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About AIB Green Living

The energy we consume in our homes, how we live and how we do business all leave a footprint.
 
Find out how we can work to reduce the effect on our planet.

Your Business

If your business can make green changes or you’re a start-up business looking to green business - help is available here.

Find out more about Green Business

Your Lifestyle

Whether big changes or small, it’s not as hard as you might think - let us show you how we can support you.

Information on Green Lifestyles

 

Your Home

If you plan to upgrade your home, you’ll find plenty about ways to make more warm, cost effective and environmentally friendly homes here.

More Information on Green Homes

 

 

 

Thinking of Going Green?

There are plenty of reasons why we all need to adapt greener ways of living.

Two young children in vegetable garden holding up little houses.

Going Green quiz


Our behaviours, our habits and how we choose to live our lives leaves a footprint.

Many of us want to do more in support of a healthier planet and to ensure its preservation for the many generations to come.

We’ve worked with experts Sustainability Works to create our Going Green quiz. In just 5 minutes you can find out how green your choices are, as well as some tips and tricks on how you can do more.

Take our Going Green quiz

 

 

Some highlights from Sustainability so far

We started our Sustainability journey in 2014, here are some initiatives from the last few years.

2017:  Following the 2014 AIB Apiary collaboration with Boyne Valley Honey, AIB supported Trinity College Dublin (TCD) on a biodiversity research project to help conserve pollinators, encourage urban planning and beekeeping. 
The collaboration with TCD continues. Visit the TCD website for more information.
 
We are continuing to work to make AIB buildings more energy efficient – upgrading boilers, heating systems, air conditioning and LED lighting, to meet our Net Zero 2030 operations target.

2018: We signed the 1st Low Carbon Pledge to reduce emissions by 50% before 2030 and achieved Climate “A” Leadership Rating. We began the removal of disposable coffee cups across AIB and began educating ourselves with the rollout of Recycling and Reuse Workshops for our staff.

2019: We told you about our €5bn Climate Fund to support Ireland’s transition to a low carbon economy. We launched our pledge to DO MORE and our Green Bond Framework. We saw a 33% reduction in waste per employee this year, eliminating 11.5M plastic containers from our waste streams, preventing the generation of 283 tonnes of waste from 2017 - 2019. We introduced systems to reuse water for landscaping and outdoor cleaning.
 

2020: We have committed to our own operations being Net Zero by 2030, signed the new Low Carbon Pledge and committed to setting Science Based Targets by 2024. This year we achieved our 33% energy reduction targets and continued with our initiatives to support our commitments to Net Zero.

2021: As leader of the sustainability agenda in Irish financial services we are continuing to make progress in supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy. In the first 6 months of 2021 over 20% of our new lending was green/transitional, we’ve introduced additional customer supports including a Sustainable Lending Framework and enhanced a number of our partnerships – including FoodCloud, University College Cork and Coillte. We’re also proud to be the first Irish company to commit to using World Economic Forum, Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics in our reporting.
Find out more about sustainability in Ireland

 

 

Meet some of our green partners

We're supporting sustainable communities and making a positive contribution to society.

FoodCloud

Food waste is detrimental to our planet, but FoodCloud Ireland have the solution if we're all willing to play our part.

Coillte

As the proud custodian of over 7% of Ireland’s land, Coillte tells us of the journey they’ve been on to create a sustainable future for our forests and lands.

Bee keeping at AIB

Hear from our resident BEE keeper, Kevin, on the importance of the AIB Apiary and others for our ecosystems.

 

 

Our commitments and progress

Message from Colin Hunt, CEO

Sustainability Reports

Awards (PDF, 1 page, 119KB)

Accreditations

 

 

Our purpose is empowering people to build a sustainable future

We are building a more sustainable business, transitioning with the reciprocal support of our colleagues, customers and stakeholders in society.  We’ve financed greener homes and supported businesses as they transition to become more sustainable. We’ve financed renewable energy projects and tripled our Climate Action Fund to €30 billion.
 
We are clear about our sustainability reporting, as we believe is indisputable approach to embed sustainable practices.
 

 

 

Important/Regulatory Information

The above content is expressed in broad terms and is limited to general information purposes only. Readers should always seek professional advice to address issues arising in specific contexts and not seek to rely on the above information which does not constitute any form of advice or recommendation by AIB.
 
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