Social Impact Affiliations
Certified B Corporation
Sunrise is a Certified B Corporation. B Corps use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. In order to gain B Corp Certification, companies must demonstrate responsible corporate governance and environmental stewardship while being held accountable by the communities they serve.
By harnessing the power of business, B Corps use profits and growth as a means to a greater end: positive impact for their employees, communities, and the environment.
Certified Community Development Financial Institution
Sunrise is a Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The CDFI Fund works to generate economic growth and opportunity in our nation’s most distressed communities by injecting new sources of capital into neighborhoods that lack financing.
This certification, conferred by an agency under the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is held by approximately 100 banks in the U.S. Sunrise Banks was the first CDFI bank in both Minnesota and South Dakota.
Learn MoreMember of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values
Sunrise is a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). In March of 2021, Sunrise CEO David Reiling was named chair of the GABV’s board of directors.
GABV is an independent network of financial institutions committed to advancing positive change in the banking sector. These financial institutions are working to change the banking system to provide more transparency, deliver sustainable economic, social and environmental development and serve the real economy.
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