DNB: Setting standards on responsible investing and financing

This case study has been created from the Finance for the Future Awards. This entry was a finalist in the ‘Investing and financing’ category.

DNB is Norway’s largest financial institution, and its activities include investing, lending and providing financial infrastructure. In 2017, DNB launched a new strategy focused on building sustainability into every part of its business. This strategy led DNB to produce an updated materiality analysis in 2018. The goal was to understand which areas were material for the group in creating long-term value for its stakeholders. Understanding these material areas has helped DNB to direct its efforts to where it can create the most value and generate the greatest benefits for society.

‘The judges were impressed by DNB’s thorough and diligent approach to embedding ESG into their systems and processes.’

Finance for the Future Awards judges