SUSTAINABLEBANKINGANDFINANCENETWORK

GLOBALPROGRESSREPORT

2025

AbouttheSustainableBankingandFinanceNetwork

Establishedin2012,SBFNisavoluntarycommunityoffinancialsectorregulators,centralbanks,minis-triesoffinance,ministriesofenvironment,andindustryassociationsfromemergingmarketscommittedtoadvancingsustainablefinance.IFC,partoftheWorldBankGroup,isSBFN’sSecretariatandknowledgepartner,assistingmemberstoshareknowledgeandaccesscapacitybuildingtosupportthedesignandim-plementationofnationalsustainablefinanceinitiatives.AsofOctober2025,SBFNcomprises101memberinstitutionsrepresenting72countriesincluding7regionalmemberscoveringanadditional32countriesinemergingmarkets,andatleastUS$79.5trillion(96percent)ofthetotalbankingassetsinemergingmarkets.SBFNmembersarecommittedtomovingtheirfinancialsectorstowardssustainability,withthetwingoalsofimprovedenvironmentalandsocialriskmanagement(includingdisclosureofclimaterisks)andincreasedcapitalflowstoactivitieswithpositiveclimate,environmental,andsocialimpact.Formoreinformation,visit

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IFC—amemberoftheWorldBankGroup—isthelargestglobaldevelopmentinstitutionfocusedontheprivatesectorinemergingmarkets.Weworkinmorethan100countries,usingourcapital,expertise,andinfluencetocreatemarketsandopportunitiesindevelopingcountries.Infiscalyear2025,IFCcommittedarecord$71.7billiontoprivatecompaniesandfinancialinstitutionsindevelopingcountries,leveragingprivatesectorsolutionsandmobilizingprivatecapitaltocreateaworldfreeofpovertyonalivableplanet.Formoreinformation,visit.

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TableofContents3

TableofContents

Figures,Charts,andBoxes

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AbbreviationsandAcronyms

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ForewordfromtheSBFNChair

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ForewordfromtheCo-ChairsoftheSBFNMeasurementWorkingGroup

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KeyData-Progresssince2023

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Introduction

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I.OverallProgressandTrends

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1.OverviewoftheSBFNMeasurementFrameworkandtheSBFNDataPortal

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.HighlightsofSBFNMembers’Progress

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.SummaryofKeyTrends

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II

.ResultsofPillar-LevelBenchmarking

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1.Pillar1:ESGIntegration

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Pillar-levelProgress

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RecommendationsforSBFNMembers

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2.Pillar2:ClimateandNature-relatedRiskManagement

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Pillar-levelProgress

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RecommendationsforSBFNMembers

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3.Pillar3:FinancingSustainability

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Pillar-levelProgress

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RecommendationsforSBFNMembers

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III

.OutlooksandRecommendations

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Appendices

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AppendixA.RegionalHighlights

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AppendixB.SBFNActivitiesandMilestones

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AppendixC.ListofSBFNMembersasofAugust31,2025

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AcknowledgmentsandContributors

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AbbreviationsandAcronyms4

FIGURES,CHARTS,ANDBOXES

Figure1:OverviewoftheSBFNMeasurementFramework

Figure2:SBFNDataPortal

Figure3:2025SBFNOverallProgressionMatrix

Figure4:OverallProgressionMatrixMilestones

Figure5:ProgressionMatrixResultsforPillar1ESGIntegration

Figure6:ProgressionMatrixResultsforPillar2ClimateandNature-relatedRiskManagement

Figure7:ProgressionMatrixResultsforPillar3FinancingSustainability

Figure8:TypeofAssetsCoveredinFinancingSustainabilityFrameworks

Figure9:CapacityBuildingConceptualFramework

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ABBREVIATIONSANDACRONYMS

ASEANAssociationofSoutheastAsianNations

BCBSBaselCommitteeonBankingSupervision

COP292024UnitedNationsClimateChangeConference

DFIDevelopmentFinanceInstitutions

EMDEsEmergingMarketsandDevelopingEconomies

E&SEnvironmentalandSocial

ESGEnvironmental,Social,andGovernance

ESRMEnvironmentalandSocialRiskManagement

GBFKunming–MontrealGlobalBiodiversityFramework

GSSGreen,Social,andSustainability

GSSSGreen,Social,Sustainability,andSustainability-LinkedIFCInternationalFinanceCorporation

