2006 Social Report This Social Report has been prepared in compliance with the 2006 “G3” sustainability reporting guidelines, defined by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and it is in line with the guide lines issued by the Gruppo di Studio per il Bilancio Sociale (GBS - Italian study group for the social report) and the “Modello di redazione del Bilancio Sociale per il settore del credito” (Model for the preparation of social reports in the banking sector) published by the ABI (Italian Banking Association) in 2001 and updated in 2006 with “Il Rendiconto agli Stakeholder – Una guida per le Banche (“Reporting to Stakeholders – A guide for Banks”).