{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"163340","rtpr_id":"nACScDwCJa-20261007","ticker":"FRHC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["FRHC"],"title":"Freedom Holding Corp. Named Among America's Greenest Companies 2026 by Newsweek","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-10-07T14:40:00.357Z","article_body":"EAST NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nOctober 7, 2026 / Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FRHC), an international\nfinancial services and technology company, has been included in Newsweek's\nAmerica's Greenest Companies 2026 ranking, which recognizes U.S. organizations\nfor strong environmental performance and transparency.\n\nThe annual ranking, developed by Newsweek in partnership with Plant-A Insights\nGroup and GIST Impact, assessed companies on more than 25 environmental\nindicators, including greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, waste generation,\nand sustainability data disclosure and commitments.\n\nFor Freedom Holding, the recognition comes as the company steps up its work on\nsustainability, both in its day-to-day operations and across its financial\nservices business.\n\nIn September 2026, Freedom Holding published its latest Sustainability Report,\noutlining the progress made over the past financial year and the environmental\nand social projects it continues to support. The report was prepared in\naccordance with international reporting standards and the principles of the\nUnited Nations Global Compact. For the third consecutive year, selected\nsustainability disclosures underwent independent external assurance by\nDeloitte.\n\nFreedom Holding is also working to make environmental considerations part of\nthe way the Group operates. Its Environmental Policy, introduced in July 2025,\nsets out how the company approaches issues such as energy use, resource\nefficiency, waste, climate-related risks and environmental awareness, while\nalso supporting projects with a broader environmental impact.\n\nSupporting nature and biodiversity\n\nFreedom Holding's environmental work goes beyond its own operations. The\ncompany also supports projects that respond to some of the region's most\nserious environmental challenges, particularly in Kazakhstan and across\nCentral Asia.\n\nOne of these projects is focused on restoring parts of the dried Aral Sea bed.\nThrough the Freedom Shapagat corporate fund, the company has supported the\nplanting of black saxaul and other salt-tolerant vegetation in areas affected\nby the long-term retreat of the Aral Sea. The vegetation is intended to\ncontribute to ecosystem restoration and help address the environmental effects\nassociated with the exposed seabed.\n\nFreedom Holding is also supporting efforts to restore the Turan tiger\npopulation in Kazakhstan in cooperation with the country's Ministry of Ecology\nand Natural Resources. The initiative followed a memorandum on environmental\ncooperation signed in connection with COP29 and forms part of broader efforts\nto support biodiversity and the recovery of terrestrial ecosystems.\n\nAnother project, Eco-Aul, focuses on improving environmental resilience in\nZhinishkekum, a village in the Aral district of Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda region.\nThe initiative is designed to improve access to essential resources and\nservices, including clean water, energy and medical services. A pilot based at\na rural school is intended to demonstrate environmental solutions that could\npotentially be replicated in other communities.\n\nThese initiatives complement Freedom Holding's work on measuring and managing\nits own environmental footprint. The company has carried out greenhouse-gas\ninventories, developed financed-emissions calculations and introduced\nclimate-risk assessments as part of a broader effort to integrate\nenvironmental factors into business decision-making.\n\n\"Being included in Newsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2026 is an\nimportant recognition of the work being done across our Group. We see\nenvironmental responsibility as a long-term commitment - from improving the\nway we assess climate-related risks to supporting practical projects that\nprotect ecosystems and strengthen the resilience of local communities,\" said\nTimur Turlov, Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Holding Corp.\n\nSustainability as part of long-term development\n\nFreedom Holding has been a participant in the United Nations Global Compact\nsince 2023. Its sustainability approach incorporates the UN Global Compact\nprinciples and supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nDuring the FY2026 reporting period, Freedom Holding supported more than 80\nprojects contributing to 11 UN Sustainable Development Goals. These\ninitiatives span environmental protection as well as education, health and\nwell-being, sustainable cities and communities, sports, culture and social\ndevelopment.