Sustainable Finance Awards

Sustainable finance continues to expand in key markets around the world. However, persistent challenges remain as sustainability becomes part of the normal operations of banks and financial institutions.

Global Finance’s Sustainable Finance Awards celebrate organizations that show creative, innovative, and successful leadership across a wide range of initiatives. Criteria for evaluation includes governance policies and goals, as well as measurable achievements in environmental and social sustainability financing.

Honorees are featured in the March print and digital editions, as well as online at GFMag.com, and honored at Global Finance’s Investment Bank and Sustainable Finance Awards Ceremony, held in London in the Spring.

Global and regional awards require submissions detailing hard metrics of ESG activity, such as year-over-year growth in sustainable finance transactions or sustainable financial instruments as a percentage of total portfolio. Softer metrics also required include goal alignment with leading ESG norms or innovative product development. Entries were not required for country awards, which were judged by the editorial team’s independent research. Evaluation criteria includes governance policies and goals, environmental and social sustainability financing achievements, industry leadership, and third-party assessments. There is no fee to enter.