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LINKBANCORP, Inc..

LNKB.US | Other monetary intermediation

LINKBANCORP, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for LINKBANK that provides various banking products and services to individuals, families, and businesses in Pennsylvania. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of de...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

LINKBANCORP's ethical profile is mixed. Reports suggest a notable CEO to median employee pay ratio of 312:1 in 2023, with median employee pay at $101,947, which exceeds the S&P 500 average of 268:1. Positively, the company has a whistleblower policy, adopted in 2022 and renewed in 2024, ensuring confidentiality and prohibiting retaliation for reported concerns. LINKBANCORP also implements industry-standard security measures, including encryption and multi-factor authentication, and has no documented data breaches. However, comprehensive data on fair money practices, environmental impact, or AI ethics remains largely unavailable.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect0
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business0
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech10
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-40
-100100

Better Health for All

0

LINKBANCORP, Inc. operates as a bank holding company, providing financial products and services.

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The company's core business activities do not directly involve health-related products or services. While the company's mission is to 'positively impact lives' through community banking and its LINK Foundation supports initiatives like financial literacy and personal/professional development, these are not explicitly tied to direct health outcomes or health-specific programs.
2
Therefore, there is no explicit evidence in the provided articles to score any of the 'Better Health for All' KPIs beyond a neutral or not applicable tier, as the company's operations do not directly intersect with health impacts, accessibility, or related initiatives.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

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

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

0

No specific, concrete evidence was found in the provided articles for LNKB.US regarding any of the KPIs under the 'Fair Pay & Worker Respect' ethical value. All articles either explicitly state no data for LNKB.US or provide general industry data not attributable to the company.

1

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

LINKBANCORP, Inc. operates as a bank holding company, and its business model does not involve the procurement or trade of physical commodities.

1
Therefore, several KPIs related to commodity sourcing, such as fair-trade certifications, materials risk, and supply chain traceability, are not applicable to its operations. While the company engages external parties for independent audit engagements and assessments of information security and third-party risk management, these do not pertain to ethical sourcing practices for suppliers.
2
Contracts with third parties are noted to include clauses for cybersecurity threats and insurance, but not for ethical sourcing.
3
No substantiated forced or child labor incidents were reported.
4

Honest & Fair Business

0

LINKBANCORP, Inc. has a formal whistleblower policy, renewed annually on February 22, 2024, which complies with Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

1
The policy covers complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters.
2
Employees can submit concerns anonymously via phone, email, or web portal, and the Audit Committee explicitly states it will not retaliate against whistleblowers.
3
The policy is communicated to all employees through a separate summary procedure, and the Audit Committee reports the status of complaints to the Board of Directors monthly.
4
Records related to complaints and their resolution are retained for seven years.
5

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence available to assess LINKBANCORP, Inc. on Kind to Animals.

No War, No Weapons

0

No evidence was found in the provided articles to assess LINKBANCORP, Inc. against any of the 'No War, No Weapons' KPIs. The articles consistently state that no data is available or relevant for metrics concerning arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, or related governance and compliance measures.

1

Planet-Friendly Business

0

The provided articles do not contain specific, concrete data points for any of the environmental KPIs, such as total greenhouse gas emissions, science-based targets, renewable energy consumption, water use, waste diversion rates, or environmental compliance violations.

1
While a DitchCarbon Score of 23 is mentioned, which is lower than 79% of the industry, this is a proprietary summary score and does not map to any specific KPI in the rubric.
2
The company also lacks reported data on climate-related financial disclosures like TCFD alignment, climate scenario analysis, or stranded asset transparency.
3

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

No evidence available to assess LINKBANCORP, Inc. on Respect for Cultures & Communities.

Safe & Smart Tech

10

The company reported no material data breaches or risks identified as of March 2024.

1
The company reported no material data breaches or risks identified as of December 2024, covering more than 5 years since its founding in 2018, and maintains an enterprise-wide, Board-approved Information Security Program consistent with industry standards.
2
It conducts social engineering tests to monitor the effectiveness of its employee training, and the Board receives periodic cybersecurity training.
3
The company uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) for online banking data transmission and hashes passwords.
4
It has not experienced any actual, alleged, or suspected data breaches or security incidents involving personal information at its Target Branches in the past three years, and has complied with all Data Security Requirements.
5
Users can view their last login time in online banking.
6
Multi-factor authentication is employed.
7
The company performs vulnerability assessments, patching, penetration testing, internal and external audits, and security framework maturity assessments.
8
It maintains an Information Security Program consistent with NIST, Financial Services Sector Cybersecurity Risk Profile, and FFIEC Cyber Security Assessment frameworks, and received a “satisfactory” rating in its most recent federal examination.
9
The company also mentions having CMMC CCP and CISSP certifications, but it's unclear if these apply to the company or individuals.
10

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-40

LINKBANCORP, Inc. is not participating in any tracked sustainability initiatives, indicating an absence of formal waste reduction efforts.

1

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