Sustainability - bicbanco

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Profile GRI
2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, DMA EC –
Economic Performance and DMA EC – Market Presence
Banco Industrial e Comercial S.A. (BICBANCO) was incorporated in the city
of Juazeiro do Norte (CE) from a company that was founded as a credit
cooperative in 1938 and is today a major participant in Brazil’s financial
landscape. According to a Brazilian Central Bank ranking of credit operation,
dated September 2011, BICBANCO is ranked in 6th place among the
nation’s private capital institutions; it is in 10th place on the list of national
and foreign private banks and it is in 15th place in the overall ranking, which
includes public and private capital banks, national and foreign.
A universal bank headquartered in the city of São Paulo (SP), the Institution
relies on a team of 1,041 employees and is part of a conglomerate that is
present in every region of Brazil, with a network of 46 branches, located
in 34 cities, in 18 states and the Federal District, in addition to a service
point in Grand Cayman, providing support for international market transactions
since 2002. The BICBANCO Conglomerate also includes the Sul
Financeira, BIC Leasing, BIC Administradora de Cartões, BIC DTVM and
BIC Informática companies.
The Bank has been recognized for its agile operations, its responsible cor-
porate management and its high-quality service. Its business is focused
on offering unique products and services, geared towards corporate credit,
that are mostly aimed at serving the demands of middle market companies,
whose annual revenue is between BRL50 million and BRL500 million.
At the end of the 2011 fiscal year, credit given to middle market segment
companies accounted for 94.1% of total volume.
The Bank currently has a portfolio of over 13.3 thousand active clients and,
of this total, 6.9 thousand use credit operations, distributed over various
industries, with no concentration of economic activity, geographic region
or risk by client. Sul Financeira serves more than 208.1 thousand clients
across Brazil in operations directed at individuals and small companies.
Explanatory note 8 in the December 2011 Financial Statement contains
detailed data on the credit portfolio. Throughout the fiscal year, the Bank
neither acquired portfolios nor discontinued any business or products.
A publically traded financial institution since 2007, BICBANCO is listed
at Level 1 in BOVESPA’S Corporate Governance. In 2012 and for the second
year in a row, the Bank’s stock was included in the BM&FBOVESPA
Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial – ISE (Corporate Sustainability Index),
a sign of the strength of the Institution’s sustainable foundations.
BICBANCO OPENS
NEW HEADQUARTERS
In the first quarter of 2012, BICBANCO’s central
administration moved to a new address:
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4.440, Itaim Bibi,
CEP: 04538-132, São Paulo (SP).
Construction on the new building prioritized
sustainable practices and resources.
The new headquarters suitably
accommodates the Bank’s current
structure and allows future expansions.
New facilities were prepared in order to
provide greater convenience, comfort and
quality of life at work to employees as well as
greater security and privacy for information
on clients and business partners.
Progress resulting from the change is
discussed throughout this report.