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Table 4 Examples of green banking frameworks and initiatives

From: Transition towards green banking: role of financial regulators and financial institutions

Example

Actor

Concept

Equator Principles

Financial institutions

Risk management framework to assess and manage environmental and social risks in projects

Sustainable Banking

Network (SBN)

Central banks, regulators and association of banks

Facilitate the collective learning of members and supports them in policy development and related initiatives to create drivers for sustainable finance

UNEP Finance Initiative (FI) Banking Programme and Principles for Responsible Banking

Banks

A partnership between United Nations Environment and the global banking sector with an aim to help banks understand environmental, social and governance challenges, define the banking industry’s role and responsibilities in shaping a sustainable future and aligning banks’ business with the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement

Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV)

Banks

A network of banks using finance to deliver sustainable economic, social and environmental development

  1. Source: GABV (2012); IFC (2016b); UNEP FI (2018)