Our material impact areas
The material areas are where our daily activities have a positive or negative impact of a magnitude. We divide those into the environmental, social and governance area. Read about our approach and how we work.
Reducing our own footprint
We have a responsibility and work actively to reduce our own environmental footprint. Since 2008 we have been measuring our carbon emissions from energy consumption, use of paper, company cars and business travel. From 2021 we also measure our carbon emissions from waste.
SEB has a long-term ambition to reach net-zero by 2050 at the latest, applying to the credit portfolio, assets under management, and emissions from its own operations. In 2025, SEB’s total CO2 emissions from own operations amounted to 14,230 tonnes (tCO2e), which was below the bank’s earlier target of limiting emissions to 17,000 tonnes ±5 per cent by 2025.
We undertake several measures to achieve our reduction targets, such as improving energy efficiency of operations and buildings and increasing the use of renewable energy.
Annual reports
Our Annual report summarises SEB’s achievements, financial performance, and sustainability efforts from the past year, with the sustainability statement integrated in the report.
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