Our ambition to be a leader in sustainability remains unchanged. To help us realize this ambition, our sustainability and impact strategy is based on three strategic pillars: protect, grow and attract.

The Investment Bank offers clients advice and access to the world’s primary, secondary and private markets. We continue to hone our capabilities through initiatives across Global Markets, ESG Research, Global Banking and data-led offerings.

Our 2024 highlights:

  • We facilitated 96 GSSS bond transactions globally (2023: 102).Ìý1
  • The Investment Bank retained first place in GSSS bond issuance in Brazil.Ìý1
  • We completed two pilot transactions on the Carbonplace platform.Ìý1

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We increased our S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) score to 72, (compared with 69 in 2023).Ìý1

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ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Optimus Fundation succeflully raised USD 366 milion in donationsÌý1

99.8% of the electricity we used across our global real estate portfolio was from renewable sourcesÌý1

ESG Research

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What we do

  • Global BankingÌýÌýÌýÌý

    Our Global Banking teams, with the expertise of the Corporate Shareholder Advisory group (CSA), supports clients globally by assessing their sustainability profiles from the perspective of investors and stakeholders, linking these profiles to investor demand and valuation.

    2024 Deal Highlights

    • Financial Advisor: Assisted a US-based manufacturing company with the spin-off of its power, renewables, and electrification subsidiary. We navigated ESG market trends in the EU, developed a sustainability-focused equity story, and identified strategic M&A and growth activities.
    • Global Coordinator: Managed the USD 2.7bn follow-on green equity offering for a Brazilian water and sanitation company on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (B3).Ìý

  • Global Research

    Our dedicated ESG research team works to bring in-depth thematic reports on various critical topics, providing valuable insights and data-driven analysis to support sustainable investing and decision-making.

    Key Highlights:

    • Our research covers nuclear energy, sustainability-related regulatory landscapes in the EU, US, and Asia Pacific, advanced recycling, biomass, and desalination.
    • We address how ESG factors connect to individual markets, sectors, and companies within our coverage. Supporting us are ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Evidence Lab and ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ HOLT, who provide clear, objective frameworks for comparing and valuing over 20,000 companies worldwide

  • Global Markets

    Global Markets focuses on developing innovative financial products and solutions to support clients in accessing carbon credits and gaining exposure to sustainability sectors. By integrating ESG principles, we aim to provide investment solutions that align with sustainable practices and drive positive environmental and social outcomes.

    Key Highlights

    • In 2024, we completed two pilot transactions on the Carbonplace platform, a carbon credit network co-founded in 2022 by a consortium of nine banks.
    • We have laid the groundwork for green structured issuance, blended finance, emission allowances, and project-based carbon removals financing.
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Our culture

We are committed to embedding social well-being and sustainability into our day-to-day:

  • Our global workforce volunteered a total of 230,258 hours1
  • Our workforce inclusion strategy is reinforced by our public commitments to support all employees, including, but not limited to, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles, the Valuable 500 and the Race at Work Charter (UK).1

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