*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.
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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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
NBT Initiates Collaboration with SBFN in Official Working Session
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) is pleased to announce the official commencement of its collaboration with the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). In a working session held on April 2, the Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan, Tolibzoda Firdavs, engaged in discussions with representatives of SBFN and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) regarding the goals and expectations of NBT’s membership in SBFN.
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.
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.
Working Groups
Currently four member-led thematic working groups are established within SBFN
Member-led Research
2024
Global Progress
Brief
2021
Global Progress
Report
2020
Necessary
Ambition
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
NBT Initiates Collaboration with SBFN in Official Working Session
The Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN) is pleased to announce the official commencement of its collaboration with the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). In a working session held on April 2, the Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan, Tolibzoda Firdavs, engaged in discussions with representatives of SBFN and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) regarding the goals and expectations of NBT’s membership in SBFN.
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.
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.
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
Member-led Research
2021
Global Progress report
2020
Necessary Ambition
2018
Green Bonds Market Report
