Sustainability report 2019

Our responsibility

Welcome to Euroclear’s 2019 ‘Our responsibility’ report.

This third edition, developed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, explains how we have continued to implement our Corporate Responsibility vision.

At a glance

In 2019, we continued to build on the foundations we had laid down over the previous years. Growing focus on Environment/Social/Governance (ESG) topics has propelled areas such as climate risk into the foreground and allowed us to start building momentum in all four of our streams.

Marketplace

Ethics and compliance
Data security
GlobalReach
Sustainable finance
Supply chain

Environment

Carbon emissions
Resource use
Energy reduction

Workplace

Diversity and inclusion
Well-being
Health and safety
Human rights
Training and development

Community

Street Child
Junior Achievement
Supporting local communities
Matching Gift

Marketplace

Ethics and compliance
Data security
GlobalReach
Sustainable finance
Supply chain

Environment

Carbon emissions
Resource use
Energy reduction

Workplace

Diversity and inclusion
Well-being
Health and safety
Human rights
Training and development

Community

Street Child
Junior Achievement
Supporting local communities
Matching Gift

Our responsibility highlights

Marketplace

This stream includes our long-term focus on fighting fraud and corruption, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing, data protection, and cyber security. It also focuses on our work to ensure that there is no modern slavery or human rights abuse in our operations or supply chain.


This stream also encompasses our efforts to enable activities through which developing markets are opened up to international investment, thereby strengthening their overall economies to the benefit of all. This section includes our ongoing investigations into how Euroclear may help to create a more sustainable and equitable marketplace.

Environment

This stream encompasses our focus on reducing our carbon emissions and our approach to resource use. The introduction of science-based targets in 2017 demonstrates our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment in all the locations where we operate.


We have been carbon neutral since 2012 and we reduced our carbon footprint by 7.7% in 2019.

Workplace

This stream includes our Diversity and Inclusion mission and our Employee well-being programme, as well as our Health and Safety programme, training and development opportunities and respect for the human rights of our employees.

Community

This stream encompasses our local and global community initiatives and our Matching gift scheme, with emphasis upon supporting those less advantaged in our society and those who have little or no access to financial inclusion. We also support young entrepreneurs as they make their way into the workforce and provide volunteering opportunities for our staff.