IFRSInternationalFinancialReportingStandards

ISFInclusiveSustainableFinance

ISSBInternationalSustainabilityStandardsBoard

MSMEsMicro,Small,andMediumEnterprises

NBSAPNationalBiodiversityStrategyandActionPlan

SBFNSustainableBankingandFinanceNetwork

TCFDTaskForceonClimate-relatedFinancialDisclosures

TNFDTaskforceonNature-relatedFinancialDisclosures

VMEVulnerable,Marginalized,andExcluded

Foreword5

ForewordfromtheSBFNChair

Emergingmarketsanddevelopingeconomies(EMDEs)requireanadditional$4trillionannually—abovecurrentspendinglevels—toclosecriticalinvestmentgaps.Thisunderscoresboththemagni-tudeandurgencyofmobilizingfinanceforsustainabledevelopment.Asaglobalcommunityofregulatorsandindustryassociations,theSustainableBankingandFinanceNetwork(SBFN)playsacrucialroleincreatingtheenablingenvironmentneededtoaddressthischallenge.

Iampleasedtosharethe2025SBFNGlobalProgressReport,which,togetherwiththeSBFNDataPortal,highlightstheprogressofourmembersinshapingtheglobalsustainablefinanceagenda.TheNetwork’scontinuedgrowth,nowcomprising101institutionsacross72countries,demon-stratesastrongcollectivecommitmenttoadvancingthisagenda.

Weareseeingmembersmovebeyondpolicydevelopmenttowardpracticalimplementation,suchasintegratingenvironmental,social,andgovernance-relatedriskmanagementintoregulatoryre-quirementsandriskassessments.ReflectingtheWorldBankGroup’sfocusonjobcreationandrecognizingthevitalcontributionofsmallerenterprisesindrivingemploymentinEMDEs,nearlyhalfofmembercountrieswithsustainablefinanceframeworkshaveintroducedmeasurestoex-pandfinanceforsmallerbusinesses.Thisprogressisevidentinthegrowthofthethematicbondmarket,whereSBFNmembershavecollectivelyissued$790.5billioninthematicbonds,represent-ing94percentofallemerging-marketissuance.

ThestrengthofourNetworkliesinitsmembers—regulatorsandindustryassociationswhoseleadershipandcollaborationaredrivingsystemicchange.SBFNwillcontinuetofosterknowledgeexchangeandequipmemberswithpracticaltoolsandresources,deepeningsupportthroughin-novation,capacitybuilding,andnewpartnerships.

OnbehalfoftheSBFNSecretariat,IextendmysincereappreciationtoallSBFNmembersfortheircommitmentanddedication.Together,wewillcontinuetoacceleratemeaningfulchangetowardamoreresilient,inclusive,andsustainablefutureforall.

AlfonsoGarciaMora

VicePresidentforEuropeandLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean,IFC

ChairoftheSecretariatofthe

SustainableBankingandFinanceNetwork

Foreword6

ForewordfromtheCo-chairsoftheSBFNMeasurementWorkingGroup

Asco-chairsoftheSBFNMeasurementWorkingGroup,wearedelightedtopresentSBFN’s2025GlobalProgressReportandtheDataPortal,andtheupdated2025SBFNMeasurementFrameworkandMethodology,whichre-flectsthecollectiveachievementsSBFNmembercoun-trieshavemadesinceourlastdatacollectionin2023.

Atthiscrucialmomentintime,wherewearefacedwithanumberofglobalchallenges,rangingfromclimaterisksandbiodiversitylosstosocialinequali-tiesandfinancialinstability,collectiveactionismorecrucialthanever.Asweapproach2030andseektoachievetheclimategoals,theneedtofillfinancinggapsbecomeincreasinglyurgent,particularlyinareassuchasclimateadaptationandnatureconservation.Atthesametime,inclusionisshapingthesustainablefinanceagenda,ensuringthatvulnerablepopulationsandunderservedsectorsarenotleftbehind.Bywork-ingtogether,wecanacceleratetheimplementationofsustainablefinanceframeworks,strengthenresilience,andensurethatfinancialsystemsplayatransforma-tiveroleinachievingglobalsustainabilityobjectives.

