UniCredit Joins Earth Hour 2016 in 14 Countries
18.03.2016Company: Amcham
82 Group buildings in Europe will turn off lights.
On March 19, UniCredit will turn off the lights in 82 of its buildings in 14 different European countries for Earth Hour, marking the Group's ninth consecutive year of participation in WWF's global initiative aimed at making people more aware of the climate change which poses as a serious threat to our planet.
In the year following the seminal Climate Conference in Paris and the adoption of the new Sustainable Development Goals, UniCredit's support for the campaign emphasizes the Group's steady efforts over the years to address conservation of the environment and support sustainable development. As part of these efforts, the group is committed to reducing its operational emissions since 2009. Having already reached our 2020 target, we are now committed to achieve new ambitious ones: -60% by 2020 and -80% by 2030.
This year, the lights in UniCredit's most prominent buildings will be turned off for one hour in 14 countries: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine
UniCredit Tower will also be taking part in this year's Earth Hour. The bank's headquarters in Milan has received a LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council for its scrupulous attention to energy savings in construction and design.
The buildings participating this year are listed below:
