Deutsche Bank Signs up for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Carbon Challenge
Deutsche Bank today announced its participation as one of ten charter
members in New York City’s Carbon Challenge to commercial offices.
Deutsche Bank is one of five companies to pledge a reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions from our New York City offices by 40% in the
next ten years. Five others have committed to a 30% reduction. This
challenge was created as part of plaNYC to reduce city-wide green house
gas emissions by 30% by 2030.
Upon accepting this challenge, Jacques Brand said, “On behalf of our
approximately 6,000 local employees, we are pleased to be part of the
New York City Mayor’s Carbon Challenge to commercial offices. Over the
past few years we have completed approximately 80 distinct projects in
New York City which reduced our use of electricity by 18.3 million kwh
per year, a reduction of approximately 25%. We installed 682 solar
panels on our roof, which will decrease carbon emissions by 100 metric
tons per year. Because of these and other efforts, our corporate
headquarters at 60 Wall St. was recognized in 2012 as the EBie
All-Rounder award winner as the most improved building in the United
States across multiple sustainability capabilities by the Urban Green
Council.”
Brand continued, “Additionally, through the Deutsche Bank Americas
Foundation, we recently announced Deutsche Bank’s commitment to cleaner
energy through the establishment of a $30 million Community Clean Heat
Fund and philanthropic support for the New York City Energy Efficiency
Corporation.”
Deutsche Bank committed to being carbon neutral by 2013, which was
achieved over a five-year period by reducing the bank’s global carbon
footprint by 20% per year since 2007. For more information on Deutsche
Bank’s sustainability efforts, please visit: www.db.com/cr/en/docs/CR_Report_2012.pdf