Climate Change Data

Alinma Bank

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:31,330.15 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:50,665,693 kWh/year
Water Consumption:7,623,510 litres/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:11.730 tCO2e/FTE

ESG Focus Areas

  • Responsible Customer Relations and Satisfaction
  • Talent Attraction, Retention and Development
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Digitalisation and Innovation
  • Governance, Accountability, Transparency and Ethics
  • Systemic Risk Management
  • Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
  • Financial Inclusion and Accessibility
  • Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
  • Financial and Economic Performance
  • Sustainable/Green Lending and Investment
  • Operational Environmental Impact
  • Supply Chain Management and Responsible Procurement
  • Social Development and Community Engagement
  • Nationalisation

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 & 2 CO2e emissions to 31,330.15 metric tonnes
  • Reduced Scope 1 & 2 CO2e emissions intensity to 11.730 metric tonnes/FTE
  • Implemented various green initiatives in branches including solar energy systems, smart building energy control systems, and improved greenery

Social Achievements

  • Achieved 19.22% female employment
  • 70% employee satisfaction score
  • Increased MSME financing by 27%
  • More than doubled the number of SME customers in 2022
  • Allocated 1% of net profits to corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Governance and Sustainability Committee
  • Implemented various cybersecurity initiatives including risk assessments, PCI DSS v4.0, and adherence to relevant guidelines

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Green Financing

Awards & Recognition

  • EMEA Special Award Green Deal of Year and Green Deal of the Year –Neom Helios (Green Hydrogen)
  • Social Infrastructure Finance Deal of the Year

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:30,532 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:2,304 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:24,267 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:4,231 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:154,501 GJ/year
Water Consumption:70,338 m3/year
Waste Generated:699,565 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:3.13 tCO2eq/million SAR

ESG Focus Areas

  • Accelerating sustainable finance
  • Fostering environmental stewardship and a circular carbon economy
  • Empowering our customers
  • Building a thriving workplace
  • Strengthening our communities and contributing to greater financial inclusion
  • Maintaining robust governance and responsible operations

Environmental Achievements

  • 58 solar energy systems installed at Alinma branches
  • 76 smart building systems installed at Alinma branches
  • 21.8% reduction in GHG emission Scope (1 & 2)
  • 21.7% reduction in electricity consumption
  • 8% reduction in water consumption
  • 12,310 KG paper recycled

Social Achievements

  • Launched Youth App (soft launch) and 10K customers onboarded
  • +75% of bank employees have been trained
  • 21.9% female percentage of total workforce
  • +320 employees obtained professional certificates
  • Ranked 3rd most preferred place to work in the Kingdom
  • 90% talent retention rate
  • Reached 2nd place in NPS across KSA banks
  • 96% Saudization rate
  • Ministry of HR & SD Labor Awards -- #1 place to work for people with disabilities
  • International Finance Awards Best Place to Work

Governance Achievements

  • Updated Alinma’s Corporate Governance Framework to include sustainability and CSR strategy
  • Completed a full digital transformation of the Legal Operations team
  • 3 additional ESG policies created

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • 20% increase in sustainable corporate financing
  • 25% female employment
  • Achieve 1st place in NPS across KSA banks
  • Achieve 1st place as employer of choice amongst KSA banks
  • 5 ESG policies
Short-term Goals:
  • Launch 3 sustainable finance products

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased fuel consumption due to power generator testing
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing calculation methodology for GHG emissions in alignment with Greenhouse Gas Protocol
  • Implementing advanced energy management systems
  • Adopting smart and sustainable building practices

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 14/year

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Climate finance opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UNGC, UN SDGs

Certifications: ISO 10002, ISO 10004

Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young Professional Services (EY)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 1
  • SDG 3
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 10
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13
  • SDG 16

See Appendix B

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sustainable Nama products

Awards & Recognition

  • Two awards at the 2023 Capital Markets and ESG Awards for Project Finance Deal of the Year

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Integrating ESG factors into financing and investment activities
  • Customer Relations
  • Diversity and Equal Opportunity
  • Training and Development
  • Sustainable Procurement
  • Data Privacy
  • Anti-Money Laundering
  • Anti-Corruption

Social Achievements

  • Commitment to financial inclusion, focusing on reaching underserved communities.
  • Support for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) by providing specialized financial products and advisory services.
  • Customer education and capacity building initiatives.
  • Increase the representation and career progression of women across all levels of the organization.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Committee and a Governance and Sustainability Board committee to oversee ESG framework and progress.
  • Robust policies and reporting mechanisms for Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption.
  • Adherence to international standards for AML, Anti-Corruption, and Data Privacy.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Align with the Saudi Nation’s net-zero carbon commitment by 2050.

Environmental Challenges

  • Managing ESG risks and impacts in high-risk projects and transactions.
  • Measuring and tracking value chain greenhouse gas emissions.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing a due diligence toolkit to identify and manage ESG risks.
  • Conducting project-level risk assessments according to IFC’s environmental and social risk categorization process.
  • Measuring and tracking Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions (including financed emissions).

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities