Ahead of WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY, LARGEST PRIVATE BANKER, HDFC Bank Commits To Becoming Carbon Neutral by this FY - Check how its stock is performing

HDFC Bank, the leading Private Lending Bank of India is trading at Rs 1520, up Rs 16 or 1% today. The 52 week high on the stock is Rs 1641 and the 52 week low on the stock is Rs 928. The market cap of HDFC Bank is Rs 8.4 lk cr. HDFC Bank has significant weightage on Nifty and Bank Nifty. The initiative taken by HDFC Bank to be carbon neutral by 2031-32 indicates that the Bank is highly responsible socially. Also, in US and other developed nations, companies who are CSR responsible attract strong investments from foreign funds. HDFC Bank is a leading example and maybe other companies may follow them soon. Companies will good ESG Scores are more reliable and garner more trust from investors.  

HDFC Bank announces their plan on becoming carbon neutral ahead of World Environment Day on June 5. HDFC Bank Plans to achieve this by reducing consumption & resource footprint, moving towards renewable energy and offsets. HDFC Bank will Fund green products; evaluate credit basis ESG scores. 

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HDFC Bank plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32. As part of this initiative, the Bank is looking at reducing its emissions, energy, and water consumption. HDFC Bank will continue to incorporate and scale up the use of renewable energy in its operations. As part of its ESG strategy, the Bank will also focus on offering loans for green products like electric vehicles at lower interest rates and incorporating ESG scores in its credit decisions. The Bank is also working on a framework for issuing green bonds.

This announcement, which comes just ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, is a part of the bank’s overall commitment to embed ESG principles in its business. HDFC Bank has a three-pronged strategy to achieve its objective to become carbon neutral: Reduce consumption, transition to renewable energy, and offset carbon footprint.

As a part of this strategy HDFC Bank is planning the following initiatives, amongst others: 

1)      Decrease absolute emissions and energy consumed in line from current level of 315,583 MT CO2 emissions
2)      Increase Rooftop Solar capacity in large offices
3)      Convert 50% of our total sourced electricity to renewable energy
4)      Create single use plastic free corporate offices
5)      Plant 25 Lakh trees
6)      Reduce water consumption by 30%.

Ashima Bhat, Group Head - CSR, Business Finance and Strategy, Administration and Infrastructure, HDFC Bank  said that “A shared future means that individuals, companies and countries all have to act together to mitigate the effects of climate change,” 

Further, he said that “Through this effort, we are supporting the country’s commitment in this direction. The broad strategy is in place and going forward we will fine tune it and introduce new measures if necessary. As a responsible corporate citizen, HDFC Bank is fully committed to help India mitigate the effects of climate change as well as help the country meet its international commitments under the Paris agreement.”