Case study: How SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge is a regional savings bank serving Northern Norway. The Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services to both retail and corporate clients in the area. The northern Norwegian community owns 56.3 percent of the bank. Its business strategy emphasizes promoting sustainable development within the region. SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and is, accordingly, working with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices and enable sustainable economic activities. Tweet This!
This case study is based on the 2023 PRB Reporting and Self-Assessment Template by SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge prepared in relation to its implementation of the PRB, that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.
Which Principles for Responsible Banking have been addressed?
The Principles for Responsible Banking addressed in this case are:
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- Principle 3: Clients and Customers
- Principle 4: Stakeholders
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Stakeholder identification and consultation
Please describe which stakeholders (or groups/ types of stakeholders) you have identified, consulted, engaged, collaborated or partnered with for the purpose of implementing the Principles and improving your bank’s impacts. This should include a high-level overview of how your bank has identified relevant stakeholders, what issues were addressed/results achieved and how they fed into the action planning process.
SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge performs an annual stakeholder analysis to identify the stakeholders it has engaged with, the topics discussed, and the measures that have been implemented. For more detailed information, please refer to SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge’s annual report.
How did SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge work with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices and enable sustainable economic activities?
In its 2023 PRB Reporting and Self-Assessment Template SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge reports that it works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices and enable sustainable economic activities as follows:
To support business customers in transitioning to a low-emission society, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge has established a green product framework that outlines criteria for sectors such as property, transport, aquaculture, fisheries, agriculture, and forestry. To promote the green shift, the Group offers “green products” to retail clients and provides funds categorized based on their ESG profile. Additionally, all corporate customers with exposures exceeding 5 million NOK are evaluated using the Group’s ESG screening tool.
UN Principles for Responsible Banking: Accelerating a positive global transition for people and the planet
With over 300 signatory banks representing almost half of the global banking industry, the Principles for Responsible Banking are the world’s foremost sustainable banking framework. Through these Principles, the banking community takes action to align core strategies, decision-making, lending and investment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and international agreements such as the Paris Climate Agreement.
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