UniCredit Bank Austria is once again part of the “WWF Earth Hour” this year
- At UniCredit Bank Austria’s head office in Vienna, the lights have gone out every night since 2022 to save energy
- In addition, the lighting of the Bank Austria logo on the Danube Tower will be switched off for Earth Hour
- With its renewed participation in “WWF Earth Hour” UniCredit Bank Austria is once again setting a sign for climate protection this year
Tomorrow, Saturday 28 March at 20.30 local time, the “WWF Earth Hour” will be celebrated for the 20th time. Once again, the lights will go out for one hour in thousands of businesses, landmarks and millions of homes on all continents. The aim of this initiative of the WWF is to draw attention to the urgency of environmental and climate protection and to jointly initiate positive changes in everyday life.
UniCredit Bank Austria is once again setting an example this year and will turn off the lighting of its logo on the Danube Tower for Earth Hour. At the UniCredit Bank Austria headquarters at the Austria Campus in Vienna, the lights have been switched off every night since 2022 in order to save energy. With its support for "WWF Earth Hour", the company is once again setting a sign for climate protection this year. The lights will also be turned off for one hour in numerous UniCredit buildings in Italy, Germany, Austria, and other countries where the group operates.
For the past six years, Bank Austria has been working closely with WWF Austria, which advises the bank on product and process design and contributes its expertise to internal training programs and customer events.
Ivan Vlaho, CEO of UniCredit Bank Austria, emphasizes: “Sustainability plays a central role for us in all areas of the company. Through a variety of measures, we have already reduced our carbon footprint enormously in recent years, cutting our operational CO2 emissions by more than 90 percent in the period from 2008 to the end of 2025. At the Austria Campus, we benefit from one of the largest geothermal systems in Europe, which we use for both heating and cooling. These and many other measures are helping us achieve our goal: net-zero emissions by 2030."
UniCredit Bank Austria has already significantly reduced its environmental footprint since 2008. Total energy consumption has been cut by 84 percent, electricity consumption has fallen by 88 percent, 78 percent less energy is used for heating, and water consumption has dropped by 91 percent (all figures for 2025 compared to 2008).
Further information on "WWF Earth Hour 2026": https://www.wwf.at/earthhour/
Enquiries:
UniCredit Bank Austria Press Office
Matthias Raftl, Phone: +43 (0) 5 05 05-52809;
E-mail: matthias.raftl@unicreditgroup.at
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At the UniCredit Bank Austria headquarters on the Austria Campus in Vienna, the lights have been switched off every night since 2022 to save energy, including the "WWF Earth Hour" on 28 March 2026 from 8:30 pm. / ©UniCredit Bank Austria
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