Sustainability

The concept of Sustainability is intrinsically bound up with our business practices and operations routine. Through constant innovation, Banco Votorantim aims to build ethical, transparent and enduring relationships throughout the whole value chain, with all its stakeholders, while respecting the economic, social, environmental and human aspects of the processes involved.

As part of a strategy across the board, our engagement with the concept of sustainability involves a number of fronts permeating all areas and businesses of the organization. In order to manage work fronts and ensure that the best practices for Sustainability performance are in place, Banco Votorantim created the Sustainability Committee, comprised of senior executives responsible for strategic planning towards Sustainability.

Our Corporate Sustainability Policy applies throughout the bank to guide all our relationships and set guidelines for sustainable development.

There are three main aspects on which our Sustainability efforts are focused:
 

• Sustainable Business: mitigating indirect social and environmental effects and deploying innovative solutions along our business chain;
• Smart Consumption: mitigating the direct social and environmental impacts resulting from our operations, such as the use of materials and relationships with partners;
• Social Investment: social responsibility initiatives in the fields of culture, sports and social assistance, aligned with business strategy and commitment to social development, aiming at improving living conditions in society. Click here for more details.

   

By advancing toward Sustainability, Banco Votorantim is taking up its responsibility in relation to the challenges posed by the new economy. Acting together with all our stakeholders, we are ready to open channels for dialogue and come up with combined solutions.


Updated December 13th, 2011