*New* SBFN Data Portal
The new SBFN Data portal is the most comprehensive database of sustainable finance initiatives in emerging markets and developing economies, enabling regular and consistent monitoring and benchmarking across countries, regions, and indicators.
2024 SBFN Global Progress Brief
The 2024 SBFN Global Progress Brief, offers a comprehensive benchmarking of sustainable finance trends and innovations across 66 member countries covering three pillars of sustainable finance: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Integration, Climate and Nature-Related Risk Management, and Financing Sustainability.
*New* SBFN Data Portal
The new SBFN Data portal is the most comprehensive database of sustainable finance initiatives in emerging markets and developing economies, enabling regular and consistent monitoring and benchmarking across countries, regions, and indicators.
2024 SBFN Global Progress Brief
The 2024 SBFN Global Progress Brief, offers a comprehensive benchmarking of sustainable finance trends and innovations across 66 member countries covering three pillars of sustainable finance: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Integration, Climate and Nature-Related Risk Management, and Financing Sustainability.
Featured SBFN Member Stories
Watch our members share inspiring insights with the SBFN community on their sustainable finance journey, their key achievements, as well as their vision for the future of the network and sustainable finance in their countries, regions, and globally.
In the latest testimony, Mr Koba Gvenetadze, the outgoing Governor of the National Bank of Georgia shares his organization’s journey in transforming ideas into measurable outcomes, guided by the sustainable finance roadmap and in partnership with SBFN and IFC.
*New* IFC Partners with the IFRS Foundation
IFC, a host of the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) Secretariat, and the IFRS Foundation have officially partnered to strengthen sustainable capital markets by improving sustainability and climate reporting.
*New* SBFN Toolkit on Sustainable Finance Taxonomies
The SBFN Toolkit on Sustainable Finance Taxonomies aims to support financial sector regulators, banking associations, and interested users in emerging markets as they navigate the complexities of developing or updating taxonomies.
The toolkit provides:
- Practical findings and examples from SBFN members that have implemented taxonomies.
- Emerging common elements of taxonomies.
- Guidance on the steps that countries can follow to strengthen the governance, design, and implementation of their taxonomies.
- Ideas on ‘levels of interoperability‘ to facilitate discussion moving forward.
- High-level profiles for 12 SBFN countries and 3 regions.
This toolkit will continue to evolve as new knowledge and solutions become available.
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) is a platform for knowledge sharing and capacity building on sustainable finance for financial sector regulators and industry associations across emerging markets.
Facilitated by IFC as secretariat, and supported by the World Bank Group, SBFN helps mobilize information, resources, and practical support for members to design and implement national initiatives that advance sustainable finance at national, regional, and global levels.
Members are committed to moving their financial sectors towards sustainability, with the twin goals to:
Improve the management of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks – including climate risks – across the financial sector.
Increase capital flows to activities with positive environmental and social impacts, including climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Member
Countries
Member
Institutions
Banking Assets
Supervised
SBFN 2021 Global Progress Report and Country Reports
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Evidence of Policy Innovations and Market Actions for Sustainable Finance across 62 Emerging Markets
What's New
SBFN Unveils Key Initiatives for Advancing Sustainable Finance in Emerging Markets
The IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) concluded its 8th Global Meeting on September 11-12, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, alongside the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) meeting, marking a significant milestone in the global effort to align sustainable finance frameworks and elevate the voice of emerging markets on the international stage.
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Joins SBFN to Strengthen Sustainable Finance Efforts
BSEC, established in 1993 as the regulatory authority overseeing Bangladesh’s capital market, continues to ensure the protection of investors and maintain transparent and efficient securities markets. Through this collaboration, BSEC is taking further strides to integrate sustainable finance into the country’s development agenda, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia Joins SBFN
SERC plays a crucial role in regulating, supervising, and developing Cambodia’s securities sector. It has been at the forefront of promoting sustainable finance within Cambodia and the broader ASEAN region, working closely with development partners to issue guidelines and promote the issuance of sustainable bonds. To diversify the sustainable bond products, SERC is also working on developing the sustainability-linked bond guideline.
Working Groups
Currently four member-led thematic working groups are established within SBFN
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network
Evidence of Policy Innovations and
Market Actions across 62 Emerging Markets.
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) is a platform for knowledge sharing and capacity building on sustainable finance for financial sector regulators and industry associations across emerging markets.
Facilitated by IFC as secretariat, and supported by the World Bank Group, SBFN helps mobilize information, resources, and practical support for members to design and implement national initiatives that advance sustainable finance at national, regional, and global levels.
Member
Countries
Member
Institutions
Banking Assets
Supervised
What's New
SBFN Unveils Key Initiatives for Advancing Sustainable Finance in Emerging Markets
The IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) concluded its 8th Global Meeting on September 11-12, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, alongside the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG) meeting, marking a significant milestone in the global effort to align sustainable finance frameworks and elevate the voice of emerging markets on the international stage.
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Joins SBFN to Strengthen Sustainable Finance Efforts
BSEC, established in 1993 as the regulatory authority overseeing Bangladesh’s capital market, continues to ensure the protection of investors and maintain transparent and efficient securities markets. Through this collaboration, BSEC is taking further strides to integrate sustainable finance into the country’s development agenda, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia Joins SBFN
SERC plays a crucial role in regulating, supervising, and developing Cambodia’s securities sector. It has been at the forefront of promoting sustainable finance within Cambodia and the broader ASEAN region, working closely with development partners to issue guidelines and promote the issuance of sustainable bonds. To diversify the sustainable bond products, SERC is also working on developing the sustainability-linked bond guideline.
Members
80 financial sector regulators and industry associations from 63 countries in emerging markets
Working Groups
Currently four member-led thematic working groups are established within SBFN