SuStainability report - SocialFunds.com

Sustainability Report 2008Initiatives thatDemonstrate Our NatureSince the 1950s, when Fundação Bradesco was created, followed by other initiatives,the Bradesco Organization has demonstrated throughouth its existence a concernwith education, the environment and the development of the country, even at a timewhen concepts such as sustainable development were unheard of.The fact that a significant portion of the Brazilian population has faced difficultiesaccessing banking products and services, as well as issues raised by the communityrelated to social-environmental commitments, led us to incorporate new managementpractices into our business strategy, focusing on three great pillars: SustainableFinance, Responsible Management and Social-Environmental Investments.We highlight the following actions, among them:SustainableFinanceWith initiatives, such as banking inclusion (more people with access tobanking services), utilization of social-environmental criteria in creditanalyses and offering a wide range of social-environmental products,including credit lines, investments, cards, insurance, certificated savingsplans and private pension plans.ResponsibleManagementWith actions guided by a Social-Environmental Responsibility Policy, theappreciation and development of employees and our commitment to theGlobal Compact, Millennium Development Goals and Equator Principles,Bradesco is included in sustainability indexes (Dow Jones SustainabilityIndex, New York Stock Exchange and ISE – Corporate Sustainability Index ofBM&FBovespa) and has earned several certifications and acknowledgements.Social-EnvironmentalInvestmentsInvestments are made through the Fundação Bradesco, Finasa Sports Program,Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (Sustainable Amazonas Foundation) andother actions focused on education, culture and preservation, protection andrecovery of the environment.All these actions are reflected in the relationship with our stakeholders, generatingvalue in our relationships.2