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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
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    January 15, 2026
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    Case study: How BN Bank identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    BN Bank is a Norwegian financial institution that offers mortgage loans to Norwegian homeowners and finances real estate development and corporate properties in the Oslo region. ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    January 13, 2026
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    Case study: How KPPB identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    Kaiser Partner Privatbank (KPPB) is a financial services provider based in Liechtenstein. As a private bank, KPPB specializes in asset management and comprehensive investment advisory services ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    January 8, 2026
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    Case study: How Fana Sparebank identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    Fana Sparebank is an independent, locally operated savings bank serving the greater Bergen area in Vestland County, Norway. Fana Sparebank offers a range of banking services ...
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    By Gerasimos
    December 31, 2025
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    Case study: How Fineco identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    FinecoBank S.p.A. is a joint-stock company listed on Euronext Milan, part of the FTSE MIB index since 2016 and the Stoxx Europe 600 index since 2017. ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    December 30, 2025
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    Case study: How VP Bank identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    VP Bank Group provides its services across major financial hubs within its home market of Liechtenstein as well as in five international locations: Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore, ...
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    By Gerasimos
    December 24, 2025
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    Case study: How MBH Bank identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    MBH Bank was founded in May 2023 following the merger of three banks—MKB Bank, Budapest Bank, and Takarékbank. This integration combined the expertise and knowledge of ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    December 17, 2025
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    Case study: How Resurs identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    Resurs Holding (Resurs), through its subsidiary Resurs Bank, is the leading provider of retail finance in the Nordic region. It offers a range of services including ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    December 16, 2025
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    Case study: How OP Financial Group identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    OP Financial Group consists of 93 OP cooperative banks and the central cooperative they own, along with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities. OP Financial Group employed ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    December 4, 2025
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    Case study: How Yapı Kredi identifies and works on strategic business opportunities to increase positive and reduce negative impacts

    Yapı Kredi functions as one of Turkey’s leading private banks, establishing a significant presence in the country. The bank offers a wide range of services across ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    December 2, 2025
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    Case study: How Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG is a prominent provider of Bausparen and housing financing, offering a wide variety of products and services. Through its offerings, Schwäbisch Hall ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    November 27, 2025
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    Case study: How Alpha Services and Holdings Group works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Alpha Services and Holdings Group is dedicated to maintaining a sustainable business focused on growth and creating value for all its stakeholders. This involves considering the ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 2: Impact and Target SettingPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    November 19, 2025
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    Case study: How Spar Nord takes action on its PRB targets: climate change mitigation and resource efficiency and circular economy

    With a network of 58 regional banks, Spar Nord plays a significant role in local communities across Denmark. Leveraging its nationwide reach, the bank serves a ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 2: Impact and Target SettingPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    November 18, 2025
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    Case study: How Arbejdernes Landsbank takes action on its PRB targets: climate change mitigation and financial health and inclusion

    Arbejdernes Landsbank provides a diverse array of financial products and services to both individual and business clients, actively seeking to incorporate sustainability and social responsibility into ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 2: Impact and Target SettingPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    November 13, 2025
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    Case study: How Commerzbank takes action on its PRB targets: climate protection (net zero targets), biodiversity and women in management positions

    Commerzbank is the premier bank for small and medium-sized enterprises (the Mittelstand) and serves as a partner to approximately 25,500 corporate client groups, along with nearly ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 2: Impact and Target SettingPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    November 6, 2025
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    Case study: How Norion Bank takes action on its PRB targets: climate change mitigation and financial inclusion and health

    Norion Bank focuses on delivering financial solutions to both corporate clients and individuals, with a special emphasis on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its corporate ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 2: Impact and Target SettingPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    November 5, 2025
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    Case study: How How Achmea Bank takes action on its PRB targets: climate change mitigation and financial health and inclusion

    Achmea Bank is part of Achmea, one of the Netherlands’ leading financial service providers with a cooperative heritage, and provides savings, mortgage products, and investment services ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 30, 2025
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    Case study: How Creand Crèdit Andorrà works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Creand Crèdit Andorrà is a limited company operating in the banking sector, serving a customer base of over 64,000 clients, with 59.5% utilizing digital banking services. ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 29, 2025
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    Case study: How Bank J. Safra Sarasin works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    As a member of the J. Safra Sarasin Group, Bank J. Safra Sarasin is a premier Swiss full-service private bank. In Switzerland, it operates offices in ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 23, 2025
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    Case study: How AIB works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    AIB Group primarily operates in Ireland and the United Kingdom and is actively executing its strategy, focusing on initiatives that help the Group fulfill its strategic ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 9, 2025
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    Case study: How vdk bank works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    With a network of offices throughout Belgium, vdk bank is dedicated to providing personalized financial advice and comprehensive services to its clients. Customers can rely on ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 8, 2025
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    Case study: How Aktia works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Aktia is a Finnish asset management company, bank, and life insurer with a 200-year history of fostering wealth and well-being across generations. Aktia provides its services ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 7, 2025
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    Case study: How Societe Generale works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Societe Generale is a prominent European financial services group with more than 126,000 employees across 65 countries, dedicated to serving and supporting its customers and clients. ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 2, 2025
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    Case study: How Skurups Sparbank works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    For more than 140 years, Skurups Sparbank has been an integral part of the local community, actively investing in and collaborating with the local market and ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    October 1, 2025
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    Case study: How Skipton Building Society and Skipton International work with clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Skipton Building Society and Skipton International are members of the Skipton Group, a collection of five distinct businesses that incorporate sustainability into their overarching strategic goal—to ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    September 30, 2025
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    Case study: How Şekerbank works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Founded as a cooperative bank in Eskişehir on October 12, 1953, Şekerbank was established to finance agriculture and the sugar industry. It remains the sole institution ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    September 25, 2025
    566
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    Case study: How Sber works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Sber is present across all regions of the Russian Federation, providing services to over 3.2 million corporate clients and 108.5 million retail customers. It is a ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    September 24, 2025
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    Case study: How SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    SpareBank 1 Sørøst-Norge is a regional financial services organization and a member of the SpareBank 1 Alliance, Norway’s second-largest financial group. The bank provides a range ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    September 23, 2025
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    Case study: How the Development and Investment Bank of Turkey works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Centred on financing sustainable development in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Turkey’s 2053 net-zero emission ambitions, the Development and Investment Bank of ...
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    case studiesEuropePrinciple 3: Clients and CustomersPrinciple 4: StakeholdersPrinciples for Responsible BankingSector: Financial Services
    By Gerasimos
    September 18, 2025
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    Case study: How İşbank works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    Founded as Turkey’s first national bank, İşbank has long been a leading force in the country’s economy. By the end of 2024, with a workforce of ...
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    By Gerasimos
    September 17, 2025
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    Case study: How HPB works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

    With a network of 64 branches (centres) and 6 regional offices, HPB is accessible to clients across Croatia. Through its own branches and the ‘Bank in ...
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