• World Sustainability

Governance

With effect from 2022, the LLB Group established a new governance structure to ensure that all hierarchical levels pay attention to sustainability concerns, including climate management.

This enables both decision-makers and all other employees to take climate-relevant risks and opportunities into account and to include them in strategic and operational considerations.

Sustainability and climate governance structure

Overview of sustainability and climate governance structure

The Sustainability Council assumes responsibility for decision-making, governance and monitoring

The core body of this new structure is the Sustainability Council, which comprises five members and has the task of controlling implementation of the LLB sustainability strategy, making any adjustments as and when necessary. It meets every three months and informs Group Executive Management about the status of sustainability management every six months.

Eleven work streams help us achieve our goals

At an operational level, no fewer than eleven work streams have been created, and they bear primary responsibility for implementing the sustainability and climate strategy, reporting to the Sustainability Council every two months. The individual work streams focus on either products (e.g. loans) or issues (e.g. social impact).

The Board of Directors maintains a bird’s-eye view

The LLB Group’s highest governing body is the Board of Directors, which addresses climate-relevant topics at least every six months. It is supported by a number of committees:

  • Group Risk Committee – briefs the Board of Directors specifically on climate crisis risks
  • Group Nomination and Compensation Committee – deals with the issue of environmentally friendly incentive systems, among other issues
  • Strategy Committee – provides advice regarding adjustments to the current climate strategy
  • Group Audit Committee – monitors implementation of the climate strategy and supervises governance compliance

Green Teams

We need to make use of our workforce’s entire talent pool in order to successfully crack the climate crisis, which is why the LLB Group has created Green Teams, in which employees can help shape the company’s sustainable future on a voluntary basis.

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Varied scope of duties
This may involve the reduction of our waste management system’s CO₂e footprint or the development of innovative, more socially equitable products for our clients. There is no shortage of opportunities to get involved and make the world that little bit better and more sustainable.
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From idea to implementation
Nine colleagues are currently looking at making banking operations greener and products more sustainable, developing projects that will be presented to the LLB Sustainability Council for a final decision.