While the existence of a 'Whistleblower Reporting Line Policy' and a 'Code of Business Conduct' is noted, the articles do not provide sufficient detail regarding their implementation, scope, effectiveness, or any associated metrics required by the rubric's quantitative thresholds.

1

Kind to Animals

10

The company, referred to as ABC Bank, has a policy not to provide funding for animal testing for cosmetics.

1
It also refuses to finance any business involved in the live export of animals, animal fights (dog fighting, bullfighting, and cockfighting), or activities that impose significant risks of harm, injury, or death to animals (commercial hunting, greyhound racing, and certain forms of equine racing).
2
Furthermore, ABC Bank does not finance industrial-scale factory farming operations that fail to meet high ethical and environmental standards.
3
The company is listed by crueltyfreeinvesting.org as having 'No Animal Exploitation'.
4
For KPIs related to direct animal operations, testing, or product sourcing, the company's service-oriented business model means these are not applicable.

No War, No Weapons

0

No specific evidence was found in the provided articles to assess Brookline Bancorp, Inc. against any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs. The articles explicitly state a lack of data for all relevant categories, including revenue from arms contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding investment, and conflict divestment policies.

1

Planet-Friendly Business

0

No specific, concrete data points relevant to the 'Planet-Friendly Business' ethical value for Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (BRKL.US) were found in the provided articles. refers to 'The Bancorp', which is a different entity, and its environmental data is not applicable to BRKL.US.

1
The remaining articles discuss financial mergers, homebuyer programs, or general corporate social responsibility without providing quantitative environmental metrics for BRKL.US.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points or metrics related to any of the Key Performance Indicators for 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' for BRKL.US. Articles and discuss the Brookline Community Development Corporation (BCDC), a non-profit, and explicitly state they do not contain data relevant to BRKL.US.

1
discusses low-income housing tax credits generally and explicitly states it does not contain data relevant to BRKL.US or the value.
2
, a press release from Brookline Bank, announces the establishment of a new Community Development Lending and Investment Group but does not provide any quantifiable outcomes or specific actions related to cultural respect, community engagement, or indigenous communities, and explicitly states no relevant metrics can be extracted.
3

Safe & Smart Tech

0

No evidence available to assess Brookline Bancorp, Inc. on Safe & Smart Tech.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

0

No evidence available to assess Brookline Bancorp, Inc. on Zero Waste & Sustainable Products.

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