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Sustainability Report: Proactively Protecting Biodiversity

3BL Media

These policies and practices are aligned with the International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability. Read more in our most recent Sustainability Report. 1 Throughout the asset life cycle, we seek first to avoid ecologically sensitive areas.

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Canada’s bank boards need more climate expertise, fewer fossil fuel entanglements

Corporate Knights

This is particularly important with the major gatekeepers of Canadian capital, our big banks, which will make or break Canadas achievement of net-zero depending on whether they continue to allocate capital to the polluting status quo or else pivot quickly to financing climate solutions.

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Standard Chartered’s Approach to Creating Healthier Workplaces Globally for People and Performance

3BL Media

IWBI Signature Interview Series: Q&A with the global banks Head of Real Estate on how its holistic approach integrates people-first strategies into its real estate roadmap Multinational companies are uniquely positioned to advance and scale health and well-being across their global footprint.

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Deutsche Bank Releases New Framework to Classify Sustainable Finance and Investment

ESG Today

Deutsche Bank announced the release of a new Sustainable Finance Framework, outlining the methodologies and procedures, including the environmental and social criteria and categories, used by the bank to classify transactions and financial products as “sustainable.”

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The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Corporate Knights

While many companies, particularly in the fossil fuel and banking sectors, resist any major departure from their lucrative business-as-usual path, the leaders are doubling down on sustainability. In the 2024 Global 100 ranking, the top-ranked firms allocated 55% of their investments to sustainable projects, up from 47% the year prior.

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Deutsche Bank Issues Inaugural €500 Million Social Bond

ESG Today

Deutsche Bank announced today that it has raised €500 million through its first-ever social bond offering, with proceeds aimed at supporting the bank’s sustainable asset pool which provides financing for areas including affordable housing, and access to essential services for elderly or vulnerable people.

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IFC Issues $2 Billion Social Bond to Fund Projects in Emerging Markets

ESG Today

World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today that it has raised $2 billion in a new social bond offering, with proceeds aimed at funding projects supporting low-income communities in emerging markets.

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