2023 International Forum of the Sustainable Banking and Finance Network
Douala, Cameroon, 8-9, May 2023
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.
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 celebrated 10 years and 7th Global Meeting — 26-28, April 2022
Featuring H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development; IFC’s Managing Director Makhtar Diop, and 30 distinguished speakers
SBFN 2021 Global Progress Report and Country Reports
and
Evidence of Policy Innovations and Market Actions for Sustainable Finance across 62 Emerging Markets
What's New
Securities and Exchange Commission of Ghana joins SBFN
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) welcomes the Securities and Exchange Commission of Ghana (SEC) as its newest member.
SEC Ghana is the securities market regulator of Ghana and is responsible for regulating and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in the country.
IFC launched the self-paced video online training: “Guide to Green Bond Issuance for Financial Institutions”
In May, IFC launched the first-of-its-kind self-paced video online training: “Guide to Green Bond Issuance for Financial Institutions”
The training provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how financial institutions can structure a green bond and go to market.
Association of Banks of Chile joins SBFN
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) welcomes the Association of Banks of Chile (ABIF) as its newest member. ABIF is the banking industry association of Chile which brings together 14 banks and four foreign representation offices.
Members
79 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
Member-led Research
2021
Global Progress
Report
2020
Necessary
Ambition
2018
Green Bond
Markets Report
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
Securities and Exchange Commission of Ghana joins SBFN
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) welcomes the Securities and Exchange Commission of Ghana (SEC) as its newest member.
SEC Ghana is the securities market regulator of Ghana and is responsible for regulating and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in the country.
IFC launched the self-paced video online training: “Guide to Green Bond Issuance for Financial Institutions”
In May, IFC launched the first-of-its-kind self-paced video online training: “Guide to Green Bond Issuance for Financial Institutions”
The training provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how financial institutions can structure a green bond and go to market.
Association of Banks of Chile joins SBFN
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) welcomes the Association of Banks of Chile (ABIF) as its newest member. ABIF is the banking industry association of Chile which brings together 14 banks and four foreign representation offices.
Members
76 financial sector regulators and industry associations from 62 countries in emerging markets
Working Groups
Currently four member-led thematic working groups are established within SBFN
Member-led Research
2021
Global Progress report
2020
Necessary Ambition
2018
Green Bonds Market Report