The internal environmental management system is concerned with the monitoring of energy consumption and the consumption of other resources within the bank and its planned and systematic reduction, as well as increasing awareness among employees and collaboration with green suppliers.
In order for the bank to reduce its negative impact on the environment, it has included various technical measures in its Annual Environmental Plan (e.g. replacing existing lighting, investing in improved insulation, improving waste management, introduction of sustainable materials).
Environmental issues are an essential component of the training provided to ProCredit Bank staff at the local, regional and international levels. In addition, there have been special green initiatives to raise environmental awareness among staff, such as a series of educational articles on our internal web portal.
Bearing in mind the adverse impact of motorised vehicles on the environment, the bank has provided bicycles for employee use. For greater distances, employees have at their disposal a fleet of Toyota Prius hybrids. In addition, in 2016, ProCredit Bank was the first to add a fleet of 7 all-electric cars, the Volkswagen E-Up.
We have installed a network of 15 chargers for electric cars in 8 cities in Serbia. Charging is provided to all citizens and completely free of charge, anytime 24 hours a day.
Also, we eliminated the use of disposable plastic products from our premises and gradually started introducing items made of alternative materials, wherever possible.
We are especially proud of the fact that we are the first big buyer of 'green electricity' in Serbia. Thanks to the contract we signed with Elektroprivreda Srbije in 2019, we became the first domestic company to receive a guarantee of EPS origin that the electricity we consume is produced exclusively from renewable energy sources.
ProCredit Bank has designated an Environmental Unit responsible for monitoring our energy efficiency performance and environmental performance, and for coordinating our efforts to improve them.