Fifth Third Bank | Environmental Sustainability

Fifth Third Bancorp is committed to being an environmental sustainability leader in the financial services industry and beyond. We are determined to take decisive, bold actions to protect the planet for our customers, employees and shareholders. Our environmental activism is a key part of our Company’s commitment to build strong communities though economic inclusion and, in the act of working hard to achieve that goal, be a good corporate citizen.

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Environment

Fifth Third Achieves Carbon Neutrality
Additionally, Fifth Third continues to make significant progress on its 5 bold sustainability goals, announced in 2017, including already achieving its goal for 100% renewable power, a 20% reduction in water usage and 25% reduction in GHG emissions.

Energy

Report: U.S. Corporate Solar Investments Swell to 8300 Megawatts, Grow 20-Fold Over Last Decade
Fifth Third was the first Fortune 500 company and first bank to achieve 100% renewable power through a single, solar project in 2019.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Fifth Third's New Environmental and Social Policy Online
Fifth Third Bank has published a new Environmental and Social Policy which identifies sectors that pose heightened environmental and social risks.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

EPA Honors 2020 Green Power Leaders
Fifth Third Bank (Cincinnati, Ohio) realized its goal of 100 percent renewable power through a financial contract of an 80-Megawatt (M.W.) solar project in North Carolina, which will produce approximately 202 million kWh of electricity per year.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fifth Third Sets $8 Billion Sustainable Finance Goal
The Bank’s sustainable finance goal includes lending commitments and financing for renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and hydropower).

Energy

Fifth Third Bank to Present for Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy
Fifth Third was the first Fortune 500 company to achieve 100% renewable power through a single, solar project.

Energy

NCSEA Features Fifth Third as “Clean Energy Powered Business”
The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association has published its "Clean Energy Powered Businesses" infographic. Fifth Third was recognized for its 100% renewable energy achievement via its solar power facility in the Tarheel state.

Environment

Fifth Third Hosts Compost Bin Event in Cincinnati
The event followed a virtual training event held with the county in which 200 Fifth Third employees learned the how and why of backyard composting, part of the Bank’s efforts to encourage employees to enhance sustainability at home.

Energy

Fifth Third Bank Goes 100% Solar
Fifth Third Bank is investing in the sun. The financial giant recently became the first Fortune 500 company to achieve 100% renewable power with solar alone. And it did so with a single solar project.

Environment

Fifth Third Earns A- for Climate Leadership from CDP
Fifth Third Bancorp has received a Climate Leadership score of A- from the CDP for its efforts and disclosures related to climate change. Fifth Third’s A- score placed Fifth Third in the top quartile of CDP’s Financial Services Activity Group.
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