Relationships - Banco Itaú

Profile
• Creating Value
• Leadership in Sustainability
• A New Bank, a New Culture
• Key Indicators
Memory Preserved
The Memory Space facility, located within the Itaú Unibanco Business Center at our
corporate headquarters, houses the story of two institutions that have joined forces
to become one of the world’s ten largest financial services groups, according to US
firm Bloomberg.
The idea of preserving our memory was born in 2003, with the safekeeping, handling
and providing of information to support our internal areas and business activities, and to
promote our culture and values. The Memory Space features an exhibit area, a technical
reserve for keeping document collections, research and technical treatment rooms and a
mini-auditorium for viewing films, plus a refreshment area.
To celebrate our 85 years of existence, in September 2009 the Memory Space opened its
Joining Histories, Building the Future exhibit, which runs until May 2010 and takes visitors
on a journey through time by recreating the parallels between our histories and the
transforming ideas of our founders. The journey includes the technology revolution and
growth of customer services, from the old manual processes to the latest in automated
banking, right up to the time of the merger and our most recent initiatives.
Social and Cultural Actions
In the social and cultural areas we
operate through three independent but
complementary organizations that underline
our contribution to sustainable development:
Fundação Itaú Social, Instituto Unibanco
and Instituto Itaú Cultural. With different
strategy and governance structures, in 2009
they helped present the 50th anniversary
of the music of Roberto Carlos, the Salvador
Carnaval, the Joinville Dance Festival and the
Curitiba Theatre Festival, among other events,
in addition to sponsoring all categories of the
Brazilian national soccer team as well as other
sports-related projects designed to train and
develop Brazilian athletes. Total investments
exceeded R$9 million.
When visiting the facilities, visitors can access corporate information, photos of our
headquarters and historical images displayed on interactive digital screens, all in an
environment designed to stimulate knowledge and gain insights into history.
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