Handelsbanken Launches Updated 2025 Green Bond Framework Covering Eight Categories with Sustainalytics' Top Rating
Handelsbanken's updated 2025 Green Bond Framework spans eight environmental categories and received Morningstar Sustainalytics' highest 'Strong Contribution' rating, aligned with ICMA GBP 2025.
BBVA Discloses EUR 5.83 Billion Green Bond Allocation in 2024 and Sets EUR 700 Billion Sustainable Finance Target
BBVA's 2024 Green and Social Bond Report shows a 20% rise in green allocation to EUR 5.83 billion and a new EUR 700 billion sustainable business target for 2025–2029.
Fifth Third Bank Reports USD 45.3 Billion Deployed Toward USD 100 Billion ESG Finance Goal
Fifth Third Bank has deployed USD 45.3 billion, or 45% of its USD 100 billion Environmental and Social Finance Target, through year-end 2024 against a 2030 deadline.
Bank of Uganda Issues Climate Risk Guidance for Financial Institutions Amid East African ESG Push
Bank of Uganda has advanced climate risk management guidelines for supervised financial institutions as East African regulators coordinate sustainability requirements across the region.
Barclays Exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance, Becoming Second Major UK Bank to Depart UN Climate Coalition
Barclays quit the NZBA on 1 August 2025, days after reporting £500m in sustainability revenue, following HSBC's departure and a mass exit by US banks in late 2024.
Barclays Reports GBP 500 Million in Sustainable Finance Revenue and Reaffirms USD 1 Trillion Lending Goal
Barclays reported GBP 500m in 2025 revenue from low-carbon transition finance and reaffirmed its USD 1 trillion sustainable and transition financing target by 2030.
ING Bank Reports EUR 10 Billion in Outstanding Green Bonds with Independent Impact Reporting
ING Bank reported more than EUR 10bn in outstanding green bonds as of end-2024, financing green buildings and renewable energy under its Global Green Funding Framework.
CIMB Group Triples Sustainable Finance Target to RM 300 Billion by 2030 and Commits to Full Coal Exit
CIMB Group announced a RM 300 billion sustainable finance target by 2030 on 18 July 2025, tripling its prior goal, alongside a 50% cut in thermal coal exposure by 2030 and full exit by 2040.
Absa Group Achieves R100 Billion Sustainable Finance Target a Year Ahead of Schedule
Absa Group mobilised R121.1 billion in sustainable finance by end-2024, beating its R100 billion target a year early, and was named Africa's Best Bank for ESG by Euromoney.
EIB, Rabobank and DLL Establish EUR 1 Billion Facility for European SMEs Focused on Sustainability
Rabobank and its subsidiary DLL have signed a combined EUR 500m EIB loan facility, unlocking EUR 1bn for European SMEs targeting sustainability, circularity and agricultural transition.
Itaú Unibanco Named Latin America's Best Bank for ESG 2025 by Euromoney
Euromoney awarded Itaú Unibanco its Latin America's Best Bank for ESG 2025 title, recognising the Brazilian lender's three-pillar sustainability strategy.
HSBC Exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance, First Major UK Bank to Leave UN-Backed Coalition
HSBC announced its departure from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance on 11 July 2025, citing a need for an independent science-based approach to its climate commitments.