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Banco Bradesco's head offices in sao Paolo. Photo: Google Earth - Streetview

About Banco Bradesco

Banco Bradesco was established in 1943 and is one of Brazil's largest private sector bank. The bank offers a range of financial products and services to customers in Brazil and abroad. It has an extensive private-sector branch and service network in Brazil. Its products and services encompass banking operations such as loans and advances and deposit-taking, credit card issuance, purchasing consortiums, insurance, leasing, payment collection and processing, pension plans, asset management and brokerage services.

Website https://www.bradescori.com.br/en/
Headquarters
Cidade de Deus, Prédio Novo, Vila Yara
06029-900 Osasco São Paulo
Brazil
CEO/chair Octavio de Lazari Junior
CEO
Supervisor
Banco Central do Brasil
Annual report Annual report 2020
Ownership
listed on Bolsa de Madrid, Brazil Stock Exchange & NYSE

Banco Bradesco's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Complaints and grievances

Individuals and communities who may be adversely affected by Banco Bradesco’s finance can raise a complaint to the bank by e-mail: etica@bradesco.com.br (see the bank's Code of Ethical Conduct).

Stakeholders may also raise complaints via the OECD National Contact Points (see OECD Watch guidance).

Related Dodgy Deals

Banco Bradesco has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

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Tracking the Equator Principles

EPFIs reporting status

BankLast update
Country
Reporting period
PF deals under EP
Project names reported
% Project names reported
Details
Banco Bradesco
2022-03-14
BRA
2020
0
0
1.000000001E+27
0
Brazil
Profile
Reporting period
2020
PF deals under EP
0
Project names reported
0
% Project names reported
20220314
Last update: 2022-03-14
Explanation

EP reporting page: https://equator-principles.com/reporting-banco-bradesco-s-a-2019/

Explanation

Project name reporting status of Equator Principles signatories for each financial institutions' most recent reporting period. Where there is no percentage presented the EPFI has not reported having financed any project transactions in that reporting period. 

For more details see this page.

Banks and Human Rights

Human Rights Benchmark November 2019

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Banco Bradesco
BRA
2.5
Laggard

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Brazil
Score
Laggard
2.5
Explanation

Banco Bradesco's human rights policies, processes and reporting were assessed as part of the BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark in November 2019. The bank is assessed as a Laggard, with a total score of 2.5 out of 14.

Policy: 1/3
Due dilligence: 1/5
Reporting: 0.5/3
Remedy: 0/3

Explanation
Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 3.5 points
4 - 5.5 points
6 - 8.5 points
9 - 14 points
For more details see this page.

News

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blog
external news
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Banks injected USD 37.7 billion in mining companies at risk of causing forest destruction and human rights violations

2022-04-12 | Forest & Finance Coalition
blog
external news
our news

Investment funds injected US$ 54.1 billion into mining companies with interests in Indigenous territories in the Amazon

New report by APIB and Amazon Watch reveals main investors of eight large mining companies that wish to explore Indigenous territories in Brazil.
2022-02-22 | Brazil | Amazon Watch, Association of Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples (APIB)
blog
external news
our news

Activists tell banks and investors to stop doing business with the world’s largest meat company JBS

Company's USD 1 billion “sustainability-linked bond” will allow expansion of Amazon deforestation and massive greenhouse gas emissions, say campaigners
2021-11-03 | BankTrack, Forests & Finance
blog
external news
our news

The Chain: Active Fires Detected in SLC Agrícola’s Fazenda Perdizes Property in the Amazon

2021-09-06 | Chain Reaction Research
blog
external news
our news

Forests & Finance Coalition warns foreign investors about the risk of the anti-environment agenda in the Brazilian Congress

2021-08-19 | Forests & Finance
blog
external news
our news

Brazilian meat company JBS issues "sustainability-linked" bonds: Forests & Finance coalition responds

2021-06-25 | Forests & Finance
blog
external news
our news

JBS shows SLB label is nothing without scrutiny

2021-06-18 | Global Capital
blog
external news
our news

World’s 50 largest banks and investors driving deforestation through weak policies and major investments, new study finds

Top investors BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, PNB, EPF, GPIF, and KWAP all amongst lowest scoring
2021-06-08 | Forests & Finance
blog
external news
our news

Banks called upon to take action to protect biodiversity ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming

Civil society organizations urge banks to adopt stringent “No Go” policy for biodiversity rich areas
2021-05-26 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Banks Funnelled Over USD 150 Billion Into Companies Driving Deforestation Since Paris Agreement, New Data Analyses Shows

