The document discusses the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in reducing the environmental impact of a bank. It outlines the bank's CSR pillars including human resources, customers/suppliers, society, culture and environment. Key CSR milestones and initiatives are mentioned, such as establishing an environment unit, issuing environmental policies, and registering for the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. The bank assesses its environmental impact, implements initiatives to mitigate impact through areas like recycling, green procurement and education/awareness programs. An example project managing rainwater collection on an island is described. The bank's achievements in obtaining environmental certification are highlighted, and future focus areas are discussed.

1. «The role of CSR activities in reducing the
Environmental Impact of the Bank»
Prokopis Gavriil
PIRAEUS BANK S.A.
GREECE
Environment Unit
REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCING NON CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES (NCWR) MANAGEMENT IN
THE MEDITERRANEAN, 14-15 SEPTEMBER 2011, ATHENS, GREECE
Session 5: “What is the role of Corporate Social Responsibility for advancing NCWRM?”

2. Contents

3. Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance
Human Resources
Human Resources
Customers & Suppliers
Customers & Suppliers
Society
Society
Our CSR Pillars
Culture
Culture
Environment
Environment

4. Milestones
• 2003: establishment of the CSR Sector
• 2003: adaptation of an Environmental
Management Policy
• 2004: creation of the Environment Unit
• 2007: establishment of the CSR Committee
• 2009: creation of Green Business Sector
• 2010: the BoD issued an Environmental Policy
• 2011: EMAS registration

5. Participation in Organisations,
Indices and Distinctions

6. The GREENbanking4Life project
ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
OPERATIONAL CORE BUSINESS
MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
AWARENESS - EDUCATION - DISSEMINATION

7. The GREENbanking4Life project
ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
OPERATIONAL
MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMETAL IMPACT
AWARENESS - EDUCATION - DISSEMINATION

8. Environmental Footprint Database
If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it
Peter Drucker, writer and management consultant

9. Monitoring, energy & resource
management
• Monitoring performance, detecting environmental
problems, measuring “environmental footprint”
• Replacing the fleet with low CO2 emission cars
• Photovoltaic systems in 4 different buildings of
Piraeus Bank with a total capacity of 45KW

10. Communication and education
Communicate environmental
progress with top management
Exchanging expertise with Piraeus
Bank’s subsidiaries
Incentives to improve employees’
environmental behaviour

11. Communication and education
Weekly GREEN NEWS on the Bank’s
intranet
E-learning program
“PIRAEUS BANK AND THE
ENVIRONMENT”

12. Recycling waste, green procurement,
transportation & water saving
Paper recycling
Battery recycling
Ink and toner recycling
Plastic recycling
Green Procurement
Water saving techniques

13. An example of non conventional water
resources management on the island of Kea
• a pilot rainwater collection system
in a branch on Kea Island
• a traditional Cycladic water saving
technique
• rainwater is collected from the
building’s flat roof
• stored in a reservoir located
outside the building
• pumped into the WC, where most
of the water is consumed

14. Our achievements

15. EMAS certification
• In 2011 the Bank joined the
European EMAS Register and
was certified with ISO 14001.
• The EU Eco-Management and
Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a
voluntary environmental
management tool for
companies to evaluate, report
and improve their
environmental performance.
• Is the only Bank in Greece
certified under EMAS for all the
branches and all the
administration buildings.

16. Climate + Business
www.climabiz.gr

17. What’s next
Επιτεύγµατα Περιβαλλοντικής Πολιτικής Τράπεζας
Πειραιώς
Environmental
Management
System
(EMS)
Green Business
Green Products
GREEN
GREEN Sustainable
Sustainable
BANKING
BANKING Indices Banking
Banking
Certificatinions
Awards
Environmental Risk –
Climate Change
Society - Culture

18. Thank you
PIRAEUS BANK S.A.
Environment Unit
4, Amerikis Str., 105 64 Athens
GREECE
environment@piraeusbank.gr