Our Mission is to further the objectives of the European Union by making long-term finance available for sound investment.
The EIB Group promotes Corporate Responsibility through its mission and activities in the service of the European Union, through the way it implements these and through its internal management.
The EIB attaches great importance to engaging with civil society and building cooperative relations with its representatives.
The Bank applies a number of practices that aim to reduce the impact of its administration.
It is committed to reducing the impact of its activities in terms of climate change and has set itself the target of reducing its direct CO2 emissions by 20-30% by 2020.
The Bank will use the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Initiative Standards for measuring and monitoring its direct environmental impact. It has defined the limits of its carbon footprint responsibility and a set of measures is being implemented that will progressively reduce direct emissions.
The EIB took the decision in 2007 to purchase electricity originating 100% from renewable sources (hydropower, wind power and biomass).
Other measures being implemented with the aim of reducing direct emissions relate mainly to:
In order to ensure that the targets are met, the Bank is closely monitoring the development of emission levels and remedial action is taken as necessary. It will offset its residual emissions by purchasing high-quality carbon credits.
An internal communication plan to raise staff awareness on environmental issues, the impact of climate change and the importance of the measures being proposed is being carried out with the participation of both external and internal speakers.
| Tonnes of CO2 in 2008 |
Tonnes of CO2 per staff member in 2008 |
Tonnes of CO2 per staff member in 2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy emmissions (electricity, heating, refrigeration) | 1 207 | 0.68 | 0.8 |
| Mobility emissions | 18 221 | 10.3 | 11 |
| Waste disposed of | -1.3 | -0.0007 | 0.0002 |
| Copying paper consumption | 227 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Total | 19 653 | 11.11 | 11.9 |
| m3 in 2008 |
m3 per staff member in 2008 |
m3 per staff member in 2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total water consumption (EIB only) | 66 066 | 37.34 | 41 |
| kWh in 2008 |
kWh per staff member in 2008 |
kWh per staff member in 2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total electricity consumption (with green certificates)* | 18 892 000 | 10 679.5 | 10 205.3 |
| Tonnes 2008 |
Tonnes per staff member in 2008 |
Tonnes per staff member in 2007 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total paper consumption | 227 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
* Excluding EIF electricity consumption
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