Environmental Sustainability

Approach to Sustainability

At U.S. Bank, we protect and conserve our natural resources by:

• developing less resource-intensive business practices.
• embracing opportunities to promote financial products and services that incorporate features or benefits for reduced environmental impact.
• investing in environmentally beneficial business opportunities.
• educating employees and customers.

Please take a moment to review our 2010 Environmental Sustainability Update (PDF) ¹ which provides more detailed information on our approach and our progress. Our 2008-2009 Environmental Sustainability Update (PDF)¹ is also available. These documents highlight some of our initiatives and successes, including surpassing the $1 billion commitment we made in 2007 to invest in environmentally beneficial, profitable business opportunities by 2015.

This update builds upon the introduction of our Environmental Sustainability Policy in 2007, a summary of which is included in our 2007 Corporate Citizenship Report (PDF)¹, and focuses on the following:

Climate Change

U.S. Bank has a responsibility to better understand the impact of our operations on the environment and to help reduce that impact. We completed an audit of energy consumption and carbon emissions at our facilities and from business-related travel, and are taking these actions to reduce our impact:

• Updating our facilities and equipment to be more energy efficient.
• Seeking LEED certification in select new branch construction.
• Expanding audio, video and web-conferencing capabilities.
• Upgrading technology and software to improve energy efficiency.
• Expanding recycling programs at our facilities.
• Implementing sustainable forest practice lending guidelines.
• Substituting electronic options for paper-based processes.

Employee Engagement

Committed to helping employees become more responsible consumers of environmental resources, we have taken these steps to encourage involvement.

• Requiring environmental training for all employees.
• Providing online environmental resources and tools.
• Offering mass transportation incentives and promoting carpooling.

Our Get Green with US philosophy invites all stakeholders to join our sustainability efforts. We're a founding member of the NACHA Pay It Green Alliance, which helps educate the public on the advantages of paperless financial management.

How To Get Green with US

For paperless options, we offer Internet Banking and Bill Pay, Online Statements, treasury management services and a partnership to introduce cardless payment technologies.

To reward customers who want to have an even more positive impact on the environment, we offer reduced rates with our Green Auto Loan.

Learn more ways to Bank Safe and Get Green with US.

Related Information

Global Reporting Initiative 2009 G3 Report (PDF)¹
Environmental Sustainability Policy (PDF)¹