Sberbank has published Annual Report for 2019, which includes Sustainability Report (ESG-report)

Sberbank (SBER) 
Sberbank has published Annual Report for 2019, which includes Sustainability 
Report (ESG-report) 
 
24-March-2020 / 18:54 MSK 
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*Sberbank has published Annual Report for 2019, which includes 
Sustainability Report (ESG-report). * 
*The Annual Report of Sberbank meets the requirements of Russian and 
international regulators, the London Stock Exchange listing rules, and the 
GRI Standards.* 
 
_March __24__,__ 2020, __Moscow_- Sberbank has published the Annual Report 
for 2019 prepared in accordance with Russian law, disclosure requirements of 
the UK financial regulator, and the London Stock Exchange listing rules. 
 
Given the increased focus on ESG, Sberbank's 2019 Annual Report was prepared 
in two parts: 1- Management Report and 2- Sustainability Report 
(ESG-report). The first part describes the bank's performance in the main 
business areas, financial results, and corporate governance. The second part 
was prepared in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards on 
sustainability reporting. 
 
The Sustainability Report discloses information on the most significant ESG 
topics identified as a result of a survey among the bank's main stakeholders 
(employees, top management, and Supervisory Board members) and with due 
regard to the requests of the investment community. 
 
The ESG Report focus topics include: the bank's activities in responsible 
financing and procurement; own environmental impact; ensuring financial 
product safety, client security, and financial service accessibility and 
quality; human capital and social responsibility development; and Sberbank's 
contribution to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 
(SDGs). 
 
Not only does the publishing of the ESG Report represent the progress made 
in the implementation of best corporate and social responsibility practices 
in Sberbank, but it also sets a direction for the bank's further development 
- in optimizing own environmental impact, creating an efficient ESG 
management system, and developing an approach for responsible financing and 
promoting the 'green agenda' in the Russian market. 
 
The 2019 Annual Report is included in the materials for the Annual General 
Meeting of Shareholders of Sberbank and will be submitted for its approval 
on 24 April 2020. 
 
Attachment 
 
Document title: Sberbank Annual Report 2019 
Document: https://eqs-cockpit.com/c/fncls.ssp?u=RKRDOLKSPK [1] 
 
ISIN:          US80585Y3XXX, RU0009029XXX, RU0009029XXX, US80585Y4XXX 
Category Code: MSCH 
TIDM:          SBER 
LEI Code:      549300WE6TAF5EEWQS81 
Sequence No.:  54398 
EQS News ID:   1005865 
 
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