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On November 16, Intesa Sanpaolo has been awarded by Feiea, the European Association for Internal Communication, with two First Place Awards within the 2015 Feiea Grand Prix. The double award has been assigned to the project: "A multi-national, multilingual Corporate WebTv as part of an international Internal Communication Strategy" (331 KB). 

Once again Intesa Sanpaolo takes part to the "European Week for Waste Reduction", an initiative scheduled November 21 to 29, which is promoted by the European Commission and patronised by the highest State offices in order to rise the attention of Institutions, businesses, schools and consumers about strategies aimed at reducing waste production (122 KB).  

The paper, now in its fourth edition, presents and describes strategic choices and plans put in place by Intesa Sanpaolo to respond to the challenges of climate change (3,392 KB). 

For its actions aimed at reducing carbon emissions and mitigating the risks of climate change, Intesa Sanpaolo was included, for the third consecutive year, in the "A List CDP Performance Index 2015 ".

In addition, the Intesa Sanpaolo Group has achieved the highest score for transparency in communication (100 points) thus entering into the "Italian Climate Change Disclosure Leadership Index" - November 12, 2015 (Press Release Italian version - PDF 154 KB).

At the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano the results of the research project "ESG Performance: does it matter when assessing companies? How to promote sustainability performance among the evaluating criteria of financial operators" have been presented - November 11, 2015 

This year, the program is particularly rich, featuring twelve scheduled events - all open and with free admission - with the participation of partners and promoters of the main financial groups at both national and international level. For the 2015 edition, the Forum will also propose a calendar of cultural events on the subject of sustainable finance.  

During the Green Globe Banking Conference held in Milan, the Green Globe Banking Award, recognition for the green best practices in banking sector, Direct Impacts category, is given to Intesa Sanpaolo. The winning project is the New Executive Center in Turin, one of the high-rise buildings with the highest sustainability standards in the world, which has recently obtained also the certification according to the international protocol LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum level.

The Intesa Sanpaolo Tower was awarded the LEED Platinum certification, the highest given by the Green Building Council, the most authoritative international body for eco-assessment of buildings. The new Bank's Turin headquarter is currently the only high-rise building in Europe and among the top ten in the world to obtain this environmental certification in the category "New Construction". 

Cotton for Life, an initiative launched by Filmar, an Italian company which produces and markets yarns from cotton of superior quality, in cooperation with our Egyptian bank Alexbank, has been presented in Expo 2015. The aim of the project is to support and promote the cultivation of Egyptian organic cotton, creating a fully eco-friendly and socially responsible textile industry. Read the Press Release (Italian version) - 28/9/2015. 

Eurizon Capital embraces the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), geared to achieving a sustainable global financial system, born from the partnership between the UN's Environment Programme (UNEP-FI) and the UN Global Compact - 23/9/2015 (51 KB).

The Intesa Sanpaolo Group was confirmed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World and Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe, ranking among the global companies most engaged in economic, social and environmental sustainability. 

The 2015 Community Paper describes the contribution given in 2014 by the Intesa Sanpaolo Group in support of the community.

The framework adopted has been developed by the London Benchmarking Group, the global level reporting standard to which Intesa Sanpaolo adhered in 2013. The report provides, through case studies, detailed feedback of the impact assessment of selected contributions, thus emphasizing a very current theme, central to the debate on community investment (2,497 KB).

The engagement initiatives implemented were launched by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Unit, in close collaboration with all Bank Departments that manage relations with stakeholders. In fact, synergies have been consolidated to share the results of listening and dialogue processes, with the objective of achieving interesting results for all the stakeholders.

These results – the expectations of stakeholders – contribute to defining the improvement objectives for each department, in line with the strategies of the Business Plan (1,009 KB).

The new edition of the Sustainability Report confirms the Group's attention towards the social and environmental responsibility issues and their increasing integration with the core business of the bank, as stated in the Business Plan 2014-2107 (2,489 KB, accessible version). 

Intesa Sanpaolo takes part in the World Environment Day, the well-known event instituted by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to raise attention and engage public opinion and governments on environmental issues and climate change. The theme chosen by the organizing committee for the 2015 edition is sustainable and responsible consumption - June 5, 2015.

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Intesa Sanpaolo is rewarded once again with the "Diversity & Inclusion Award Diversitalavoro", which is given to companies that promote policies to provide work for disadvantaged people, aiming at enhancing talent and skills - 27/3/2015.

The bank is again taking part in the "M'illumino di meno" initiative, sponsored by Caterpillar, a Rai Radio 2 programme, which aims at energy saving and rationalising consumption - 13/2/2015 (205 KB).