Sustainability Report 2008

Sustainability underlies all EBRD investments: the Bank applies sound banking principles to all its operations, considers environmental, social and governance issues when approving new projects and encourages open dialogue and participation with key stakeholders. The Sustainability Report 2008 focuses on the Bank’s impact on people and the environment in its countries of operations and also describes how the Bank operates internally. It highlights the EBRD’s sustainability initiatives and projects and demonstrates that in a time of financial crisis the EBRD is even more ready to contribute to and achieve sustainable development. The Report covers all aspects of sustainable development, including environmental issues and wider social issues such as health and safety, gender, community impacts, human rights, stakeholder relations and corporate governance.