2020-11-16 | Forests & Finance
blog
external news
our news

A call to action on the Principles for Responsible Banking: End climate-destructive financing now

2020-10-20 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, and partners
blog
external news
our news

Principles for Responsible Banking no obstacle to finance climate destruction

Twenty PRB banks provided over US$1.25 trillion in fossil fuel financing since Paris Agreement
2020-09-22 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Banks funnelled over USD 150 billion into companies driving deforestation since Paris Agreement, new data analysis shows

First-ever database reveals true scope of financing of forest-risk commodity companies, amidst global rainforest fires
2020-09-01 | San Francisco | BankTrack, Forests & Finance, Rainforest Action Network
blog
external news
our news

Bradesco, Itaú, and Santander Launch Plan Promoting Sustainable Development in Amazon

2020-07-23 | The Rio Times
blog
external news
our news

Global finance sector failing to apply conservation criteria to pulp and paper funding

2020-03-21 | New York/Amsterdam | Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

4 out of 5 banks failing on human rights, new BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark shows

Lloyds, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Société Générale among the poorest performers in BankTrack ranking, alongside Canadian and Chinese banks
2019-11-26 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack 2019 Human Rights Benchmark: criteria and scope announced

2019-06-25 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Brazilian's public prosecutors office is suing banks for providing credit to companies that are on the slave labour black list

(article in Portuguese)
2019-05-24 | Opovo online
blog
external news
our news

Principles must bring commitments

Banks endorsing draft Principles for Responsible Banking called upon to urgently act on what they sign
2018-11-26 | Paris | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Financiers of pulp and paper industry projects will cause environmental and social harm, says new report

2017-08-01 | Mandy Haggith – Environmental Paper Network
blog
external news
our news

TCFD: banks supporting better disclosure are not the ones exiting coal project finance

Bank support for FSB Task Force recommendations is welcome, but reveals lack of joined-up thinking
2017-07-31 | Ryan Brightwell – BankTrack, Yann Louvel – BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
blog
external news
our news

Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Equator Principles update must lead to new Principles focused on people and planet
2011-10-23 | Washington | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Financiers search for sustainable future

2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

New rules for Equator Principles, but no new commitments from banks

New governance rules represent missed chance for Equator Principles to take bold steps forward on transparency and accountability
2010-07-01 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Bancos ainda financiam atividades não sustentáveis

2010-05-11 | Brazil | estadao
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

New report evaluates quality of investment policies of 49 banks; more policies in place, overall quality below what is required
2010-04-27 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

BankTrack calls upon Citi, new chair of Equator Principles to take bold steps forward
2010-03-15 | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Major reforms needed on transparency, accountability, implementation and climate change
2010-01-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Environmentalists Blast Construction License for Amazon Dam

2008-08-14 | Sao Paulo | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira
blog
external news
our news

Independent Experts Find Fatal Flaws in Amazon Dam Studies

International Rivers
2006-11-13 | Sao Paulo, San Fransisco | Amigos da Terra Amazonia Brasileira

Documents

Type:
Year:
csr policies
2022-05-10 00:00:00

Social and Environmental Responsibility Standard

2022-05-10 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
bank documents
2022-05-10 00:00:00

Social and Environmental Investment Standard

2022-05-10 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
ngo documents
2021-08-19 00:00:00

Recipients of the letter about the risk of the anti-environment agenda in the Brazilian Congress

2021-08-19 00:00:00 | BankTrack
csr policies
2021-06-30 00:00:00

Climate change management

2021-06-30 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
other documents
2021-06-24 00:00:00

Guidance on Biodiversity Target Setting for PRB signatories

2021-06-24 00:00:00 | UNEPFI
ngo documents
2021-06-23 00:00:00

Forests & Finance 2021 Briefing - Is Your Money Destroying Rainforests or Violating Rights?

2021-06-23 00:00:00 | Forests and Finance
csr policies
2021-04-07 00:00:00

Social and environmental responsibility standard

2021-04-07 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
annual reports
2021-03-22 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-03-22 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2021-03-17 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility management system

2021-03-17 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
our publications
2020-10-20 00:00:00

A Call to Action on the Principles for Responsible Banking: End Climate-Destructive Financing Now

Joint civil society statement
2020-10-20 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, and others
annual reports
2020-04-14 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2019

2020-04-14 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2019-06-08 00:00:00

Standard for social and environmental responsibility

2019-06-08 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
ngo documents
2019-05-21 00:00:00

