Promoting Ecological Conservation
ICICI Bank remains steadfast in its commitment to ecological conservation and using sustainable practices in its operations. We remain guided by the philosophy to adopt sustainable business practices that ensure the long-term success of the organisation and have a positive impact on the environment and society, as embedded in our ESG Policy.
As a responsible organisation, we actively take initiatives to minimise adverse impact on environment from our nation-wide footprint. Our efforts are centred around ongoing digitisation and simplification of operations to improve customer experience, energy and water conservation at our premises, promoting circularity measures like waste management and promulgation of the 4R principles, and adoption of internationally acceptable standards on occupational health and safety for our workforce.
Additionally, we promote environmental sustainability by channelling funds received from various government and multilateral agencies to support projects related to water conservation and afforestation to support livelihoods of farmers and the community.
To create impact at scale and on a sustainable basis, we have integrated environment restoration and safeguarding ecology into our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives being implemented through ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, the Bank’s dedicated CSR arm. ICICI Foundation spearheads key programmes in tree plantation, forest and biodiversity conservation, water conservation, and the transition of electricity use from conventional sources to renewable sources, particularly solar.
