Investor Presentaiton
Annual Report
AR
2022
SUMMARY
WHO WE
ARE
OUR
STRENGTH
AND
OUR
RESOURCES
OUR
RESULTS
Infrastructure and natural resources
ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
The BCB recognizes the importance of using natural
resources responsibly and minimizing the impact of its
activities on them.
Therefore, in 2017, the BCB created its Environmental
Responsibility Policy (PRSA) and a governance structure
for its implementation and monitoring, the Committee for
Organizational, Social, and Environmental Responsibility
(CRSO). The Committee is responsible for coordinating
internal actions to strengthen social and environmental
responsibility, consolidating good practices, and favoring
the integration and exchange of experiences on actions and
sustainability projects developed at the BCB. In addition, in
2021, the Sustainable Economy Committee (Ecos) was
created. It aims to harmonize and disseminate information
on internal and external initiatives for all areas of the BCB,
since the theme is broad and growing, and touches on issues
from different areas.
Results of these actions can be seen in the chapter "Our
Results", Sustainability section. In addition, among several
other initiatives, the BCB maintains guidelines for the
establishment and implementation of the respective
Social, Environmental and Climate Responsibility Policy
(PRSAC) by institutions authorized to operate in the SFN.
Among the actions carried out in 2022 to encourage the
consolidation of a sustainability culture, there are highlights
such as the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, initiatives
to reduce the use of paper, the installation of selective
collection bins in all the BCB buildings, the initiative to use
waste from BRL banknotes and the donation of computer
and furniture items. The collaborative efforts with other
central banks and other public bodies, with participation in
meetings and events, are also important opportunities to
exchange knowledge in this matter.
The execution of the 2021-2022 Sustainable Logistics
Management Plan sought to implement sustainability
practices in the BCB's facilities and in processes with the
potential to generate waste. The primary goal of the Plan
was to reduce as much as possible the generation of waste
and to correctly dispose of it.
In 2022, the preparation of the BCB's first greenhouse gas
emissions inventory also began. Both the inventory and the
strategies for reducing emissions are being individualized
for each of the BCB's twelve buildings. The process is being
carried out according to IPCC's (Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change) guidelines.
The BCB persists in the search for increased energy efficiency
and reduction of its water consumption, through building
revitalization works and the installation of more sustainable
solutions. The intention is to reduce the consumption of
natural goods, as well as rationalize public spending, bringing
direct benefits to the country.
Another example of the BCB's initiative to reduce the
consumption of natural goods was the elimination of the
transit of paper documents. To this end, the BCB adapted its
work processes and adopted the Digital Protocol, aiming at
eliminating the sending and receiving of paper documents.
Annually, around 90 thousand documents are filed. The
elimination brought gains to the BCB, the SFN, and to society
in general, by making the process more agile, safer, and less
costly. Added to this is the sustainability benefit brought
about by the significant reduction in paper consumption.
To facilitate the correct separation of the waste produced,
the BCB installed selective collection bins in all its buildings.
It has also replaced individualized bins with shared ones. The
correct separation allows the allocation of all recyclables to
waste pickers' cooperatives, which generates income for
several families involved in the activity in all cities where
the BCB operates.
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