Fifth Third Bank (Central Indiana) created a financial empowerment program called EmpowerU for the staff and patients of Eskenazi Health in 2012. Eskenazi is one of America’s largest safety-net health care systems. Fifth Third Bank annually deploys its financial and human resources to support affordable housing and community revitalization projects, financial empowerment outreach and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activities.
Fifth Third Bank launched a comprehensive recycling program at its 5,000-person Madisonville campus in November 2011. Originally intended to focus on common recyclables, the program was expanded to include food scrap collection and off-site composting. In 2012, signage improvements and educational efforts helped increase employee participation.