BNY MELLON ENTERPRISE ESG 88 GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP Racial Justice • Partnered with Morgan Lewis and BNY Mellon grantee Human Rights First to provide screening for Afghan refugees to potentially apply for asylum in the U.S., with several BNY Mellon lawyers taking on full representation of refugees in asylum proceedings in partnership with Morgan Lewis • Provided research assistance on several projects, including on state laws concerning criminal record expungement, access to technology in education, child labor practices and unintentional forms of discrimination, through our involvement as a Leadership Partner in Lawyers for Good Government’s Lawyers for Racial Justice Initiative • Assisted with drafting a multilingual practice guide on rights under Brazilian and international law of those arrested, detained or subjected to abuse, in partnership with Instituto Pro Bono • Advised United to Change and Inspire (UK) on development of a corporate structure to support its racial justice work • Assisted Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), a nonprofit devoted to closing the achievement gap for underserved youth, in the design of an HR development plan Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community • Collaborated with The Ali Forney Center, a BNY Mellon grantee that serves homeless LGBTQ+ youth in New York on the management of its client and donor data • Assist LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers in obtaining legal status in the U.S. through our partnership with Legal Services NYC, also a grantee of BNY Mellon • Assist clients in Pittsburgh and New York in obtaining name changes so that their legal identities can match their gender identities in an ongoing partnership with the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund SOCIAL JUSTICE GRANTS As part of our strategic grant-making in 2021 , BNY Mellon directed approximately $1.4 million in grants championing justice, advocacy, reform and equal protection under the law. Recipients included organizations addressing racial and economic disparities, such as the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), Southern Poverty Law Center, and Vera Institute of Justice. In addition, we funded organizations supporting the Asian American Pacific Islander community following the racially motivated attacks on Asian Americans and organizations supporting the LGBTQ+ communities, including: • The Ali Forney Center shelter, which provides services for homeless LGBTQ+ youth in New York City • Hudson Pride Center LGBTQ+ community advocacy center in Jersey City, New Jersey • Start Small Think Big and StartOut, two nonprofit organizations that provide comprehensive support and services to empower marginalized and low- and moderate-income and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, respectively.