Input: GREEN BANKING
CREATING VALUE
IS BANK’S
GREEN DREAM
European banking group Intesa Sanpaolo is showing the our employees, a responsible paper consumption and attention to
way with a raft of in-house policies designed to scrutinise the proper collection and disposal of waste products.
and address the social and environmental consequences of
the decisions it takes. Indirect impacts, generated by the behaviour of third parties such
as clients and suppliers, represent another fundamental aspect of
T
here is no doubt that sustainable development is one of our sustainability policy. By managing these impacts, our Bank will
the top priorities at both European and international level. be able to spread best practices and responsible behaviours to
Europe has embarked on an ambitious plan to save by the benefit of the environment. In this regard, the Intesa Sanpaolo
2020 at least 20 per cent of its current energy consumption and Group has developed a pipeline of financial solutions for private
to reduce its dependence on oil and gas imports as prices of clients and companies opting for clean energy. Moreover, our
fossil fuels continued to increase. Energy savings and sustainable Bank is committed to take into account the environmental risk in
growth are at the core of the European Union’s ambitions to boost the credit assessment process.
competitiveness and jobs. European industry is going to play a
crucial role to assure that these challenging goals are met. In addition, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group has adopted in 2006
the Equator Principles, a set of guidelines established by the
Intesa Sanpaolo, a leading banking group in Italy and in Europe, International Finance Corporation to ensure that the projects we
has a significant impact on the social and environmental context finance are developed in a manner that are socially responsible
in which it operates. It is our responsibility to foster sustainable and reflect sound environmental management practices. We have
development to create value for those we deal with, in the recently started to implement the Equator Principles through the
economic/financial, social and environmental areas. organisation of an internal training course.
The two core elements of our sustainability policy are avoiding Our best practices in sustainability
waste and paying attention to the social and environmental
consequences of the decisions we take. Since the Nineties Intesa Sanpaolo has implemented several
initiatives for the reduction of the environmental impact of our
On the basis of this sustainability policy, we have defined a buildings. The following are among the main actions taken:
systematic approach to prevent, manage and, where possible,
reduce the environmental impacts of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group’s • Use of heat pumps in most of our buildings in Southern Italy
activities. The policy is applied at Group level and its implementation and predominant use of gas in other geographical areas;
is constantly improving: while some important objectives have • Replacement of cathode-ray tube monitors with flat screen ones
already been achieved, others will be defined and new issues will with at least 40 per cent reduction of energetic consumption,
be addressed. in addition to a minor environmental impact during the waste
disposal;
As to our policy direct impacts, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group is • Use of low consumption luminaries (consumption reduction of
committed to cut its CO2 emissions by monitoring the energy the electronic ballasts);
consumption and by carrying out energy saving interventions. • Use of composting and separate collection of rubbish;
Furthermore, we aim at the promotion of a sustainable mobility of • Use of recycled paper and exploitation of all available
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