Sustainability for the future

"Stratton Credit continues to take important and broad action on climate change. We are reducing our own carbon emissions, investing in renewables, energy efficiency, and sustainable projects, and we are partnering with our clients across all industry sectors to help drive innovation and support their transition plans," said Stratton Credit CEO Arnold Cooper. "These steps toward achieving net zero are a clear manifestation of our purpose – to inspire and build better lives and communities – and are important to our clients and the economy."

To further advance the progress towards the net zero goal, Stratton Credit will continue to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions from its operations – including investing in energy efficiency projects at corporate offices and bank branches.

Stratton Credit also will work to measure and report on enhanced Scope 3 categories, which will be accomplished through the following:

• Calculating a Financed Emissions Baseline – The company will calculate the financed emissions from its loans and investments utilizing the methodology from the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF). These calculations will be integrated into underlying processes to improve the completeness and quality of the data to achieve higher precision estimates.
• Setting Interim Targets – Using improved baseline calculations, the company will identify levers and dependencies as part of developing interim targets.
• Investing in Low-Carbon Technologies – To spur on the transition to a decarbonized economy, Stratton Credit will significantly increase its investment in available and emerging low-carbon technologies and systems.

Stratton Credit will broadly support clients and the economy in these important and beneficial transitions and continue to share progress in its upcoming CSR and ESG Report and in the second issuance of its Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report.