Other websites Home > Belfius in the community > Climate & environment MENU Climate & environment Our carbon footprint Our carbon footprint represents the greenhouse gas emissions generated by our activities and depends, to a large extent, on our consumption of fossil fuels. Despite a slight increase in the workforce compared with 2018, our emissions fell by 2.5% in 2019 and we currently have emissions of 15,870 tons of CO2. More details here > Reducing the use of resources, avoiding waste To become carbon-neutral, Belfius recently began working with CO2logic. The aim is to reduce energy consumption in our buildings, as well as limit waste, paper usage and staff travel. Energy Over the past 5 years we have further reduced our consumption of primary energy by 44%. This represents savings of approximately 78% since 2007. Belfius uses green electricity only and, since 2008, this has been backed by a Guarantee of Sustainable Origin label. Water Water consumption at our central offices has fallen by 31% over a period of 5 years. This is mainly due to rationalising our premises from 3 locations to a single central building and the increase in homeworking. Paper After its energy usage, printing is the next largest item consumed at Belfius, representing almost 845 tons in 2019 (almost all FSC-certified). This was 22% down compared with the previous year. Our goal still remains to become a “paperless” company. Waste In 2019, waste production at head office fell by 15% compared with 2018. Paper waste led this reduction (down 35% compared with 2018). Travel to and from work In 2000, Belfius introduced an ambitious Mobility Plan encouraging staff to use public transport and to cycle to work more. The result of these two decades of effort is that 79% of Belfius employees come to work by public transport, some 3% by bike and only 18% by car or motorcycle. Supporting the circular economy Belfius has been involved in two Green Deals about Circular Purchases since 2017. Following on from the success of these two Green Deals in Flanders, in 2019 Belfius confirmed its commitment to the cause by signing the Walloon Green Deal (FR). Belfius regularly makes its buyers aware of the principles of the circular economy and has created a special database as a source of inspiration for circular purchasing. Green IT In 2019, Belfius decided to join the Green IT Belgium club, with the agreement signed officially at the beginning of 2020. This membership will enable us to: position ourselves better regarding the provision of sustainable IT services to our customers and staff. have a better overview of the environmental footprint of our IT services so that we can reduce it in the future. position ourselves better vis-à-vis similar companies. exchange thoughts and best practices with other members. Read more: Our sustainable strategy: our vision of Corporate Social Responsibility A responsible bank-insurer: our responsible business operations Our sustainable solutions: Sustainable ways of providing finance and insurance People & society: sustainable collaboration with society Our norms and standards Or read our latest report in detail: "Sustainability Report 2020" (pdf) Also read our previous report: "Corporate Social Responsibility 2019" (pdf) Scroll Welcome to Belfius The Belfius websites use cookies to remember your personal settings and preferences and to offer you the best possible experience. Cookies can also be used by other parties to measure how our websites are used or to display advertisements that are in line with your interests. Cookies that are needed for our website to work properly are placed automatically by us. For other cookies, you can decide which ones you want to accept. Which cookies do we use and why? Simply click on ‘I’ll decide which cookies myself’ or take a look at our Cookie Policy. Français / Nederlands I’ll decide myself I accept all cookies