The2025updateoftheMeasurementFrameworkpro-videsgreaterclarityandusability,withrefinedindicatordefinitionstoimproveconsistencyandcomparabilityacrossmembers.Italsoexpandscoverageofinclusivesustainablefinance,drawingontherecentSBFNWhitePaper,“LeavingNoOneBehind:UnlockingFinanceinEmergingMarkets.”Newsupplementaryquestions

invitememberstohighlightprogress,innovations,andforward-lookingnationalplans,whileupdatestothePreparationStageQuestionnairecaptureamoredi-versesetofearly-stageactionsandpathwaystowardsustainablefinance.

TheSBFNDataPortal,launchedin2024,hasbecomeacornerstonefortrackingsustainablefinanceprogressacrosscountries.Forthefirsttime,thisyear’sdatacol-lectionwasconductedentirelythroughtheportal,en-ablingscalablereporting,real-timeupdatesonpolicydevelopments,andmultidimensionalbenchmarkingacrossregionsandindicators.ThisonlinestrategictoolwillsupportthecontinuedexpansionofSBFNmem-bershipwithscalabilityandallowmemberstoreporttheirpolicydevelopmentsinrealtime,facilitatingpeer-to-peerlearning,knowledge,andexperiencesharing.

WehopethattheGlobalProgressReportandtheDataPortalwillserveasaplatformforSBFNmemberstore-flectonourcollectiveprogress,shareexperiences,andlearnfrompeers,whilealsoofferingguidancetoshapefuturestrategiesforeffectiveframeworkimplementation.

WeextendourappreciationtoallSBFNmembersfortheircontributiontothedatacollectionprocess,andtheSBFNSecretariatandIFCfortheirsupportthroughout.Lookingahead,weinviteyoutobuildonthismomen-tum,deepencollaboration,andturntheprogressreflect-edinthisreportintolastingimpact.

YasserMounsif

HeadofCorporateFinanceandFinancialDisclosure

Department

MoroccanCapitalMarketAuthority(AMMC)

VanessaEstefaníaGarcíaRocha

HeadoftheSustainableFinanceGroup

FinancialSuperintendencyofColombia(SFC)

KeyData-Progresssince20237

KeyData—Progresssince20231

MEMBERSHIPANDPOLICYACTIONSHIGHLIGHTS

72

44

MEMBERCOUNTRIES

including7regionalmembers

coveringanadditional32countries

COUNTRIES

launched145newframeworks

101MEMBERINSTITUTIONS

including63regulatorsand38industryassociations

US$79.5

TRILLION(96%)

