Environmental impacts monitoring
The Group's Code of Ethics and the Environmental and Energy Policy, approved by the Top Management, define the principles and guidelines relating to the Group's environmental responsibility and the control of direct and indirect impacts generated by its business.
For this reason, a responsible management of energy and natural resources is a priority for the Intesa Sanpaolo Group in order to mitigate its impact on the environment.
With regard to the direct impacts on the environment, arising from the operation of the Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo in Italy has adopted an Integrated Management System Health and Safety, Environment and Energy, implemented according to the most important international reference standards (ISO 45001, 14001 and 50001), and subject to an annual certification by a third and independent party.
In addition, to translate the commitment to environmental protection into concrete actions, the roles of the Energy Manager and the Mobility Manager have been established, constantly overlook their areas of expertise.
With reference to the Energy Manager, the Italian law no. 10 of 9/01/1991 provides that companies in the tertiary sector that consume more than 1,000 tons of oil equivalent (TOE) per year appoint the person responsible for the conservation and rational use of energy (Energy Manager) with simultaneous reporting of consumption to be transmitted annually to the Ministry of Economic Development through the inclusion in the IT platform of FIRE (Italian Federation for the Rational Use of Energy).
Great attention is paid to the progressive reduction of energy consumption and related carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere: where possible, the use of electricity from renewable sources is preferred, but above all energy monitoring and optimization actions are put in place, to reduce waste and related costs.
The Group companies that, in 2025, recorded consumption of more than 1,000 TOE and that have appointed the Energy Manager for the current year are the following:
- Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (58,418 TOE)
- Fideuram - Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.p.A (2,394 TOE)
- Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.p.A (1,273 TOE)
The Mobility Management function defines strategies and guidelines on sustainable mobility, in particular with reference to the home-work journeys of the Group's people in Italy.
This is an important commitment made concrete by researching, promoting and implementing solutions that allow to combine the well-being of our people with the well-being of the cities in which we live and work.
The Mobility Manager, in coordinating the initiatives and the best solutions to the needs of home-work travel, is supported by a team and by the Territorial Mobility Referents with the aim of detecting and interpreting the demand for mobility expressed in the area by spreading culture and initiatives promoted by the company.
Since 2009, the Group's Mobility Manager has been drawing up the Home-Work Travel Plans every year by mapping needs, listening directly and actively involving colleagues. By way of example, in detail the one carried out in Turin (Home-Work Travel Plan 2025*).
The Employee commuting figure relating only to the italian perimeter was 35,396 tonnes in 2025.
*Available only in Italian.
A monitored and certified process
With the aim of responsibly managing the environmental and energy impacts related to its business, Intesa Sanpaolo Group has launched a process of monitoring its environmental and energy impacts, knowing that only after having analysed effective consumption data it is possible to initiate actions for optimization and energy efficiency with long-lasting results and constant improvements.
Thanks to these monitoring actions, consistent with its Environmental and Energy Policy, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group has acquired important environmental certifications.
Environmental and Energy management system
In Italy Intesa Sanpaolo adopted an Environmental Management System (in accordance with UNI EN ISO 14001) and, as of June 2010, became the first Italian bank to integrate it with an Energy Management System (certified since April 2012 UNI CEI EN ISO 50001).
The certification perimeter has expanded over the years to include – starting with the 2017 renewal check that will end in autumn – all branches and Gallerie d'Italia, in 2019.
The sites are subject to a constant monitoring process of environmental and energy performance and to cycles of internal audits carried out with the aim of assessing the degree of adherence to the practices adopted compared to the expected; corrective actions are implemented when necessary to bring performance back within a defined range.
The Management System also provides a specialized training course for all employees involved.
Annually, the headquarters and a fair number of subsidiaries and buildings are subject to the verification of maintenance or renewal of certification by a third international body.
The coordination Headquarters of the system is the New Directional Centre in Turin that, equipped with the most advanced technological and plant solutions, is considered one of the most eco-friendly buildings in the world.
