Sustainability Strategy
We are committed to always aligning our business model and processes with the requirements of sustainability as it relates to ESG. This focus is crucial to our future success. We therefore continuously implement targeted measures and strategies to promote sustainability aspects in all areas of the bank and align our business activities with our guidelines.
Our guidelines
The guidelines provide us with orientation for sustainable business activities. At the same time, they support our employees in their decision-making processes.
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Taking responsibility
As a leading banking partner, we are committed to sustainable action as a long-term investment in a sustainable future and a world that needs to be preserved.
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ESG is part of our corporate DNA
Sustainable action is an essential part of our corporate philosophy. The members of our Management Board actively take responsibility for the strict and independent management of the ESG strategy.
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Sustainable business
We want to expand our financing activities to include sustainable business activities and projects and offer products that are based on ESG criteria.
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Sustainable transformation
We actively support the transformation of our customers’ business models towards greater sustainability.
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Committed to climate protection
As a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) for sustainable banking, we are clearly committed to climate protection and sustainable action.
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Our employees
Motivated and qualified employees are essential for the implementation of sustainability aspects. We attach great importance to flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance. Discrimination or harassment is unacceptable. Diversity promotes our success.
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Sustainable innovation
Our sustainability strategy as it applies to our business operations is complemented by the topics of technology,
digitisation and innovation.
Decarbonisation targets
Discover our decarbonisation targets for the portfolio and how we are reducing the CO2 intensity in our relevant business areas.
Sustainability is Future Viability
We also implement ESG measures when financing the various asset classes.
ESG measures are highly relevant to our daily internal business processes.
We expect a lot of ourselves when it comes to sustainability. That is why we raise awareness of the topic on an ongoing basis and have our own performance assessed by renowned sustainability organisations.