Our commitment to serve as an agent of transformation, leads us to support major causes such as urban mobility, culture, sports and education, through sponsorships, partnerships and projects for the benefit of the community. Find out more about some of our initiatives below:
Sports
Urban Mobility
Education
Culture
The Environment and Society
#BiciEscuelita Itaú
This initiative, open to the whole community, consists of the installation of a road circuit on a scale, where younger children can learn to ride their bikes with help from counselors and, those who mastered their riding skills can learn more about traffic rules and signs.
Until now, the project has been developed in the CicloRecreoVía, specifically in Costanera Andrés Bello Avenue at the height of Pedro de Valdivia Street.
In addition to providing the infrastructure for the circuit, Itaú loans helmets to any children who require them and a free hydration and rest area.
With projects such as #BiciEscuelita, Itaú upholds its commitment to promoting urban mobility through the use of sustainable means of transport. This in the context of fostering projects that have a positive and transformative impact on people's quality of life.
At the close of its second edition (March 2019), about 1,000 children between 3 and 9 years old have “graduated” in the BiciEscuelita.
Experiencia Empresa
Experiencia Empresa is an educational orientation program that introduces participants to the job world. Its main objective is to expose at-risk students to the reality and challenges of the job market facing them once they graduate from a technical-professional institute.
The program offers students between the ages of 15 and 17 in the first year of their specialty program (11th grade) at select institutes a two-week, mini-internship at Itaú. During their time at the bank, the students work in their specialty area and have all the rights and responsibilities of a hired employee. They are supervised by a bank employee that volunteers to mentor them.
Lee para un Niño
At Itaú, we are aware of the important role reading plays in forming citizens with critical thinking skills. Therefore, we have developed the “Lee para un Niño” program to encourage reading in children ages three to seven living in at-risk conditions.
In order to create a space for them to become fascinated with reading, bank volunteers engage in reading-related activities at numerous educational centers and shelters. While there, the volunteers spend time with the children and read to them in a playful setting that enables the kids to construct their own stories, create, imagine, learn, get to know other realities and make sense of their day-to-day experiences.
Agreement with Chilenter
In 2017 we signed a collaborative agreement with Chilenter, a non-profit foundation that fosters technology education and social use. Through this partnership, we are involved in several initiatives to recycle electronic waste.
Certificate of electronic waste delivery (January 2018)