The Danske Bank Group has worked on reducing its environmental impact for several years. In order to organise the work better, we implemented enviromental management in Denmark in 2007. In 2008, the environmental management system was implemented in Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Finland joined in 2009. The implementation of the system in the Baltic states was postponed because the difficult financial conditions in the region require the organisation’s full attention.
The Group's environmental efforts focus on the areas where we have identified the biggest impacts. In 2007, the Group implemented a climate strategy that has led to the achievement of carbon neutrality in December 2009. The Group reached carbon neutrality through reductions from energy consumption and air travel.
In 2010, we will work on improving the environmental management system across the Group and establish an internal audit team. We will also continue our efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from buildings by identifying energy-saving projects in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Later in 2010, we will set a group-wide goal for CO2 reductions.
Environmental management system
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Continue implementation of the EMS in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Extend the EMS to cover Finland and the Baltic states.
Implement ISO 14064. |
We completed an internal audit of the EMS in Group Procurement & Internal Service.
Work has begun in Finland. Implementation in the Baltic states has been postponed.
The ISO 14064 requirements have been incorporated in the EMS.
Internal Audit checked data for energy and CO2 in 2009.
A new data management system was implemented. |
Reorganise internal audit and establish internal audit team.
Conduct internal re-audit of selected units and new audit at selected country units.
Continue implementation of EMS in Finland.
Improve data quality in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Finland.
Tighten internal controls of environmental data. |
Supplier requirements
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By the end of 2010, a total of 90% of the Group’s purchases of selected product groups must be made from suppliers that have an environmental policy and an environmental management system.
Investigate the possibility of setting a goal that the Group's 100 largest suppliers each have an environmental policy and an environmental management system. |
63% of the Group's suppliers in selected product groups have a environmental policy and an EMS.
The investigation showed that it is not relevant to set such a goal, since the Group's largest suppliers are knowledge companies. We will therefore continue to focus on selected industries and product groups. |
Raise overall requirements for environmental screening of suppliers. In 2010, all agreements with new suppliers of selected product groups must have a minimal environmental management system or a certified environmental management system.
This goal replaces the goal of 90%. |
| Formalise business procedures for environmental screening of suppliers and products in Finland and the Baltic states. |
Implementation has begun in Finland. Implementation in the Baltic states has been postponed, but centralised purchases are included in the screening. |
Finish implementation in Finland.
Follow up through internal audit. |
Increase environmental requirements for specific products such as cleansing agents and paint.
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Overall environmental requirements have been increased.
Environmental requirements for cleansing agents and paint have been implemented.
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Implement environmental requirements for major household appliances and interior design. |
Resource consumption and emissions
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Reduce internal paper consumption per employee in Denmark by 30% from the 2007 level. We expect to achieve this goal in 2011.
Reduce paper consumption in Norway by 10%. |
The Group's paper consumption fell 18% from 2008 to 2009 as a result of the digitisation of documents and processes.
Paper consumption fell 10% from 2007 to 2009. Further initiatives will be implemented.
Paper consumption in Norway rose 14%. Further initiatives will be implemented. |
Identify possible further reductions of paper consumption through digitisation.
Digitise all internal magasines in Sweden. |
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Continue to identify the possibilities for energy optimisation in Denmark.
Identify possibilities for energy optimisation in Norway, Sweden, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Reduce energy consumption in Danish operations by 10% from the 2008 level within five years. |
Identification of energy-saving projects has been completed at head office and most branches.
Norway, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Finland have begun to identify possible energy-saving projects.
Energy consumption in Danish operations has been reduced by 10% from 2008 to 2009. |
Carry out a range of energy-saving projects in head office and branches in Denmark on the basis of the identification.
Continue to identify the possibilities for energy-saving projects in Norway, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Finland.
Start identification in Sweden.
Reduce energy consumption in Ireland and Northern Ireland by 5% from the 2009 level.
Reduce energy consumption in Norway by 5% from the 2008 level.
Set reduction target for the whole group.
Implement new lighting plan for the entire group. |
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Continue implementation of climate strategy.
Achieve carbon neutrality by December.
Reduce carbon emissions from air travel by 15% over the next two years.
Implement new travel policy in order to reduce travel activity at Danske Bank Sweden.
Ensure that 85% of company cars in Sweden use diesel fuel. |
Implementation proceeded as planned.
Achieved carbon neutrality through reduction of own emissions by 15% and purchase of carbon credits.
Group's carbon emissions from air travel fell 35% from 2008 to 2009.
Travel policy was implemented.
94% of company cars in Sweden use diesel fuel. |
Continue implementation of climate strategy. See targets for energy and paper above.
Keep the 2009 objective to reduce Group carbon emissions from air travel.
Increase requirements for company vehicles. Beginning in 2010, new vehicles purchased must be in energy classes A-D. This is expected to result in 10% reduction in CO2 over two years. |
Waste management
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Improve waste recycling in Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Recycle 50% of non-confidential waste at Northern Bank and National Irish Bank. |
Initiatives have begun. No results have been registered yet.
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Improve waste recycling in Sweden, Norway, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Implement business procedure for handling electronic waste. |
Employee training
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Run additional energy-saving campaigns.
Run additional training meetings for purchasing officers.
Plan training of internal environmental ambassadors. |
Internal energy campaign was conducted.
We held informational meetings and training for purchasing officers.
Training of internal environmental ambassadors was postponed because other training activities were more urgent. |
Continue internal communications activities on climate and environmental issues.
Hold information meetings and training sessions for purchasing officers, environmental coordinators and boilermen.
Launch internal energy-savings campaign in Finland and Norway. |
Last updated on February 4, 2010