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> installation of water boilers and solar panels
> participation in the Earth Hour of the World
Wildlife Fund, during which the lights are
switched off for one hour
> printing on sustainable paper (paper with an
ECO label of an FSC label, denoting that the
paper originates from responsibly managed
woods)
> awareness-raising of employees not to print
e-mails and, if necessary after all, to print
them on both sides of the paper
> etc.
Objectives
For the future, all the financial institutions
want to make an extra effort. Some have un-
dertaken ambitious goals for reducing CO
2
emissions:
> 13% less energy consumption by 2015 or
20%
less by 2020
> a share of 20% renewable energy compared
with total energy consumption
> 10% less paper per customer by 2013 (in ki-
logrammes) or 5% less paper consumption
in general
Cash payment
22
g
CO
2
Payment by cheque
on the spot
15
g
CO
2
Card payment
on the spot
3
g
CO
2
Electronic card
payment
4
g
CO
2
CO
2
PRODUCTION PAYMENTS
(
SOURCE: ERNST & YOUNG AND
BIO INTELLIGENCE SERVICE)
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