Voluntary Compacts

Launched in 2000 by the then Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, the Global Compact is a call for businesses to align their strategies and operations with 10 universal principles in the areas of Human Rights, Labor, Environment and Anticorruption and to develop actions that contribute to meeting society’s challenges.

The Equator Principles are a set of criteria that serve as a basis for lending by financial institutions. These criteria ensure that the projects financed are developed in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

The Brazil Coalition Climate, Forests and Agriculture is a multisectoral movement, which brings together concrete proposals for the creation of a low carbon economy. The proposals involve the end of deforestation and illegal logging, the recovery of degraded areas, land-use planning, social protection of communities, and the stimulation of sustainable production of food, forestry inputs, and bioenergy.

A Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) initiative, launched in 2024, aimed at encouraging companies and private entities operating in the country to voluntarily undertake a public commitment to promoting business integrity throughout the entire business cycle. The initiative seeks to strengthen the culture of integrity within the private sector, contributing to the prevention of irregularities, the enhancement of compliance programs, and the development of a more ethical and trustworthy business environment in Brazil. By joining the initiative, organizations reinforce their commitment to ethical, transparent, and responsible practices through the signing of a commitment agreement and the completion of a self-assessment of their integrity measures.

The PCAF is a global partnership of financial institutions that aims to create a methodology for the assessment and disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by the financed activities. This approach is the starting point for financial institutions to set science-based targets and align their portfolio with the Paris Climate Agreement.

The PRB is an action of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) aiming at providing its signatories with guidance, guidelines, and examples of good practice in relation to key issues in today’s society. The pact is based on six principles that provide the framework for sustainable banking, covering strategic, portfolio and transactional levels, across all business areas.

Incentivar mais transparência no reporte de informações sobre gestão de riscos climáticos para empresas em todo o mundo.

Companies and Rights Forum, Itaú joins the efforts to promote LGBTI Rights, in line with the 10 commitments established by the movement and that guide business practices in relation to the topic

Five standards of conduct to support the business community in facing discrimination against LGBTI people

In light of the framework of Brazilian social inequalities, we present our commitment and social responsibility on the subject.

The term proposed by UN Women and the Global Compact brings important guidelines that strengthen and guide our actions to promote equity of opportunity

We are determined to propagate good business ethics practices that can eradicate corruption from strategies to obtain economic results, contributing to involve an increasing number of companies and civil organizations in such initiatives.

A movement made up of businesses and institutions committed to promoting racial inclusion and overcoming racism, divided into 10 practical commitments.

We will strive to promote dignified work, defined by the International Labor Organization (ILO) as “work that is productive and delivers a fair income, conducted in freedom, equity, and security conditions, without any form of discrimination, and capable of ensuring a life of dignity for all people who make a living from their work."

Through a collaborative initiative of investors, a dialog is promoted with public agencies and sector associations about the subject of deforestation.

The Principles for Sustainable Insurance defined by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) consist of a global action plan to develop and expand risk management and innovative insurance solutions that consider long-term sustainable development.

The PRI works together with its international network of signatories to put into practice the six Principles for Responsible Investment. The goal of the Principles is to understand the implications of investment on environmental, social and governance issues, and to support signatories in integrating these issues with their investment and asset ownership decisions.