Sustainability Committee

Through the presence of the Sustainability Committee, Banca Ifis confirms its commitment to promoting sustainable development as a key value creation and development driver, which looks at the impacts on people, the environment and communities.

The Sustainability Committee supports the important work the Bank has carried out to integrate ESG criteria into its mission and business model.

The Committee assists the Board of Directors in strategic planning activities, with the aim of defining the most relevant projects and creating a corporate culture of teamwork to achieve this great common goal.

Duties and functions

The Committee’s main tasks are:

Formulates to the Board of Directors, upon request or on its own initiative, circulars, opinions and recommendations concerning ESG topics;
Contributes, as defined over time, to the integration of ESG principles and objectives into the Bank’s business plan and their implementation;
Supports the Board of Directors in the evaluation process of specific Diversity & Inclusion strategies, policies and initiatives;
Promotes initiatives to support environmental sustainability projects.

Sustainability Committee Members
Sustainability Committee	Members**
Chairman	Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio
Deputy Chairman	Rosalba Bendetto
Chief Executive Officer	Frederik Geertman
Indipendent Director and Lead Independent Director	Simona Arduini
Group Legal and Corporate Affairs Director*	Lucia Martinoli
Co-General Manager and Chief Commercial Officer*	Raffaele Zingone
Human Resources Director*	Mauro Baracchi

*Directly reporting to the Chief Executive Officer

**The Chairman has the authority to invite the Co-General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, the Bank’s corporate officers and managers listed below (each for their respective areas and projects), and third-party consultants with expertise in ESG issues to meetings.