
Corporate Social Responsibility
General theory defines social responsibility (Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR) as the voluntary commitment of companies to act responsibly towards the environment and society in which they do business in terms of their functioning and Komerèní banka implements this theory in practice.
In Komerèní banka, we regard CSR as one of the key factors in long-term success. Naturally, this is why we implement CSR in the strategies for our commercial activities and thus try to create value for the clients, employees, business partners, shareholders, investors and also the whole Société Générale group, which we are an integral part of.
Employees
"Only a satisfied and loyal employee provides first class services to the clients"
The basic strategy of Komerèní banka is to establish a long-term professional relationship with its employees similarly as with its clients, based on open and reciprocal communication. Our aim is to facilitate continuous professional development for all employees, implemented in accordance with their wishes and personal qualifications.
Charity
"We are part of society"
Charity projects constitute an integral part of the activities of KB. Via the KB "JISTOTA" foundation, Komerèní banka and its employees contribute towards a wide range of charity projects. The foundation helps there, where the money is most needed - in the area of development of civic society, support for education, support for projects of a medical-social character and in projects for environmental protection.
Sponsoring
"We support..."
The basic values of Komerèní banka and the Société Générale Group are professionalism, innovation and team spirit. We naturally also look for these values in the projects of our partners, which we support. We focus on support for activities of society-wide importance and reach, which are appropriately supplemented by smaller projects focused above on on young people. The sponsoring activities of Komerèní banka also include support and development of professional sport.
Sustainable development
"We think about the future"
We introduce new processes and technologies, which are more environmentally friendly. We look for ways to make savings in consumption of paper and energy. We try to increase the awareness of all parties concerned (especially KB employees and out clients) of the importance of this topic.
On a global scale...
KB is part of the international Société Générale Group. Société Générale has undertaken to protect the environment, human and social and social rights in all aspects of its activities, at every stage of its development. The strategy of Société Générale is to create permanent values for the shareholders, clients and employees. This is why CSR has become an inherent part of the activities of Société Générale. The geographical, cultural, social and economic specifics of the country the Société Générale Group is active in, are always taken into consideration.
Important milestones
- 2000 - founding member of the Wolfsberg Group; the organisation associates companies, which share their best practice in order to prevent money laundering in the fight against corruption and financing of terrorism
- 2001 - signature of the declaration by financial institutions on the environment and sustainable development - UNEP organisation (United Nations Environment Programme)
- 2003 - accession of the SG Group to the Global Compact initiated by the United Nations; the compact represents a voluntary commitment in the form of ten universal principles from the field of human rights, employee rights, the environment and the fight against corruption
- 2006 - adoption of the Principles of responsible investment
- 2007 - support for the Carbon Disclosure project; the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) was commenced in 2000; it associates more than 315 global investors; its aim is to support development of common methodologies for measuring emissions of greenhouse gasses and to facilitate their integration into joint methodology for financial investment
- 2007 - adoption of the Equator Principles; this initiative was created in 2003 and was created in cooperation with the World Bank; the principles determine common environmental and social standards for the financial sector and project financing




