Corporate social responsibility

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a long-term process which requires ongoing adaptation of and improvement in the way a company conducts its business, not only for the purpose of making a financial profit, but in response to the increasing demands for transparency and accountability placed on the company by its stakeholders (employees, customers, shareholders, suppliers, etc.) and by society as a whole.

KBC’s vision on CSR is embedded in its mission statement, and more specific commitments are set out in its Principles for Socially Responsible Business.

As a member of local CSR organisations and signatory to national and international CSR principles (including the United Nations Global Compact and the Luxembourg Charte d’entreprise pour la responsabilité sociale et le développement durable), KBC intends to enter into a proactive commitment vis-à-vis its stakeholders.

Since a few years now, the group has also been publishing an annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which deals with its vision and achievements in this area. This report provides group-wide information on CSR, including quantitative data on KBC staff and the group’s ecological footprint. It is compiled in accordance with the reporting requirements set out in the Global Reporting Initiative G3 Guidelines and the United Nations Global Compact principles.


CSR event 2008 // NGO meeting, Brussels (21 May 2008)
2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

This page was last updated on 16 June 2008.
“ We are convinced that CSR contributes to the creation of long-term value for all our stakeholders. The fact that we are rooted locally ensures that we are deeply involved in the various aspects of the community in all our home markets. “
Marina Kanamori
CSR Communications Officer