LONG ISLAND CITY, NY (July 3, 2019) — United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) today announced the release of its 2018 sustainability report. Underlining how sustainability has become a business priority, UNFCU achieved seven out of eight 2020 goals by 2018. Chief among these was maintaining 100% carbon neutrality since 2016. UNFCU remains one of only a few credit unions with assets of more than $5 billion to achieve this goal.
“In demonstrating strong progress on its five year sustainability plan, UNFCU exemplifies the Finance sector’s commitment to climate action,” said Satya Tripathi, Assistant Secretary-General and Head of UN Environment’s New York Office.
“UNFCU staunchly supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals,” said Pamela Agnone, executive sponsor of the UNFCU Global Sustainability Program. “As a result, sustainability is embedded in our operations, culture, and values.”
Featured UNFCU accomplishments from the report:
View the full report for more details and information.
UNFCU leveraged best practices from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to guide its reporting approach. This included identifying core sustainability focus areas, such as climate impact, paper, energy reduction, and green products. UNFCU obtained input from members, partners, and Greening the Blue, a United Nations interagency network. Sustainability experts from Kosmenko & Co. and Envision Realty Services independently validated the environmental performance metrics in the report.
UNFCU is the member-owned credit union of the United Nations community. UNFCU was founded in 1947 and serves more than 168,000 members across the globe. In 2015, it established the UNFCU Foundation, an accredited New York-based nonprofit corporation.
Elisabeth Philippe, UNFCU, ephilippe@unfcu.com, +1 347-686-6776 or mobile: +1 347-510-4036
