As of March 2021, the most important impact areas for signatory banks of UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) worldwide varied considerably between developed and developing countries. Climate change mitigation was by far the most important impact area for banks located in developed countries, identified by 90 percent of the respondents. On the other hand, this area was considered important by 62 percent of the banks located in developing countries. Additionally, 62 percent of respondents in developing countries identified financial inclusion as a significant impact area for their bank.
Most important impact areas for banks in developing and developed countries as of March 2021
UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) signatory banks
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "Data submitted by banks for this report may be up to 6 or 12 months old, and therefore some results may not be fully indicative of where bank’s stand in their implementation journey at the date of publication of this report."
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which (most significant) impact areas or topics did you identify for your bank, as a result of the impact analysis?".
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