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State Aid rules for banks in difficulty

10/08/2022

The European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to launch a targeted consultation aiming at reviewing the State Aid rules for banks in difficulty.

International Sustainability Standards Board consultation on Sustainability Disclosures

03/08/2022

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has been established at COP26 with the purpose of developing a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures for the capital markets. The purpose of the consultation is to develop a comprehensive global baseline of sustainability disclosures designed to meet the information needs of investors in assessing enterprise value.

Number of unbanked adult EU citizens more than halved in the last four years

14/07/2022

The number of unbanked citizens more than halved over the past four years, but more than 13 million adult EU citizens still lack access to formal financial services, with room for Europe's savings and retail banks to continue contributing to financial inclusion.

World savings and retail banks call for harmonised taxonomies on sustainable finance

08/07/2022

The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) called today on policymakers for the harmonisation of taxonomies on sustainable finance. At the end of the 26th WSBI World Congress, the association’s members approved the Paris Declaration which detailed the call to policymakers.

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Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development

In October 2023, WSBI-ESBG formed a strategic alliance with the

housed by the World Bank, further bolstering our commitment to inclusivity and diversity.

WSBI’s Development Finance Unit Scale2Save

works with development finance institutions to access international financing flows and with grant giving institutions to catalyse grant financing that supports the development of gender and climate smart solutions for greater impact at members.

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

WSBI-ESBG members contributed to combat climate changes:

US$ 51 billion

of green bonds were issued.

US$ 31 million

was invested in philanthropic support for the environment including biodiversity protection, eco-friendly mobility solutions, and green campaigns.

A variety of climate insurances and loans for renewable energy

are offered to their customers.

Reduce inequality within and among countries

WSBI-ESBG members contributed to reducing inequalities by serving youth and rural population:

36 %

of their customers on average are 18 to 34 years old

66 %

of their customers on average, are residing in rural areas.

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

WSBI-ESBG members contributed to enhance the access of their customers to financial services:

88 %

of their network contact points are comprised of mobile banking and financial services agents and Point of Sales (POS) reaching last mile customers

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

WSBI-ESBG members contributed to the development of the local economy:

1,4 billion

customers are represented by the global WSBI-ESBG network.

US$ 13,5 trillion

in assets are valued by the members.

94 %

of the members’ corporate portfolio is comprised of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

WSBI-ESBG members contributed to achieve gender equality in the workplace and in their customers portfolio:

53 %

of their staff on average, are women in a non-management and/or front-line level role.

46 %

of members’ management level staff on average, in the African and Latin American region are women.

53 %

of the member banks’ total customer base, excluding the Asian region are women

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

WSBI-ESBG members contributed actively to quality education of their customers:

US$ 333 million

was invested in philanthropic support for the education sector including skillset-building, financial education, school visits and stationery.

US$ 4 billion

of outstanding loans for scholarships, in addition to numerous savings plans dedicated to education are currently offered.

Almost 30 %