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Fifth Third Publishes Second Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report

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Fifth Third maintains a Climate Leadership score of A- from CDP for its efforts and disclosures related to climate change. The Company’s A- score placed Fifth Third in the top quartile of CDP’s Financial Services Activity Group. 1, 2021, Fifth Third Bancorp settled the issuance of its inaugural Green Bond for $500 million.

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Global Regulatory Brief: Green Finance, January Edition

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FINMA implements NGFS recommendations The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is taking various measures to implement the relevant recommendations of the Network for Greening the Financial System. This includes the basis for identifying, selecting, managing, and reporting on expenditures financed with green bonds.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

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This week in ESG news: IBM study shatters “myth” that ESG harms profitability; PwC boosts nature and biodiversity capabilities; Starbucks certifies 3,500 environmentally sustainable stores; Hong Kong to require all issuers to report on climate; EU lawmakers adopt rules tackling deforestation in supply chains; Schneider Electric launches (..)

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“A Solid Foundation for ESG Integration” NBK’s 2022 Sustainability Report

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On behalf of the Board of Directors, and at this turning point in NBK’s journey as a responsible bank, I am proud to present to you our recent achievements and developments in ESG.” About NBK 2022 marked 70 years since NBK’s founding in 1952 as the first local, domestic GCC bank and the first shareholding company in Kuwait.

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ICYMI: Fifth Third Publishes Second TCFD Report

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Fifth Third maintains a Climate Leadership score of A- from CDP for its efforts and disclosures related to climate change. The Company’s A- score placed Fifth Third in the top quartile of CDP’s Financial Services Activity Group. 1, 2021, Fifth Third Bancorp settled the issuance of its inaugural Green Bond for $500 million.

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Introducing … GreenFin 21

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Corporate bond offerings focusing on sustainability and social issues are growing each quarter, and there’s a burgeoning market for loans linked to a company’s ESG performance or other sustainability metrics. As we reported recently , global green bond issuance shot past the $1 trillion mark in September. Tower of Babel.

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ICYMI Fifth Third's New Operational Sustainability Goals

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Issued inaugural $500 million Green Bond in November 2021. The bond proceeds will fund green projects that align with Fifth Third’s sustainability priorities , as outlined in the Fifth Third Bancorp Sustainable Bond Framework. financial institution under $250 billion in assets to issue an ESG bond of any type.