Sustainability international partnerships

The Group continued to make an important contribution to the international debate on environmental sustainability issues in 2025.

UN SDGs SUPPORTED

The Group continued to make an important contribution to the international debate on environmental sustainability issues in 2025. A selection of the main advocacy activities and political engagements undertaken by the Group during the year are detailed in the 2025 Consolidated Sustainability Statement, while additional initiatives related to participation in the debate and advocacy for environmental sustainability are listed below. 

• Environmental Impact and Green Banking: the Group contributed to the Italian Banking Association’s (ABI) Green Banking Working Group, focusing on energy and environmental management, energy audits, and carbon-offsetting methodologies.
• Circular economy advocacy: the Group assessed the implications for the circular economy arising from the European Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal, including participating in the initial consultation processes ahead of the forthcoming Circular Economy Act. Nationally, it engaged with platforms such as the Italian Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ICESP) and the Freight Leader Council to promote circular logistics and transition strategies. In June, a key event was held to reflect on the role of the circular economy as a strategic driver for industrial competitiveness and the ecological transition within an increasingly sustainability-oriented European framework. The Circular Economy Lab took also on the role of coordinator of the Alliance for the Circular Economy, a group of large Italian companies and institutions committed to leading the country towards the transformation of the economy in a circular and regenerative direction, including Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.a.
• International engagement: through its Brussels office, Intesa Sanpaolo engaged with European lawmakers and trade associations such as the European Banking Federation (EBF), the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), and the European Mortgage Federation - European Covered Bond Council (EMF - ECBC). At European level Intesa Sanpaolo worked on some of the most impacting EU legislative initiatives, such as the so called “Omnibus I” package on the sustainability reporting and due diligence, amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Furthermore, the Group participated in initiatives such as the European Energy Efficiency Financing Coalition, established under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, contributing to the European Commission’s work on a voluntary mortgage portfolio framework aimed at fostering a favourable market environment for energy-efficiency investments.
• Social and affordable housing: the Group contributed to the work of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union, providing its observations and technical input to support the drafting process of the Special Committee’s Report on the housing crisis in the European Union, published at the beginning of 2026.

Intesa Sanpaolo undertakes to observe the principles of sustainable development and has adhered to important international initiatives aimed at promoting dialogue among firms, international organisations and society in general and to pursue respect for the environment and human rights. The Intesa Sanpaolo Group also participates in and supports associations and work groups involved in disseminating a culture of social responsibility and transparency. 

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