Lights out to save the planet: all of Helaba's global offices will be taking part in this year's Earth Hour on 27 March 2021

In addition to the ten German locations, these are: London, Madrid, Moscow, New York, Paris, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore and Stock­holm. Earth Hour is an annual event organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to show support for protecting the climate and the environment. The idea behind it is sim­ple: once a year, millions of people around the world switch off their lights for one hour. 60 minutes of darkness - so that others can see the light. Many thousands of companies and cities also join in, switching off their office lights and shrouding their iconic buildings in darkness.

"By participating in Earth Hour, we are demonstrating our shared commitment to protect­ing the environment and combatting climate change as well as sending out a message of solidarity, particularly in these challenging times. We are proud of the fact that, for the first time ever, all 19 of Helaba's global locations will be taking part in the campaign," em­phasises Thomas Groß, Helaba's CEO. "Earth Hour is a prime example of how people from every part of the world are able to join forces to achieve a common goal. The only way we can have a global impact is by pooling our efforts and the financial services industry also has a vital contribution to make in the transformation towards sustainability."