Fool's Gold

The financial institutions bankrolling Europe’s most coal-dependent utilities
2019-05-21 00:00:00 | Europe Beyond Coal
csr policies
2019-05-20 00:00:00

Corporate Sustainability Policy

2019-05-20 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2019-05-20 00:00:00

Human Rights Policy

2019-05-20 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
annual reports
2019-04-16 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

2019-04-16 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
annual reports
2018-05-23 00:00:00

Integrated annual report 2017

2018-05-23 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2018-05-21 00:00:00

Anti-corruption corporate policy

2018-05-21 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
annual reports
2017-06-30 00:00:00

Integrated annual report 2016

2017-06-30 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2017-04-24 00:00:00

Ethics & Tax Practice of Bradesco Organization

2017-04-24 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
annual reports
2016-07-11 00:00:00

Integrated annual report 2015

2016-07-11 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
our publications
2016-06-30 00:00:00

Banking with Principles? Second Edition June 2016

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2016-06-30 00:00:00 | BankTrack
our publications
2016-06-02 00:00:00

Green Paper, Red Lines

Requirements for pulp and paper industry finance
2016-06-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Environmental Paper Network
csr policies
2015-07-25 00:00:00

Code of Ethical Conduct

2015-07-25 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
annual reports
2015-05-18 00:00:00

(Integrated) Annual Report 2014

2015-05-18 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
ngo documents
2012-12-19 00:00:00

An Introduction to the Brazilian Banking Sector and its Sustainability Practices

2012-12-19 00:00:00 | Amigos da Terra – Amazônia Brasileira
ngo documents
2012-12-19 00:00:00

Introdução ao Setor Bancário Brasileiro e Suas Práticas de Sustentabilidade

2012-12-19 00:00:00 | Amigos da Terra – Amazônia Brasileira
correspondence
2011-10-25 00:00:00

Segunda notificação extrajudicial- Complexo Hidreletrico de Belo Monte- Banco Bradesco

2011-10-25 00:00:00 | Amigos da Terra- Amazonia Brasileira
correspondence
2011-10-25 00:00:00

Notificação extrajudicial: teor da presente notificação- Banco Bradesco

2011-10-25 00:00:00 | Amigos da Terra- Amazonia Brasileira
correspondence
2010-12-18 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to EPFIs on issues around Equator Principles Review process

2010-12-18 00:00:00 | Banktrack
our publications
2010-04-27 00:00:00

Close the Gap

Benchmarking investment policies of international banks
2010-04-27 00:00:00 | BankTrack
correspondence
2010-01-14 00:00:00

Rede de organizações pede a bancos efetivação e melhoria aos Princípios do Equador

2010-01-14 00:00:00 | BankTrack

Links

EPN assessment of policies against 14 minimum criteria - Bradesco

Environmental Paper Network (EPN) evaluated the policies of 68 major financiers of the pulp and paper industry against 14 absolute minimum criteria that all financial institutions should require their clients, investments and business partners to respect in order to reduce social and environmental risks.

https://environmentalpaper.org/bradesco/

Corporate social responsibility webpage of Banco Bradesco

https://www.bradescori.com.br/en/corporate-sustainability/sustainability-in-bradesco/

Policies

Voluntary standards

Banco Bradesco has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
  • Equator Principles
  • Global Reporting Initiative
  • Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)
  • Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)
  • Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
  • Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
  • Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
  • UNEP Finance Initiative
  • United Nations Global Compact

Investment policies

Banco Bradesco's corporate social responsibility webpage can be accessed here.

Year:
csr policies
2022-05-10 00:00:00

Social and Environmental Responsibility Standard

2022-05-10 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2021-06-30 00:00:00

Climate change management

2021-06-30 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2021-04-07 00:00:00

Social and environmental responsibility standard

2021-04-07 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2021-03-17 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility management system

2021-03-17 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2019-06-08 00:00:00

Standard for social and environmental responsibility

2019-06-08 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2019-05-20 00:00:00

Corporate Sustainability Policy

2019-05-20 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2019-05-20 00:00:00

Human Rights Policy

2019-05-20 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2018-05-21 00:00:00

Anti-corruption corporate policy

2018-05-21 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2017-04-24 00:00:00

Ethics & Tax Practice of Bradesco Organization

2017-04-24 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco
csr policies
2015-07-25 00:00:00

Code of Ethical Conduct

2015-07-25 00:00:00 | Banco Bradesco

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Banco Bradesco is reporting on the implementation here.

Contact and complaints

Equator Principles Dodgy Deals

Projects

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Rio Madeira dams: Jirau and Santo Antonio Brazil

Hydroelectric Power Generation

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