Our Mission

The reinvention of our business activities made a brave start back in 2000. We had no idea of the difficulties and challenges that lay ahead, or any idea of the scale such changes would bring about. Since then, however, we have enjoyed numerous successes ― and made plenty of mistakes ― but along the way we have learned a great deal.

During this time we have changed the way we do business. We now see our products and services as a means to positively transform society and gain market recognition by playing key roles in helping build a better country.

As a result of our efforts, we immediately began receiving requests for information on what we were accomplishing. As the number of requests continues to grow, it reinforces our belief that we really are helping build a better society. We are confident we have chosen the right business model, thanks to our superior financial, social and environmental results. But we can’t keep these all to ourselves. It's time to share.

Now we're reinventing again, with the development of the Espaço de Práticas em Sustentabilidade (Space for Sustainability Practices), better known as "Práticas". In tandem with our partners, we are providing the market with the knowledge we’ve acquired from inserting sustainability into our business activities. Now, whoever wants to follow in this same direction will have a shorter journey to travel.

Our Manifesto

Shortening the distance to a sustainable world.

We believe that meaningful immediate action by organisations is vital for sustainable development, and that this undertaking requires the effort and participation of everyone

As a financial organisation committed to this process, we have learned a great deal through our own experiences and those together with our clients and partners. The results prove that we’re heading in the right direction.

We believe that interdependent and collaborative action, making available the knowledge we’ve gained, plus identifying and handling the new issues that will certainly arise, can allow us to shorten the distance for companies to include sustainability in their business strategies and management culture.

We’re in a hurry to create better companies, a better society and a better world.

What the Espaço de Práticas em Sustentabilidade offers

. On-Site Practices

Sustainability Meetings
Since 2003 we have been holding public presentations on sustainability given by business and political leaders from around the world. These events are designed to encourage thought and discussion among experts, employees, customers, suppliers, partner institutions and society on emerging issues related to sustainability.

Sustainability Workshops
Grupo Santander Brasil also conducts public workshops which offer an introduction to the subject of sustainability and encourage participants to generate ideas which they can implement in their daily activities and become change agents for their personal and professional lives.

Institutional Presentations on Grupo Santander’s Experience with Sustainability
We hold regular presentations to students and professionals wanting to learn more about our sustainability practices. These events allow us to present and discuss our experiences and respond firsthand to questions about our way of doing business.

Tours to the Granja Viana Branch in São Paulo
We offer guided tours to the first bank branch built in Brazil to use sustainable construction methods and materials.

. On-Line Practices

The "Práticas" website presents successful projects undertaken by Grupo Santander Brasil and its partners, and opens up discussion and the exchange of information, experiences and learning.
 
"Práticas" sections available:

On-line Courses: hosted by Grupo Santander Brasil staff members, partners and experts, these e-learning sessions allow participants to learn more about specific aspects of implementing sustainability in a company. Topics covered: Sustainable Construction, Human Rights and Diversity.

Practices Database: a section featuring reports on the experiences and success stories of companies seeking to insert sustainability into their operations.

Discussion: forums and blogs to encourage the discussion of sustainability practices in business.

Annual Report

If you want to learn more about the challenges Grupo Santander Brasil  has faced to integrate sustainability into its daily business activities, and the solutions we’ve come up with, check out our annual report: