Latest News – 20 February 2024: SBFN Welcomes Two New Members: Macedonian Banking Association and Bank of Albania
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SBFN Toolkit: Developing Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

Sustainable finance roadmaps are an important framework for building sustainable financial markets. The SBFN Roadmap Toolkit merges knowledge from SBFN Members, IFC and World Bank insights, and emerging trends to create a practical guide.

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.

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Mr Koba Gvenetadze, Outgoing Governor, <strong>National Bank of Georgia.</strong>
Mr Koba Gvenetadze, Outgoing Governor, National Bank of Georgia.
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Mr Habil Olaka, CEO, <strong>Kenya Bankers Association (KBA).</strong>
Mr Habil Olaka, CEO, Kenya Bankers Association (KBA).
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Mr Pham Thanh Ha, Deputy Governor, <strong>State Bank of Viet Nam</strong>
Mr Pham Thanh Ha, Deputy Governor, State Bank of Viet Nam
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Mr Juan Carlos Jiménez, General Director, <strong>Mexican Banking Association (ABM)</strong>
Mr Juan Carlos Jiménez, General Director, Mexican Banking Association (ABM)
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Ms Rocío Aguilar Montoya, Superintendent, <strong>General Superintendency of Financial Institutions of Costa Rica (SUGEF)</strong>
Ms Rocío Aguilar Montoya, Superintendent, General Superintendency of Financial Institutions of Costa Rica (SUGEF)
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Ms W A Dilrukshini, Director, Macroprudential Surveillance Department, <strong>Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)</strong>
Ms W A Dilrukshini, Director, Macroprudential Surveillance Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL)
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Ms Elsie Addo Awadzi, Second Deputy Governor, <strong>Bank of Ghana.</strong>
Ms Elsie Addo Awadzi, Second Deputy Governor, Bank of Ghana.
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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.

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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

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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

OJK issues the Climate Risk Management & Scenario Analysis (CRMS) 2024

CRMS is an integrated framework that includes aspects of governance, strategy, risk management and disclosure to assess the resilience of bank business models and strategies in facing climate change in the short, medium and long term. The initiation of guidance development related to climate risk management in Indonesia itself has been started since 2023 through the issuance of initial guidance which is further developed to be more comprehensive as outlined in the 2024 CRMS Guideline document.

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Bank of Albania joins SBFN

The Bank of Albania has demonstrated significant commitment and tangible progress in fostering a conducive environment for sustainable finance. This includes the development and approval of the Green Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2025 for “Management and Supervision of Climate–related Financial Risks in the Financial Sector”, which outlines a comprehensive action plan focusing on capacity building, research, risk assessment, and the promotion of international and local cooperation in the realm of sustainable finance.

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Macedonian Banking Association joins SBFN

Founded in 2018, MBA comprises all banks and savings houses in the country, demonstrating a unified commitment to champion sustainable finance. Notably, MBA has taken significant strides by establishing the Commission for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to promote sustainable finance in the country.

Read More »

Members

80 financial sector regulators and industry associations
from 63 countries in emerging markets.

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.

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Member
Countries

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Member
Institutions

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Banking Assets
Supervised

What's New

OJK issues the Climate Risk Management & Scenario Analysis (CRMS) 2024

CRMS is an integrated framework that includes aspects of governance, strategy, risk management and disclosure to assess the resilience of bank business models and strategies in facing climate change in the short, medium and long term. The initiation of guidance development related to climate risk management in Indonesia itself has been started since 2023 through the issuance of initial guidance which is further developed to be more comprehensive as outlined in the 2024 CRMS Guideline document.

Read More »

Bank of Albania joins SBFN

The Bank of Albania has demonstrated significant commitment and tangible progress in fostering a conducive environment for sustainable finance. This includes the development and approval of the Green Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2025 for “Management and Supervision of Climate–related Financial Risks in the Financial Sector”, which outlines a comprehensive action plan focusing on capacity building, research, risk assessment, and the promotion of international and local cooperation in the realm of sustainable finance.

Read More »

Macedonian Banking Association joins SBFN

Founded in 2018, MBA comprises all banks and savings houses in the country, demonstrating a unified commitment to champion sustainable finance. Notably, MBA has taken significant strides by establishing the Commission for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) to promote sustainable finance in the country.

Read More »

Members

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80 financial sector regulators and industry associations from 63 countries in emerging markets

Member-led Research

2021

Global Progress report

2020

Necessary Ambition

2018

Green Bonds Market Report