Natural capital | Sustainability Report 2016

Natural capital includes environmental resources and ecosystems services, on which the company, its wellbeing, the development of society and all economic activities are based, and on which the protection and sustainability of future generations depend.

RESOURCES

44,754 MWh

Electricity consumption

7,493 t

Paper consumption

1,067 MWh

Production of renewable energy

ACTIONS AND RESULTS

Reduction in energy costs for the production of electricity and heat: 735,000 euro
Reduction in paper costs thanks to digitalisation: 2,965,000 euro
Decrease in energy costs thanks to the production of renewable energy: over 181,000 euro

IMPACT ON STAKEHOLDERS

Potential CO₂ emissions reduced

15,000 t

thanks to lower energy consumption

360 t

thanks to lower paper consumption

342 t

thanks to the production of renewable energy

Climate change

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Summary table of Group environmental data

	Unit of measurement	2016	2015	2014
Environmental loans	m	1,730	1,495	643
Electricity	MWh	445,754	467,845	469,131
Heat energy	MWh	195,756	219,714	229,731
Paper	t	7,493	7,992	8,093
Waste	t	3,456	3,534	3,245
Water	m³	2,359,444	2,381,310	2,140,026

Loans and services for the Green Economy

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In 2016, 3.1% of all Intesa Sanpaolo loans regarded environmentally-friendly projects including renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental services, for a total of around 1,730 million euro.

Reduction of atmospheric emissions

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Environmental emission