TlB Annual Report 2009 - Triodos Bank
TlB Annual Report 2009 - Triodos Bank
TlB Annual Report 2009 - Triodos Bank
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Verifiers’ declaration<br />
<strong>Triodos</strong> <strong>Bank</strong> nv asked sgs Nederland bv,<br />
Systems & Services Certification, to verify<br />
the environmental and social data used<br />
in the <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> on <strong>Triodos</strong> <strong>Bank</strong>’s<br />
activities in Barcelona, Bristol, Brussels, Edinburgh,<br />
Frankfurt, London, Madrid and Zeist.<br />
Figures have been verified regarding<br />
consumption of, water and energy, business<br />
transport, commuting, calculation of CO2<br />
balance, the number of employees, the number<br />
of women in management positions and<br />
absenteeism.<br />
VERIFICATION<br />
sgs Nederland bv, Systems & Services Certification,<br />
examined <strong>Triodos</strong> <strong>Bank</strong>’s environmental<br />
and co-workers records. By means of random<br />
checks and interviews with the environmental<br />
managers and administrators sgs Nederland bv,<br />
Systems & Services Certification, reviewed how<br />
the offices in The Netherlands, Belgium, United<br />
Kingdom, Spain and Germany obtained the data<br />
in question (including method of registration<br />
and calculation) and the accuracy of the figures<br />
themselves.<br />
OPINION<br />
The verification confirms that the data in the<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> match the data in the<br />
environmental management system.<br />
Furthermore, the verification showed no<br />
indications suggestive of inaccuracies in the<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> with respect to the information<br />
provided on consumption of paper, business<br />
transport and commuting, calculation of<br />
CO2 balance, number of employees, number of<br />
women in management positions, and<br />
absenteeism.<br />
Spijkenisse, 24 February 2010<br />
sgs Nederland bv,<br />
Systems & Services Certification<br />
TRIODOS BANK - ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2009</strong> 157