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Sustainable Banking in Europe
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Banks can bring positive impacts to society and the environment. They can help people and businesses prosper and grow. The value created through banking operations can be shared with the broader circle of stakeholders: particularly, local communities and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). What is more, the value thus redistributed results in greater client trust towards the bank and, consequently, more business opportunities for the banks. A virtuous circle of sustainable banking.
This sustainable value can be created through unique channels available to banking institutions, for example:
– supporting capital needs of SMEs
– opening access to financing for underbanked groups or communities
– providing attractive banking rates for companies with high ESG impact.
– supporting capital needs of SMEs
– opening access to financing for underbanked groups or communities
– providing attractive banking rates for companies with high ESG impact.

Following Global Alliance for Banking on Values (2021).
The concept of sustainable (or ethical, green, social, etc) banking is evolving rapidly. Today sustainable banking gains more attention than ever, as sustainability in finance takes the spotlight.
Cyan Reef aggregates some of the most sustainable names in banking.