Tunisian Bank (STB) Publishes its First Extra-Financial Report
The Tunisian Bank (STB) is pleased to announce the publication of its first extra-financial report, prepared in accordance with the Tunis Stock Exchange (BVMT) guide and referencing the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. This report highlights the bank's intensified commitment to responsible, sustainable, and engaged banking.
2024 Efforts and Strategic Initiatives
The report showcases the bank's efforts in 2024, during which it implemented various strategic initiatives to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into all its activities, reaffirming its leadership role in the Tunisian banking landscape. By placing environmental, social, and governance responsibility at the core of its business model, the STB illustrates its strategy, approach, action plans, and achievements through this report. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not limited to occasional actions; it guides the bank's mission and overall strategy, covering the entire organization and promoting sustainable value creation.
Structuring the CSR Approach
To structure its CSR approach, the STB adopted the international ISO 26000 standard, conducting an in-depth diagnostic study supported by exchanges with stakeholders. This study identified priority issues, including responsible financing, which supports projects with significant social and environmental impact, as well as sustainable customer support. Ethical governance, promoting an inclusive and attractive work environment, eco-responsibility in operations, data protection, and cybersecurity complement this commitment framework, reflecting the bank's deep desire to combine performance and responsibility.
"STB Horizon 2026" Strategy
As part of a medium-term vision, the STB presents its "STB Horizon 2026" strategy, which evolves the CSR approach into a global ESG strategy with enhanced ambitions, setting measurable objectives and integrating their monitoring into the overall ESG performance management framework. This strategy focuses on industrial decarbonization, greening the investment portfolio, promoting green finance, and supporting the sustainable transformation of key sectors in the Tunisian economy. Through these actions, the STB aims to play a driving role in the country's ecological transition and inclusive development.
Community and Employee Actions
On the occasion of the first publication of this report, the STB also highlights the concrete actions it deploys daily in favor of the community and its employees. The bank places humans at the heart of its orientations by valuing its employees through ambitious continuous training policies, diversity, inclusion, and professional equality, ensuring a respectful and stimulating work environment. Community actions primarily target sectors with high social value (education, childhood, transport, health, and well-being) in perfect coherence with national priorities, contributing to promoting social equity and sustainable development in the service of the general interest.
Commitment to Transparency and Sustainability
By publishing this report, the STB commits to reporting annually on the progress made to ensure total transparency towards the public and reaffirms its willingness to sustainably support its ecosystem, placing ethics, social, and environmental responsibility at the core of its business model. This step marks the bank's constant commitment to building a prosperous and respectful future for tomorrow's challenges with its stakeholders.
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