Sustainable Development
On 6 March 2009, MCB launched Initiative 175 an ensemble of concerted, sustained and multiple actions in favour of energy saving, renewable energy production and the environment. The Bank will thus over four years until 1 September 2013 articulate initiatives for and by its employees, its customers and, more widely, the general public. Since 19 June 2009, the Bank has fully financed, at a cost of Rs 4.4 million, a series of 26 mini-documentaries entitled ‘Unisvert‘ which is broadcasted weekly on prime time television. While depicting the ecological challenges facing Mauritius, the programme invites the population to be more nature-conscious and to adopt a more ecologically responsible behaviour. In an attempt to reduce the levels of paper waste and attendant littering, balance enquiries at ATMs have been priced at 1 rupee each since 7 July 2009. The result has been both impressive and immediate: 86% of balance inquiries are now consulted on screen, resulting in the reduction of the wasteful abuse of a free service and ATM lobbies looking much cleaner. Additionally, customers have been invited since April 2009 to consider suppressing the printing of their statements of account especially if they opt for Internet Banking. To date, more than 7,000 of them have responded favorably.
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