With regard to foreign banks, the first subsidiary to have implemented an Energy Management System (pursuant to UNI CEI EN ISO 50001) is the Hungarian CIB Bank. The Bank passed the audit process, focused on employee training, compliance with regulations, internal processes and energy management in the branches, thus obtaining the renewal of the certification.
Intesa Sanpaolo's sustainable skyscrapers
The tower is powered by renewable energy, one-of-a-kind project that combines innovative architecture, environmental sustainability, and an integration of spaces for work and for the public.
The Turin's Headquarters was designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. It is 166 meters high and has 38 floors above ground, including 27 intended for the Bank operating offices. On the lower ground floors 338 parking spaces are available.
A multipurpose room, that can host up to 364 spectators (in auditorium set-up) is situated on the ground floor.
In October 2015, the Intesa Sanpaolo Tower was awarded the LEED Platinum certification, the highest given by the Green Building Council, in "new construction" category, the most authoritative international body for eco-assessment of buildings thanks to the design features and technological solutions adopted”. In November 2015, the building received the "Award for Commercial or Retail Structures" for the Expedition Engineering and Studio Ossola structural design, award promoted by the Institution of Structural Engineers of London (https://www.istructe.org/structuralawards/home).
In 2016, the skyscraper won the "Building of the Year" award in the "Offices" category, promoted by archdaily website (http://www.archdaily.com), the most visited architecture website in the world, and was finally ranked among the European finalists of the CTBUH Awards in Chicago (read more).
Characteristics
- Nighttime free-cooling system using a natural ventilation system
- Reduction of drinking water consumption thanks to a rainwater collection system for toilet flushes
- Reduction of drinking water consumption thanks to a rainwater collection system for toilet flushes
- Presence of a multi-function bioclimatic greenhouse and a winter garden
- A double skin system on the east and west facades designed to interact better with external climatic conditions
- LED lighting for 80% of the light fixtures
- High energy efficiency internal air conditioning system.
The Gioia 22 Skyscraper in Milan, opened in 2023 and headquarters of some Group companies, also acquired LEED Platinum–Core and Shell certification for the design and construction of its mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire-fighting systems. It is the first Milanese skyscraper to be awarded NZEB–Nearly Zero Energy Building status with 65% of its energy requirements self-produced on site using photovoltaic and geothermal energy. The installation of 150 EV charging columns for cars owned by Intesa Sanpaolo Group employees inside the building was also completed in 2023, the first step of a broader project that involves the installation of EV charging stations in Group properties all over Italy.
2025 Efficiency measures
Below are outlined a number of most relevant efficiency interventions realized in 2025.
Energy retrofitting of the entire building, replacing air conditioning, decarbonising, replacing the new power plant regulation system, and installing a photovoltaic system on the roofs. The intervention will allow the improvement of at least 2 energy classes on the Energy Performance Certificate. Overall, the measures adopted in Firenze, with an investment of about €3mln, will lead to estimated gas savings of 105,000 m3 /year.
In the Headquarter of Koper, the Bank gradually began replacing old windows on the same floor of the building with new ones, in order to reduce heat loss and lower heating consumption. This activity will lead to estimated annual energy savings of around 1000 litres of diesel in winter and 36,000 kWh of electricity in the summer period.
In line with the Bank’s commitment to energy efficiency, Bank of Alexandria has replaced more than 273 low efficiency old air conditioning (AC) systems with newer technology and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) lower emissions in 61 branches and in the warehouse. This measure is expected to produce annual energy savings of around 820,000 kWh of electricity and a reduction in HFCs leaks.
In 2025, the Bank completed the installation of a photovoltaic plants on the roof of a branch in Novi Sad and started the implementation of a new one at the Headquarter in Beograd. This activity will lead to estimated annual energy savings of around 207,000 kWh of electricity.
Last updated 12 June 2026 at 15:46:37
