Our Responsibility

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for ESG oversight, subject to delegation of specific ESG-related matters to the appropriate Board Committees. The Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board, formed in 2017, continues to provide oversight and review of corporate philanthropy, responsible investments including social impact investments, environmental and sustainability initiatives, public policy and reputation. The Corporate Responsibility Committee Chair liaises on certain ESG topics with the Chairs of other Board Committees. Furthermore, in 2021, we expanded our focus on the oversight and management of our corporate responsibility initiatives with the development and implementation of a Board ESG oversight matrix.

Our management team is responsible for developing our ESG strategy, implementing our initiatives, and monitoring performance while routinely communicating to the relevant Committees of the Board and, as appropriate, to the full Board. Annaly’s Head of Corporate Responsibility and Government Relations, Tanya Rakpraja, helps drive our efforts with the oversight, support and input of our senior leadership team.