"We promote the financial inclusion of consumers by facilitating access to credit and actively support our clients, businesses, financial players and organizations in the sustainable transition process through our information assets, which enable us to build advanced models that forecast physical and environmental transition risks, in accordance with European ESG policies.”
Carlo Gherardi - CEO
CRIF is pleased to announce its inclusion, for the second consecutive year, in the prestigious "Sustainability Leaders 2024" ranking in Italy, compiled by Il Sole24 Ore in collaboration with Statista.
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CRIF has been included in the prestigious “2023 Sustainability Leaders” ranking in Italy compiled by Il Sole24 Ore in collaboration with Statista.
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CRIF’s core values and the principles that guide its history and actions, its international memberships, and its organizational structure that supports customers together to the next level, with a specific focus on management of the COVID-19 emergency.
For CRIF, collaboration with stakeholders translates into guaranteeing high standards of security and professionalism, as well as ESG, apps, and services to support customers, such as Mister Credit, starting from listening to business needs and the customer experience.
The role of people is essential within CRIF, and it is the contribution they make every day that underlies its success. That is why there is a female empowerment program, support for diversity and inclusion, training on remote working, and many other initiatives for the welfare of the company population.
CRIF provides a real contribution to charitable activities and to raising awareness of non-profit organizations in Italy and around the world, such as ANT and AMREF. In addition, it supports cultural and educational initiatives in collaboration with the University of Bologna, such as the Master’s in Quantitative Risk Management and the Faccio Tesoro financial education program.
There have been many initiatives to reduce CRIF’s environmental impact, the first being the installation of solar panels at the 3 sites in Bologna, as well as paper recycling, and in-house energy-saving campaigns.
The Global Reporting Initiative is a standard CRS reporting format, whose indicators are used by CRIF and more than 1,000 companies worldwide to measure and communicate sustainability performance with the highest level of transparency, taking into environmental, social and governance aspects.
CRIF has signed up to the 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. The initiative encourages businesses to adopt and implement sustainable and socially responsible policies.
The Swisscleantech business association has around 500 members from all sectors who are committed to sustainability, influencing policymakers and society to ensure that Switzerland is carbon neutral by 2050.
Since 2022, CRIF has been a member of Impronta Etica, a non-profit association for the promotion and development of sustainability and corporate social responsability in Italy and Europe, encouraging its members to turn their drive for innovation into a sustainable competitive advantage.
CRIF professionals are members of Sustainability Makers, the Italian association that works to train and promote professionals dedicated to implementing sustainable projects with the aim of increasing skills and expertise through training and networking activities, studies and research, workshops and webinars.
