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Environmental protection at the ECB

As a European institution, we have a role to play in protecting the environment and fighting climate change. To improve our environmental performance and reduce our carbon footprint as much as possible, we adopted an environmental policy in 2007 and have been registered with the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) since 2010.

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IN 2022

WE IMPROVED OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE BY

heating the Eurotower with biogas instead of natural gas

implementing further energy-saving measures

introducing additional internal quarterly reporting on our carbon footprint to better monitor and steer our environmental performance

converting almost 2,000 m2 of lawn into additional wildflower meadows in the grounds of our main building

launching a “Road to Paris” awareness-raising campaign: an engaging competition among ECB business areas

removing 100 on-floor printers from ECB buildings – around 30% of our total on-floor printers

Environmental protection at the ECB

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ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AT THE ECB AND IN OTHER EU INSTITUTIONS

Environmental policy

This policy provides a set of clear measures that help us to improve our environmental performance and minimise our ecological footprint.

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Our main building’s energy-saving features

Find out how we recycle energy, heat and rainwater to make our skyscraper as green as possible.

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Inter-institutional collaboration

Learn more about how the European institutions that are registered with EMAS work together to reduce their ecological footprint.

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