Operational environmental management
We set a good example in the areas of operational environmental management and responsible procurement.
- Energy and environmental management
Objectives in the area of "energy and environmental management" in banking operations
- Mobility for our employees
We support employees with offers for the use of bicycles, public transport and electric drives in the working environment. These offers open up additional opportunities for work and...
- Responsible Procurement
Requirements for suppliers and service providers in the procurement process
Environmental and energy policy of Commerzbank
Environmental Guidelines
Responsible procurement
, Corporate responsibility throughout the supply chainCommerzbank’s collaboration with suppliers and service providers is based on defined requirements. Suppliers and service providers are required to comply with applicable legal, regulatory and contractual requirements. Where contractually agreed, relevant requirements are to be communicated to downstream suppliers.
Our environmental management memberships and initiatives
Membership
, Federal German Working Group for Environmentally Conscious Management (B.A.U.M. e.V.)Commerzbank has been a member of B.A.U.M. e.V. since 18 December 1987 and also belongs to its corporate advisory board. "BAUM is a non-profit business network committed to sustainable business practices within planetary boundaries. BAUM supports its members and other companies committed to transformation in developing and refining sustainability strategies, and it connects stakeholders from business, politics, science, media, and associations."
Membership
, Association for Environmental Management and Sustainability in Financial Institutions (VfU)“VfU is a network of sustainable finance professionals from over 70 financial institutions, founded in 1995.” Its central objective is “to promote and disseminate ‘sustainable finance’”; to this end, VfU “offers a platform on which they can acquire, exchange, generate and deepen sustainable finance knowledge and expertise in various formats.” Commerzbank is a member of VfU sind 2006.
Membership
, Environmental Forum Rhine-Main e. V.Commerzbank has been a member of Umweltforum Rhein-Main e. V. since September 2009. “The work of the ‘Umweltforum Rhein-Main’ serves the purpose of promoting, in the spirit of sustainability, a lasting socially and environmentally sound development in the Rhine-Main region.” Through its networking activities, the Umweltforum “promotes corporate environmental protection and sustainable development in Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region.”
Initiative
, Business Energy Efficiency NetworkCommerzbank is cooperating as a partner in BEEN. 3.0, which started in 2024, following the first and second term. "Energy efficiency networks have proven to be a suitable instrument that enables companies to exchange experiences with one another and implement measures to increase energy efficiency."
