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Environmental Commitment at PNC - an Overview Presentation by Ian Jackson, Vice President for Community Development Banking at PNC Presented at Columbus Green Building Forum's 2011 Green Building EXPO
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• PNC strives to integrate our day-to-day business practices with environmental responsibility
• These green business practices enable us to… — reduce our environmental footprint — improve efficiency and lower costs — increase employee satisfaction and productivity — enhance the communities where we operate — educate and engage individuals on environmental
issues
• Started in 2000 when we built our first green building
— Firstside Center opened as the nation’s largest LEED certified building (650,000 SF)
Environmental Commitment:
OVERVIEW
• More newly constructed LEED certified buildings (103) than any company on Earth
• Achieved first LEED Platinum certification for regional headquarters in Washington, DC
• First green bank branch in the U.S. — We hold the trademark for Green
Branch® locations
• Currently 136 LEED certified projects — Over 100 Green Branch locations — More than 2.5 million SF certified
Environmental Commitment:
BUILDING GREEN
• Transparent Reporting — Publish annual Corporate Responsibility Report — Participate in the Carbon Disclosure Project
• Energy Efficiency — Developed company-wide energy strategy that
carefully tracks usage, installs efficient systems, and encourages conservation
— Set goal to reduce building energy consumption 30% by 2020 (using 2009 baseline)
• Waste Management — Set goal to provide recycling at all facilities and
composting at all dining locations by 2013 — Pursue ways to reduce, reuse, and donate materials
to further eliminate waste
• Paper Reduction — Launched War on Paper campaign to reduce paper
consumption by 10% in 2011
• Employee Engagement — Host a Sustainability Community on intranet site for
employees to learn and share ideas — Expand Green Teams network
Environmental Commitment:
BEING GREEN
• Online Banking and free ATMs — PNC online banking tools, including the innovative Virtual Wallet, allows
customers to save trips to the bank, gas and paper. — In 2006, PNC became the first major bank to offer its customers free access
to ATMs worldwide.
• Energy Capital Group — PNC Equipment Leasing runs an industry leading, full service capital
provider to the renewable energy and demand side management segments — PNC is a market leader that delivers renewable energy solutions to
commercial businesses and all levels of government
• Small Business Green Lending — Provides 50% off initiation fees and 0.5% rate reduction for $500,000 (or
less) energy efficiency project loans — Projects include the purchase of low-emission fleet vehicles, Energy Star
appliances, water efficient fixtures, and efficiency upgrades to existing systems
• Energy Efficient Mortgages — PNC is the leading lender of FHA Energy Efficient Mortgages
Environmental Commitment:
BANKING GREEN