SBFN’s 3rd Global Progress Report was launched on 29 October 2021
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Programmatic approaches could be used to extend sustainable finance to the agricultural and SME sectors.
The activities SBN members can undertake to address the market failures associated with credit to the agriculture and SME sectors are unlikely to be integrated within sustainable finance frameworks.
Bangladesh Bank’s approach to helping banks and financial institutions implement ESRM has been developed and refined over the last decade.
Expanding finance to the agriculture and SME sectors has not yet been consistently integrated with sustainable finance frameworks, but could be in the future.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has supported the expansion of finance to the agriculture and SME sectors through its development finance operations.
The Agricultural and Rural Credit Policy issued by Bangladesh Bank comprehensively promotes finance to the agriculture sector.
SBN IDA members could leverage sustainable finance frameworks to attract the finance flows needed to address social issues, similar to the way green finance can be used to address environmental issues.
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s approach to financial inclusion has included a number of regulatory actions to increase the supply of financial services
The Central Bank of Nigeria established the Anchor Borrower’s Program (ABP) in 2015 to deepen financial inclusion through the creation of economic linkages between smallholder farmers and large-scale agricultural processes.
In Bangladesh, financial inclusion is conceived of as access to and use of a range of quality financial products and services provided by formal service providers to all segments of the population.
Nigeria published its Green Bond Guidelines in 2017, followed by the issuance of its first green bond at the end of 2017.
Sector-wide adoption of a sustainable finance framework accelerates green finance development
Kenya observed the need to align the financial industry with sustainable finance in 2012
Kenya developed green project definitions as part of its green bond guidelines in 2019, building on the taxonomy developed by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
Bangladesh started developing a green project list in 2011 and published a detailed taxonomy in 2017, with 52 products in eight sectors/categories.
Sustainable finance implementation in Kenya has been voluntary and consensus driven.
