We are driving sus­tain­abi­li­ty – with commit­ment and finan­cing so­lu­tions

We are committed to:

• Reducing emissions from our own activities where practicable.
• Making a contribution through our own actions to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
• Promoting opportunities for women to reach their career potential.
• Investing in our employees and society.
•  Striving for a good and stable ESG rating position.

We are convinced that if you want to achieve something, you have to make the first move yourself. We regard it as our corporate duty to take responsibility for protecting our natural environment, the welfare of our society and the lives of current and future generations. As a public-sector institution, Helaba has a remit to serve the public interest. That is why we consider sustainability part of our corporate identity. A large number of our employees promote sustainable issues day in, day out - both in their professional and private lives.

As an internationally operating company, Helaba has business partners and suppliers all over the world. With our selection and auditing processes, we want to ensure that all those involved in the supply chain work under appropriate conditions and contribute to long-term improvement.

We provide a wide range of sustainable finance solutions that is constantly growing. Green bonds, Schuldscheine with interest rates linked to ESG indicators or loans earmarked for specific purposes, such as investments in projects related to Germany's renewable energy transition, all make a valuable contribution to a positive, responsible future. In our HelabaSustained programme, we are also constantly developing new sustainable solutions to help our customers succeed in their own zero-carbon transition.

We offer our staff a variety of tools and programmes in which they can improve their own health and find the right balance between their work and day-to-day lives. These include HelabaVital, courses on health eating, business yoga and our company sports programme, all of which support them in leading sustainable, more mindful lives. We also promote a work-life balance as well as mobile and flexible ways of working.

Sustainability is an integral part of our value orientation and is at the core of our business. Because as a Landesbank, we not only bear responsibility for the common good.

What are sustainable bonds? How are they structured and what is their growth potential? Our glossary gives an insight.

Sustainability is an integral part of the entire Helaba Group's business strategy. We have firmly enshrined sustainability and diversity in our strategy agenda. It is not just our global, but also our local responsibility; and not just our ecological, but also our economic responsibility. Our principles for integrating sustainability into the risk strategy are:

• Binding: Every new transaction must meet the predefined requirements
• Complete: It covers all types of financing as well as the entire Helaba Group
• Effective: We have not conducted any new business that does not comply with the strategy since it entered into force in 2018
• Systematic: We carry out an annual review process when updating our risk strategies

Key terms associated with the issues of sustainability and green finance - explained in a clear and straightforward way.

Find out more about sustainable finance instruments and their sustainable impact.

Interview with Dr. Gertrud R. Traud: Helaba's Chief Economist talks to Jörg Birkelbach, Finanzplaner TV, about the interplay between sustainability and monetary policy and the trends in the capital market in 2021.