564

Totalsustainablefinanceframeworksissuedin

SBFNcountries

34%

Bankingassetsinemerging

marketsrepresentedby

SBFNmembership

PROGRESSIONMATRIXHIGHLIGHTS

34

COUNTRIES

movedforwardintheOverallProgressionMatrix

28

COUNTRIES

movedforwardinthePillar2ProgressionMatrix

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COUNTRIES

movedforwardinthePillar1ProgressionMatrix

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COUNTRIES

movedforwardinthePillar3ProgressionMatrix

PILLARBENCHMARKINGHIGHLIGHTS

PILLAR2

PILLAR3

ClimateandNature-relatedRiskManagement

5541%countrieslaunchedframeworks

2624%countrieshavemandatoryframeworks

4137%countriesdevelopedtechnical

guidanceandtools

27125%countrieshaveundertakenassesments

toidentifysystemicESGrisks

6950%countriespublishedframeworkstodirectfinancialflowstosustainableassets

26100%countriesand4regionspublished

sustainablefinancetaxonomies2

3963%countriesprovideguidelinesandtoolstosupportissuanceofthematicbonds

US$790.5

billionofthematicbondsissuedacross48SBFNcountries

5967%countrieslaunchedframeworkson

climateriskmanagement

25175%countrieslaunchedframeworkson

natureriskmanagement

5359%countriesdevelopedtechnical

guidanceandtools

haveundertakenassessmentsonphysicalandtransitionrisks

PILLAR1

ESGIntegration

FinancingSustainability

200%

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Percentageincreaseiscalculatedincomparisontothe2024GlobalProgressBrief.ForthepurposesoftheSBFNMeasurementFramework,theterm“nationalframework(s)”canrefertooneorseveralpolicies,roadmaps,guidance,regulations,and/orprinciplesissuedbyregulatorsorindustryassociationsinrelationtoeachpillarofsustainablefinance.Asinglecountrymaythereforehavemultipleframeworksissuedbydifferentinstitutionsorcoveringdifferentpillars.

1Theindicatorsreportedinthe2025GlobalProgressReportarebasedonthedatareportedbymembersuptoJuly2025.AnynewdevelopmentsthattookplaceafterJuly2025,orthatwerenotreportedbymemberstotheSBFNSecretariataspartofthedatacollectionprocess,maynotbeaccountedfor.

2Inthisreport,thetermtaxonomy(ortaxonomies)referstosustainablefinancetaxonomy,whichisaclassificationsystemidentifyingactivities,assets,and/orprojectcategoriesthatdeliveronkeyclimate,green[environmental],socialorsustainableobjectiveswithreferencetoidentifiedthresholdsand/ortargets.

Introduction8

Introduction

Theglobalsustainablefinancemarketcontinuestoexpandamidmacropressures—includinghighinterestrates,persistentinflation,geopoliticaluncertainty,andincreasedscrutinyoverESGclaims.In2024,theglobalissuanceofgreen,social,sustainability,andsustainability-linked(GSSS)bondshitarecordhighof$1trillion,a3percentincreasefromthepreviousyear.3ESGdemandremainsresilient,withinvestorsfocusingoncredible,long-term,risk-alignedstrategies.

SBFNmemberscontinuetomakeprogressinadvancingsustainablefinancepoliciesandregulatoryframeworks,despitethechallengingglobalenvironment.Sincethelastdatacollec-tionin2023,membershiphasgrownto72countries,representing101institutions(including7regionalmembers,coveringanadditional32countries)inemergingmarketsand96percentoftotalbankingassetsinEMDEs.Duringthisperiod,136newsustainablefinanceframeworkswereintroducedbySBFNmembersandUS$790.5billion4havebeenissuedinthematicbondsacross48SBFNcountries5,contributingtostrengthenedESGintegration,enhancedclimateandnature-relatedriskmanagement,andincreasedcapitalflowstowardssustainableinvest-ments.ThisdemonstratesthecontinuedcommitmentofemergingmarketsandSBFNmem-berstoadvancingsustainablefinance.

The2025datacollectionwasguidedbytheupdatedSBFNMeasurementFrameworkandMethodologyandwasconductedforthefirsttimethroughtheSBFNDataPortal6,

markingamajormilestoneinourdatacollectionefforts.Theportalstreamlinestheprocess,servingasaone-stopplatformthatmakesdatacollectionandverificationmoreefficient,ac-cessible,andscalabletoaccommodateSBFN’sgrowingmembership.Beyonddatacollection,italsoservesasacomprehensiveplatformfordatavisualizationandknowledgesharing,featur-ingaglobaldashboard,countryprofiles,aframeworklibrary,andcasestudies.Additionally,forthefirsttime,the2025datascopeencompassesbothbankingandnonbankingsectorsforallSBFNcountries,enablingamorecomprehensiveassessmentofmembers’progressacrossthefinancialecosystem—includingbanking,securities,insurance,andpensions.Thisexpand-edcoverageprovidesdeeperinsightintohowsustainablefinanceframeworksareshapingthebroaderfinancialsectorlandscapeinEMDEs.

3IFC(InternationalFinanceCorporation).2024.“EmergingMarketGreenBonds”.

/en/insights-reports/2025/emerging

-market-green-bonds-2024.

4ThetotalofallthematicbondsissuedbySBFNcountriessince2014.

