Environment Report - 2014

The Bank of Italy has been working to reduce its ecological footprint for some years now, especially in sectors such as banknote printing that can have a significant impact on the environment.

In 2008 the Environmental Policy Document was approved, illustrating the Bank’s strategic objectives in this field. Reducing the impact on the environment as part of a broader commitment to social responsibility was one of the objectives of the Bank’s Strategic Plan 2011-2013, under which specific initiatives were planned, and for the most part achieved, for the rational use of resources, efficient waste management and sustainable mobility.

This edition of the Environment Report, in line with the previous years’ reports published on the Bank’s website, gives an account of the Bank’s environmental impact, and incorporates information from its ‘Report on the Operations and Activities of the Bank of Italy’. Environmental impact is measured by means of quantitative indicators, with the aim of giving a complete picture both of the improvements achieved over time and of areas requiring greater attention in the future.

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