During our visit I felt a lot of recurring themes came up that we have already covered in class. Examples being the Green deal, cutting carbon emissions, the idea of materiality, and attracting talent to the company. 

Going to a bank with more of an emphasis on the economic sphere of ESG brought up a lot more sustainability related issues that I was unaware of. Starting with the housing market and sustainability issues involving real estate. As an American there is a lot of polarization between tenant and landlord. With the practices deployed by AB Architecture (sustainability organization for housing) they have protocols to keep the landlord responsible. It fosters a better quality of life for the tenant which creates less stress and a more healthy, fit working force. The landlord has incentive to contribute to implementing sustainable measures with their housing investmens because there is a possbilty they face repercussions from the bank. It seems like a nice checks and balances approach.

Something I found interesting is my talk with John in regards to LEED certification. He is aware of it but I found out it is mostly prevalent in the UK. I also seemed to surprise him as he did not realize how far LEEDs has cemented itself in sustainability and architecture in the States. 

Finally, I would like to learn more about AB Architecture, the organization similar to LEEDs but is more prevalent in Ireland that AIB mentioned.