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Sustainability
In dialogues surrounding issues of sustainability, we take a broad approach. We ask if our communities and businesses can continue what they are doing for the next 100 years and still be viable. A business does not operate in isolation, and needs to think about its overall impact on the community when it assesses its sustainability performance.
Our mission inspires everything we do, including: operations, commercial lending sectors, mission work, environmental initiatives, and community development and education work. We believe that transparency is critical to the bank’s long-term success and the future of our communities. Here is an overview of how we work to build sustainable communities.
Products & Services
We offer a range of commercial and individual banking products and services designed to serve the financial, environmental, and community needs of our customers.
Commercial Lending Sectors
One PacificCoast Bank has identified key sectors that we view as being indigenous to the geographic regions in which we operate and important for creating sustainable communities. Our lending sectors include: Specialty Agriculture (including processing), Renewable Energy, Green Building, and Low-income Housing. For each lending sector, the bank promotes efficiency in energy and materials use, as well as focuses on businesses that promote vital, healthy communities.
We know that small changes can add up to big results in creating sustainable communities and workplaces. Our commitment to the environment is a guiding principle of our mission. We are very conscious of our environmental impacts, and constantly work to improve our performance. Our approach includes initiatives that address recycling and waste prevention, sustainable purchasing, and the built environment.
Our Oakland office is certified as an environmental leader through the Bay Area Green Business Program and our Pacific Northwest offices were built using LEED green building standards. The interior space of our Portland office was built to LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors standards, while our Seattle office is in a mixed-use building that received LEED Silver certification. Our Ilwaco office incorporates many sustainable building techniques.
Community Development & Education
Understanding how a community bank brings value to its community is an important aspect of community development. With us, local deposits work at the local level, to help build sustainable communities. Our customer deposits fund our lending program, which in turn supports businesses in the communities in which we operate.
One PacificCoast Bank believes that knowledge is power. The more you know, the better your decisions, and the more you’ll gain. If you have a question about a banking term, product or service, we will work with you until your questions are answered. If you need help with banking, we are happy to talk you through the process. We work in collaboration with One PacificCoast Foundation to increase financial literacy and wealth building-skills for people and communities.
One PacificCoast Bank is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI).
Member FDIC . Equal Housing Lender . CDFI Certified Bank
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