Annual and environmental reports of the Deutsche Bundesbank
The Annual Report presents the Deutsche Bundesbank's annual accounts and gives an overview of economic and monetary developments in the year under review as well as a record of the Deutsche Bundesbank's tasks and activities. An environmental report has been published annually since 2015.
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Annual Report 2022
The monetary policy turnaround shaped the Bundesbank’s balance sheet last year. The profit and loss account for 2022 reported a distributable profit of zero.
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Environmental Report 2021 (summary)
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The Bundesbank’s greenhouse gas emissions came in at around 13,676 tonnes of CO2 equivalents in 2021, which corresponds to a reduction of just over 52.3% compared with the 2013/14 base value (28,650 t). As in 2020, the restrictions on public life caused by the coronavirus pandemic resulted in reduced emissions in 2021 as well. This was because business travel were still very low and reductions were made in heat consumption.
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Annual Report 2021
The Deutsche Bundesbank has presented a balanced result for the year 2021. As in the previous year, the Bank is not transferring any profit to the Federal budget. Explaining this decision, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said it was necessary to further increase the risk provisions on account of the emergency monetary policy measures taken to counter the impact of the pandemic
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Environmental Report 2020
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The Bundesbank aims to use resources sustainably, minimise its environmental impact and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by its business operations.
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Annual Report 2020
The Bundesbank is not distributing a profit to the Federal Government for 2020 – for the first time since 1979. The main reason was the greater level of risk provisioning.
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Environmental Report 2019 (summary)
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The Bank has achieved the reduction targets that it set itself for 2020 and 2025 ahead of schedule. This is due, in particular, to purchasing electricity generated from renewable energy sources, switching heat energy sources and reducing heat consumption.
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Annual Report 2019
In 2019, the Bundesbank achieved a net profit of 5.8 billion euros. After adjustment of the reserves, the net profit is 5.9 billion euros, the highest net profit since 2008, which the Bundesbank transferred in full to the Federal Ministry of Finance.
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Environmental Report 2017/2018 At a glance
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For the Bundesbank, active environmental protection means using resources sustainably, reducing their consumption and taking measures that help to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from our operational processes - by 25 percent by 2025.
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Annual Report 2018
The Bundesbank posted a profit of € 2.5 billion for the 2018 financial year, representing a year-on-year increase of € 0.5 billion. This increase was due to higher interest income, noted Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann.
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Annual Report 2017
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €2.0 billion for the 2017 financial year, compared with €1.0 billion one year earlier. Following an allocation to the reserves, the remaining distributable profit of €1.9 billion.