5WorldBank2025EnvironmentalFinanceData.ThedatasetsourcehaschangedfromBloomberg(BNFE)inthe2024GlobalProgressBrieftoEnvironmentalFinanceinthe2025GlobalProgressReport.

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I.OverallProgressandTrends9

I.OverallProgressandTrends

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OVERVIEWOFTHESBFNMEASUREMENTFRAMEWORKANDTHESBFNDATAPORTAL

The2025benchmarkingofsustainablefinanceprogresswasconductedthroughtheSBFNDataPortalandagainstthethreepillarsoftheupdatedSBFNMeasurementFramework:ESGIn-tegration,Climate-andNature-RelatedRiskManagement,andFinancingSustainability.TheMeasurementFrameworkconsistsof110underlyingdatapointstoobjectivelyassessacountry’sprogressinimplementingasustainablefinanceframeworkaccordingtocomprehensivenessandalignmentwithinternationalgoodpractices,aswellastomeasureimplementationbythecountry’sfinancialsector,basedonthe3pillars,3cross-cuttingsub-pillars,and11cross-cut-tingindicators(seefigure1).The“yes/no”responsestothesequestionsarecomplementedbysub-questionsintheSBFNMemberDataCollectionSurveytocapturemoregranulardataandaresupportedbyevidenceanddocumentationprovidedbySBFNmembers.

FIGURE1:OVERVIEWOFTHESBFNMEASUREMENTFRAMEWORK

3pillars,3cross-cuttingsub-pillars,11cross-cuttingindicators,110underlyingdatapoints

PILLAR1

ESGINTEGRATION

PILLAR2

CLIMATEANDNATURE-RELATED

RISKMANAGEMENT

SUB-PILLAR1-NATIONALFRAMEWORK

PILLAR3

FINANCINGSUSTAINABILITY

?Frameworkadoption

?Alignmentwithinternationalgoals&standards

SUB-PILLAR2-REGULATORYANDINDUSTRYASSOCIATIONACTIONS

?Assesment

?Technicalguidance

?Governancestructure&collaboration

?Capacitybuilding&awareness

?Supervisoryactivities&incentives

?Tracking&aggregateddisclosure

SUB-PILLAR3-FINANCIALSECTORIMPLEMENTATION

?Quantitativedataonframework(s)implementationbythefinancialsector

?Alignmentwithnationalgoals&standards

?Expectationsoffinancialinstitutions'actions

Source:2025SBFNMeasurementFrameworkandMethodology

ThesurveywasconductedthroughtheSBFNDataPortal,aone-stoponlineplatformofferingacomprehensiveoverviewofsustainablefinanceinitiativesinSBFNmembercountries(seefigure2).Surveyresponseswerethenanalyzedandmappedintothreemilestonestages(Preparation,Implementation,andMaturing),witheachstagefurtherdividedintotwosubstages.

I.OverallProgressandTrends10

FIGURE2:SBFNDATAPORTAL

ThefollowingsectionsummarizestheresultsoftheDataCollection,highlightingtheprogressobservedacrossSBFNcountriesandthetrendsidentifiedfromtheinformationreportedbymembers.7Formoredetailonregionalandcountry-levelprogressandhighlights,seethesummaryinAppendixA.

HIGHLIGHTSOFSBFNMEMBERS’PROGRESS

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The2025SBFNProgressionMatrixdemonstratessteadypolicyactionsbySBFNmemberstoexpandanddeepennationalandregionalsustainablefinanceframeworkdevelopmentandimplementationinlinewithinternationaltrendsandgoodpractices(seefigure3).

FIGURE3:2025SBFNOVERALLPROGRESSIONMATRIX

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7TheindicatorsreportedintheGlobalProgressReportarebasedonthedatareportedbymembersuptoJuly2025.AnynewdevelopmentsthattookplaceinorafterJuly2025,orthatwerenotreportedbymemberstotheSBFNSecretariataspartofthedatacollectionprocess,maynotbeaccountedfor.Thefindingsofthereportcoveratotalof72countriesand7regionalmembers.

I.OverallProgressandTrends