Featured SBFN Member Stories
As this year marks the network’s 10-year anniversary, SBFN is launching a series of videos putting its members in the spotlight.
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.
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
China Banking Association launched two research reports during COP15 to promote biodiversity and carbon finance
In December 2022, at the invitation of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and under the guidance of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), the China Banking Association (CBA) held a side event on Bank’s nature and climate initiatives during the second phase of the 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).
Unleashing Sustainable Finance in Southeast Asia Report
The World Bank and Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) published a report “Unleashing Sustainable Finance in Southeast Asia”. The report explores the urgent need for climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in Southeast Asia and the important role of the financial sector.
Central Bank of Egypt issues Sustainable Finance Binding Regulation
The Central Bank of Egypt issued a binding regulation requiring banks to integrate sustainable finance into banks’ credit and investment policies and procedures and to create an independent department for sustainability and sustainable finance.
Members
74 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 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
China Banking Association launched two research reports during COP15 to promote biodiversity and carbon finance
In December 2022, at the invitation of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and under the guidance of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), the China Banking Association (CBA) held a side event on Bank’s nature and climate initiatives during the second phase of the 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).
Unleashing Sustainable Finance in Southeast Asia Report
The World Bank and Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) published a report “Unleashing Sustainable Finance in Southeast Asia”. The report explores the urgent need for climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in Southeast Asia and the important role of the financial sector.
Central Bank of Egypt issues Sustainable Finance Binding Regulation
The Central Bank of Egypt issued a binding regulation requiring banks to integrate sustainable finance into banks’ credit and investment policies and procedures and to create an independent department for sustainability and sustainable finance.
Members
74 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