Sustainability experts provide training, with solutions tailored to each sector.
SANTO DOMINGO - Banco Popular Dominicano, as part of its sustainable vision and the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking, held two new workshops on reducing the carbon footprint, aimed at its business clients in the energy, food and beverage, industry, manufacturing, agriculture and livestock sectors.
During these workshops, representatives of the banking entity highlighted the key role of the financial sector in supporting its clients in the transition to a low-carbon economy, helping companies to adapt to the effects of climate change.
Banco Popular emphasized the importance of creating meeting and learning spaces like these, designed to provide practical tools, up-to-date knowledge and a strategic vision on sustainable finance, especially applied to sectors with a high environmental impact.
Both workshops were led by specialist Camila Rodríguez, an expert in climate change and disaster risk management, with more than a decade of experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, who addressed key concepts on the measurement, management and reduction of emissions, as well as sector-specific opportunities to implement sustainable solutions.
Moving towards a more sustainable future
“We seek to strengthen the technical capabilities of our clients so that they can identify green financing opportunities and understand the criteria that govern responsible investments,” said Mr. Robinson Bou, Executive Vice President of Business and Investment at Banco Popular.
Banco Popular, as a signatory member of the UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking, assumed the goal of reducing carbon emissions in its loan portfolio by 38%.
These carbon footprint reduction workshops are part of the joint work between Popular and the “Alejandro E. Grullón E.” Chair of Sustainability, an initiative of the Pontifical Catholic University Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) and the Popular Foundation.
In addition to supporting its customers, Banco Popular has implemented various internal initiatives to mitigate its carbon footprint, including planting more than 1.3 million trees since 2000, using solar panels in its offices, and promoting the 3R culture (reduce, reuse, recycle), among others.
