ICICI Bank has strengthened its social and environmental commitments, impacting 1.89 crore lives in FY24-25, as detailed in its latest Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report. The Bank allocated ₹801 crore towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), marking a sharp 54% rise from ₹519 crore in the previous fiscal, underlining its expanding role in inclusive development.
A major thrust was on empowering women through Self-Help Groups (SHGs), with 10 lakh women supported in FY25, taking total beneficiaries to 1.1 crore. Skill development, agriculture, and micro-enterprise initiatives benefitted 91 lakh individuals. In healthcare, 4 lakh people received medical treatment through tie-ups with 550 hospitals, while the Bank enhanced its support to the Tata Memorial Centre to ₹1,800 crore for three new cancer hospitals.
Environmental initiatives saw 3,387 crorelitres of water harvesting capacity created, 17,453 water bodies restored, and 12 lakh trees planted in FY25. Projects in Bihar and Maharashtra revived farmland and improved watershed systems.
In Guwahati, local entrepreneurs and SHG participants say ICICI Bank’s programmes are fostering financial inclusion in Assam, particularly boosting rural credit access and women-led enterprises, which is driving small business growth in the region. The Bank reaffirmed its target to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by FY2032, further integrating ESG into its core operations.
