We are attentive to the market trends and the expectations of our clients, stockholders, investors, employees, suppliers and society, which enables us to promote a greener and more inclusive economy.
We make up the top sustainability indexes and are recognized by ESG rating agencies. Over the years, we have signed up to voluntary commitments and pacts aimed at global best practices.
We established Instituto Unibanco to coordinate our institution’s social impact activities.
We established Itaú Cultural, which is focused on strengthening artistic and intellectual activities.
We established Itaú Social, aimed at developing public education improvement initiatives.
We joined the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World (DJSI) right at its launch and have made it up until today.
We signed up to the United Nations Global Compact.
We signed up to the Equator Principles, a set of environmental and social criteria aimed at the operation of global financial institutions.
We launched Itaú Viver Mais, a project dedicated to promoting access and expanding rights for people over 50.
We joined the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE B3) since its beginning and have made it up until today.
We joined the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), an initiative in partnership with the UN Environment Programme aimed at companies in the financial sector.
We adhere to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a global guideline for developing sustainability reports.
We have joined the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an international organization that provides a system of environmental impact disclosure for use by the private and public sectors.
We launched our first sustainability strategy, an evolution of the commitments made with the PRI. In that year we published our first Sustainability Strategy, comprising three strategic fronts: dialogue and transparency, financial education, and environmental and social risks and opportunities.
We created Bike Itaú, with a focus on transforming urban mobility.
We signed up to the Principles For Sustainable Insurance (PSI) as it was launched.
We created Itaú Mulher Empreendedora, with a focus on initiatives to support female entrepreneurship in Brazil, in partnership with IFC.
We launched the Itaú Commitment to Human Rights.
We signed up to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
We started to make up the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) portfolio.
We signed the Letter of Commitment of Itaú Unibanco to Diversity.
We carried out the first Human Rights Due Diligence, a tool used to identify and prioritize the impact on our activities from the risks of violation of Human Rights.
We adopted the Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) as part of our sustainability commitments.
We signed up to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Alliance (SASB).
We joined the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB).
We revisited our strategy and launched the positive impact commitments.
We launched the Todos pela Saúde (All for Health) initiative when Brazil was still taking its first steps in combating the new Coronavirus pandemic.
We signed up to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).
We signed up to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).
We launched Cubo ESG, a hub focused on promoting knowledge and innovation for decarbonization initiatives.
We signed up to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
We celebrated the early achievement of the target of R$400 billion in investments in positive impact sectors.
We launched the new ESG strategy, composed of three strategic pillars: Sustainable Finance, Climate Transition, and Diversity and Development.
The connection with market demands and our governance and journey show how ESG is fundamental for innovation and value creation.
We keep our commitment to monitoring and reporting material topics integrated into the agendas and the established governance, thus ensuring the accountability of current commitments.
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