State-run banks on a green drive, seek outside aid
Hindustan Times|December 19, 2023
Indian banks, especially those in the public sector, are weaving green initiatives into their business decisions amid rising risks of climate change, and are looking for external help to create frameworks to help them make better decisions on the sustainability front.
Shayan Ghosh
State-run banks on a green drive, seek outside aid

India’s largest bank State Bank of India SBI) and second largest public sector lender Bank of Baroda BoB) are the government-owned lenders leading the way. SBI said in August that it wants to hire a consultant to measure carbon footprints in its loan portfolio and benchmark the bank’s loan mix based on high and low-emitting sectors while taking into account the portfolios of other local and global peers.

SBI also raised a 1 billion syndicated social loan in February, arranged by MUFG Bank and Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank, which it said was the largest ESG environment, social, governance) loan by a commercial bank in Asia Pacific and the second largest social loan globally.

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