\n\nThe company's environmental efforts increasingly combine direct project\nsupport with more systematic management of climate-related risks. This\nincludes assessing environmental exposure across financial portfolios,\nimproving emissions measurement and strengthening internal policies governing\nenvironmental impacts.\n\nNewsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2026 ranking is based on publicly\navailable sustainability information and data analysis. According to Newsweek\nand its research partners, eligible organizations were evaluated for\nenvironmental performance and transparency, with criteria covering\ngreenhouse-gas emissions, water consumption, waste and sustainability\ndisclosures.\n\nThe full America's Greenest Companies 2026 ranking is available on Newsweek.\nFreedom Holding Corp.'s FY2026 Sustainability Report and environmental\npolicies are available through the company's Investor Relations website.\n\nAbout Freedom Holding Corp.\n\nFreedom Holding Corp. provides financial services in 24 countries, including\nKazakhstan, the United States, multiple EU countries, Uzbekistan, and Armenia.\nThe Company's principal executive office is located in New York City. In\nKazakhstan, Freedom is actively developing its financial and digital\necosystem, which includes Freedom Bank, Freedom Broker, the insurance\ncompanies Freedom Life and Freedom insurance, as well as a lifestyle segment\nthat features Arbuz.kz, Freedom Ticketon, and Aviata. Freedom Holding Corp.\nshares are traded on the U.S. technology exchange NASDAQ, the Kazakhstan Stock\nExchange (KASE), and the Astana International Exchange (AIX) under the ticker\nsymbol FRHC. Freedom Holding Corp. is regulated by the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (SEC) and the common stock is included in the Russell\n3000® Index.\n\nContact Information\nNatalia Kharlashina\nHead of Public Relations\nprglobal@ffin.kz\n+77013641454\n\nSOURCE: Freedom Holding Corp.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/banking-and-financial-services/freedom-holding-corp.-named-among-americas-greenest-companies-2026-b-1233977)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACScDwCJa-20261007","title":"Freedom Holding Corp. Named Among America's Greenest Companies 2026 by Newsweek","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"FRHC","created":"2026-10-07T14:40:00.357Z","tickers":["FRHC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"EAST NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) /\nOctober 7, 2026 / Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FRHC), an international\nfinancial services and technology company, has been included in Newsweek's\nAmerica's Greenest Companies 2026 ranking, which recognizes U.S. organizations\nfor strong environmental performance and transparency.\n\nThe annual ranking, developed by Newsweek in partnership with Plant-A Insights\nGroup and GIST Impact, assessed companies on more than 25 environmental\nindicators, including greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, waste generation,\nand sustainability data disclosure and commitments.\n\nFor Freedom Holding, the recognition comes as the company steps up its work on\nsustainability, both in its day-to-day operations and across its financial\nservices business.\n\nIn September 2026, Freedom Holding published its latest Sustainability Report,\noutlining the progress made over the past financial year and the environmental\nand social projects it continues to support. The report was prepared in\naccordance with international reporting standards and the principles of the\nUnited Nations Global Compact. For the third consecutive year, selected\nsustainability disclosures underwent independent external assurance by\nDeloitte.\n\nFreedom Holding is also working to make environmental considerations part of\nthe way the Group operates. Its Environmental Policy, introduced in July 2025,\nsets out how the company approaches issues such as energy use, resource\nefficiency, waste, climate-related risks and environmental awareness, while\nalso supporting projects with a broader environmental impact.\n\nSupporting nature and biodiversity\n\nFreedom Holding's environmental work goes beyond its own operations. The\ncompany also supports projects that respond to some of the region's most\nserious environmental challenges, particularly in Kazakhstan and across\nCentral Asia.\n\nOne of these projects is focused on restoring parts of the dried Aral Sea bed.