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Sustainable banking
- profitable way of doing business
Camilla Robinson Seippel
Public Affairs

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The financial system flows trough
the Earth the way blood flows
through our bodies
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A bank is not a standalone
operation
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Three main processes
Investments
Credits
Purchasing

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Back to our roots
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Three central processes
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• Credits
• Investments
• Purchasing
Michael Wolf, CEO Swedbank

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Credits
Climate Change
Human Rights
Corruption
RISK

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Risk assessment based on country

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Investments
70 billion Euros in Asset under Management
In 2012:
1. Screened 1800 international companies
2. Direct contact with 150 companies
3. Attended 140 AGM´s in Sweden
4. Voted on 47 AGM´s abroad

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Purchasing
1. Sustainable supply chain
2. Risk analysis – by country and by industry
3. Online self assessment questionnaire
4. Supplier Code of Conduct
5. Group level Swedbank Sustainability and
Ethical Council

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Society is the platform the bank is
build on
“We focus on the areas where we as a bank could have the greatest effect”

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Lessons learnt
1. Sustainability must be a true part of the business to
mean anything
2. We have to talk business when we talk with business
people about sustainability
3. Sustainability is often a matter of a change process
where leadership is a deciding factor

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Thank you for listening