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Industry Group:Banks

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Ameris Bancorp in the Banks industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 4.4; made up of an environmental score of 3.0, social score of 4.4 and governance score of 5.7.

SDG Transparency Score for Ameris Bancorp 
Low
0 - 3

4.4

Medium Impact
4 - 6
High
7 - 10
Last Score Update: 2023-07-01
What drives the score for Ameris Bancorp 
3.0

Environmental

4.4

Social

5.7

Governance

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Peer Group Comparison

RankCompanySDG Transparency Score Performance
1Landesbank Baden Wuerttemberg
9.5
High
1UniCredit Bank Austria AG
9.5
High
1081Vseobecna Uverova Banka as
4.5
High
1081Westamerica Bancorp
4.5
High
1104Ameris Bancorp
4.4
High
1104HBT Financial Inc
4.4
High
1104Enterprise Financial Services Corp
4.4
High
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2219sakartvelos bank'i ss
0.0
Low
2219AlphaCredit Capital, S.A. de C.V.
0.0
Low
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Ameris Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Ameris Bank that provides range of banking services to retail and commercial customers primarily in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The company operates through five segments: Banking Division, Retail Mortgage Division, Warehouse Lending Division, SBA Division, and Premium Finance Division. It offers commercial and retail checking, regular interest-bearing savings, money market, individual retirement, and certificates of deposit accounts. The company also provides commercial real estate, residential real estate mortgage, agricultural, and commercial and industrial loans; consumer loans, including motor vehicle, home improvement, and home equity loans, as well as loans secured by savings accounts and small unsecured personal credit lines. In addition, it originates, administers, and services commercial insurance premium loans and small business administration loans. The company operates 165 full service domestic banking offices and 35 mortgage and loan production offices. Ameris Bancorp was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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