\nThrough the Freedom Shapagat corporate fund, the company has supported the\nplanting of black saxaul and other salt-tolerant vegetation in areas affected\nby the long-term retreat of the Aral Sea. The vegetation is intended to\ncontribute to ecosystem restoration and help address the environmental effects\nassociated with the exposed seabed.\n\nFreedom Holding is also supporting efforts to restore the Turan tiger\npopulation in Kazakhstan in cooperation with the country's Ministry of Ecology\nand Natural Resources. The initiative followed a memorandum on environmental\ncooperation signed in connection with COP29 and forms part of broader efforts\nto support biodiversity and the recovery of terrestrial ecosystems.\n\nAnother project, Eco-Aul, focuses on improving environmental resilience in\nZhinishkekum, a village in the Aral district of Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda region.\nThe initiative is designed to improve access to essential resources and\nservices, including clean water, energy and medical services. A pilot based at\na rural school is intended to demonstrate environmental solutions that could\npotentially be replicated in other communities.\n\nThese initiatives complement Freedom Holding's work on measuring and managing\nits own environmental footprint. The company has carried out greenhouse-gas\ninventories, developed financed-emissions calculations and introduced\nclimate-risk assessments as part of a broader effort to integrate\nenvironmental factors into business decision-making.\n\n\"Being included in Newsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2026 is an\nimportant recognition of the work being done across our Group. We see\nenvironmental responsibility as a long-term commitment - from improving the\nway we assess climate-related risks to supporting practical projects that\nprotect ecosystems and strengthen the resilience of local communities,\" said\nTimur Turlov, Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Holding Corp.\n\nSustainability as part of long-term development\n\nFreedom Holding has been a participant in the United Nations Global Compact\nsince 2023. Its sustainability approach incorporates the UN Global Compact\nprinciples and supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nDuring the FY2026 reporting period, Freedom Holding supported more than 80\nprojects contributing to 11 UN Sustainable Development Goals. These\ninitiatives span environmental protection as well as education, health and\nwell-being, sustainable cities and communities, sports, culture and social\ndevelopment.\n\nThe company's environmental efforts increasingly combine direct project\nsupport with more systematic management of climate-related risks. This\nincludes assessing environmental exposure across financial portfolios,\nimproving emissions measurement and strengthening internal policies governing\nenvironmental impacts.\n\nNewsweek's America's Greenest Companies 2026 ranking is based on publicly\navailable sustainability information and data analysis. According to Newsweek\nand its research partners, eligible organizations were evaluated for\nenvironmental performance and transparency, with criteria covering\ngreenhouse-gas emissions, water consumption, waste and sustainability\ndisclosures.\n\nThe full America's Greenest Companies 2026 ranking is available on Newsweek.\nFreedom Holding Corp.'s FY2026 Sustainability Report and environmental\npolicies are available through the company's Investor Relations website.\n\nAbout Freedom Holding Corp.\n\nFreedom Holding Corp. provides financial services in 24 countries, including\nKazakhstan, the United States, multiple EU countries, Uzbekistan, and Armenia.\nThe Company's principal executive office is located in New York City. In\nKazakhstan, Freedom is actively developing its financial and digital\necosystem, which includes Freedom Bank, Freedom Broker, the insurance\ncompanies Freedom Life and Freedom insurance, as well as a lifestyle segment\nthat features Arbuz.kz, Freedom Ticketon, and Aviata. Freedom Holding Corp.\nshares are traded on the U.S. technology exchange NASDAQ, the Kazakhstan Stock\nExchange (KASE), and the Astana International Exchange (AIX) under the ticker\nsymbol FRHC. Freedom Holding Corp. is regulated by the U.S. Securities and\nExchange Commission (SEC) and the common stock is included in the Russell\n3000® Index.\n\nContact Information\nNatalia Kharlashina\nHead of Public Relations\nprglobal@ffin.kz\n+77013641454\n\nSOURCE: Freedom Holding Corp.\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/banking-and-financial-services/freedom-holding-corp.-named-among-americas-greenest-companies-2026-b-1233977)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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