
	Association of German Banks publishes new position paper
	Banks as partners – event in Berlin today


Germany’s private banks present their new position paper, “Promoting Sustainability, Ensuring Growth”, a set of guiding principles on climate change mitigation, economic growth and the

Herkenhoff: Economic growth as basis for mitigating climate change

Christian Sewing, President of the Association of German Banks and&nbsp;Nicolas Théry, President of the French Banking Federation, wrote this guest article. It appeared in the German Handelsblatt and the French Les Echos on 28 December.

Climate protection needs strong banks

„Die privaten Banken sind bereit, die Energiewende zu finanzieren“, betont Heiner Herkenhoff, Hauptgeschäftsführer des Bankenverbandes, bei der Veröffentlichung eines Positionspapiers. „Damit das gelingt, müssen Investitionen rentabel sein. Der Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland braucht eine wettbewerb

Banken treiben Energiewende voran: rentable Investitionen als Schlüssel

The German Banking Industry has issued a statement on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's (BCBS) discussion paper on the role of climate scenario analysis in strengthening the management and supervision of climate-related financial risks. The discussion paper of the Basel Committee on Banki

„BCBS – DP on the roleof climate scenario analysis (CSA) in the management and supervision of climate-related financial risks“ 

Climate mitigation: are the sails well set?


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	Smart regulation needed


“Europe is a continent of opportunities, and always has been. We aim to do our utmost to support this Europe,” said Heiner Herkenhoff, CEO of the Associat

Herkenhoff: Europe is a continent of opportunities 

EU taxonomy to provide clarity for four additional environmental objectives

“Good things take time”. Whether or not this saying (continues to) apply to the EU environmental taxonomy is, at the very least, controversial. Almost a year and half later than originally planned, on 5 April 2023, the Eu

More capital for more environmental protection?

After reading this article, you will understand how banks support businesses as they move towards more sustainable business models. You will learn how banks are transforming to promote climate change mitigation and why financial institutions have a significant role to play in the coming sustainable 

To achieve climate change mitigation, we need bank

“Fostering global ambition” is, rightly, a key element of the EU Sustainable Finance Strategy published by the European Commission in July 2021.&nbsp;It is not surprising that current regulatory discussions often focus on concrete legislative initiatives for the EU area.&nbsp;Implementing European i

Next Stop: Common Taxonomy for Sustainable Investment?

For us at the Association of German Banks, one thing is clear: more climate protection, more sustainability can only be achieved with the banks. We already know that additional investment of at least 350 billion euros a year is needed to reshape the economy for a sustainable future. Particularly in 

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