Report on the Sustainability Governance Practices of the 30 Largest Global Banks Comes Up With Interesting Findings

LONDON, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Morrow Sodali and Nestor Advisors - A Morrow Sodali Company, are pleased to announce the publication of “Governance of sustainability in the largest global banks: A study of the top 30 European and North American banks”.

This Report examines the sustainability governance practices of the 30 largest European and North American banks. In preparing the Report, we reviewed various publicly available documentation and also interviewed representatives from fifteen leading banks, including nine board chairs, other board members and senior executives. Interviewees shed light on different practices, and why banks chose to pursue them. The resulting Report compares the banks across several data points and analyzes these findings against a double index of sustainability and financial performance.

Stilpon Nestor, the Report’s leading author stated, “Sustainability is one of the big issues facing banks and their leadership. Shareholders and various stakeholders, including regulators, expect banks to be proactive in sustainability. On the strategy side, the “greening of the book” is the big challenge, especially in markets with big “brown” sectors. On the risk side, some regulators expect banks to integrate sustainability risk within the core risk management framework and its key categories. They also expect a clear sustainability perspective in the risk appetite framework. In order to deliver in these areas, global banks have reshaped existing governance and organizational arrangements and have developed some new ones. Our Report examines these arrangements and comes up with interesting, sometimes counterintuitive, findings.”

Among these findings, the issue of board skills in relation to sustainability was highlighted. All of the banks we interviewed do not see having sustainability experts on the board as a priority. Their priority is to make their existing board members more cognizant in the sustainability area. In that sense, they emphasize the development of director skills.

How does a board structure itself to address sustainability? In many cases, this is done by setting up a new committee. However, structure often reflects the level of maturity of the issues in a bank. One interesting finding of the Report is that banks further advanced in the “maturity spectrum” have done away with special committees and discuss sustainability as part of the general strategy and risk appetite.

Another key finding relates to the role of management in ensuring all business functions strengthen their capabilities to understand sustainability. This is an issue that touches upon all business areas of a bank, whether it is a corporate, retail or private bank, as well as risk, finance and internal audit functions. That is why most global banks have created senior management committees to oversee this transversal work. The seniority of the members of this committee is key. In 50% of the banks, the CEOs themselves are heading this senior coordinating committee.

Most banks have also included sustainability parameters in their executive remuneration approach. The Report finds that in the best performing ones, sustainability considerations have a relatively significant “weight” among other factors in determining variable compensation.

We hope you find this study insightful, and that the findings will be helpful from the perspective of all stakeholders. Click here to request the Report in full.

ABOUT MORROW SODALI

Morrow Sodali is a leading provider of strategic advice and shareholder services to corporate clients around the world. The firm provides corporate boards and executives with strategic advice and services relating to corporate governance, ESG, shareholder and bondholder communication and engagement, capital markets intelligence, proxy solicitation, shareholder activism and mergers and acquisitions.

From headquarters in New York and London, and offices and partners in major capital markets, Morrow Sodali serves over 1,000 corporate clients in 80+ countries, including many of the world’s largest multinational corporations. In addition to listed and private companies, its clients include financial institutions, mutual funds, ETFs, stock exchanges and membership associations.

For more information, please visit morrowsodali.com.

ABOUT NESTOR ADVISORS

Nestor Advisors is the specialized board and governance advisory subsidiary of Morrow Sodali. We are a global advisory firm specializing in corporate governance, sustainability and organizational design, and work with the boards and senior management of financial institutions, companies and not-for-profit organizations to improve decision making, organizational structures, controls and incentives.

Fully integrated with Morrow Sodali, the two companies provide the firm’s global client base with a comprehensive suite of advisory services relating to corporate governance, ESG, sustainability and stakeholder engagement.

Our services span a broad spectrum including holistic assessments yielding a significant redesign of a company’s governance system, board evaluations, group governance, board training, risk management, and the development of specific policies and controls. Whatever the scope, our services are always closely tailored to our clients’ needs.

For more information, please visit nestoradvisors.com.

CONTACTS

Elena Cargnello
Corporate Director, Marketing
e.cargnello@morrowsodali.com
+44 (0)20 4513 6913


Report on the Sustainability Governance Practices of the 30 Largest Global Banks Comes Up With Interesting Findings

THỦ THUẬT HAY

Ibooks và Apple Maps sẽ có trên MAC

Tại WWDC, Apple thông báo rằng một số ứng dụng chính của IOS sẽ xuất hiện trên MAC trong OS X 10.9 Mavericks là Apple Maps và Ibooks. Cả hai ứng dụng này đều là những ứng dụng độc lập có thể tải về từ Mac App Store.

Cách làm thanh taskbar Windows 10 trong suốt trong tích tắc

Trên Windows 10, Microsoft không cho phép người dùng làm thanh taskbar trong suốt hoàn toàn như Win 7 được. Tuy nhiên, mình xin hướng dẫn các bạn...

Cách đổi tên tài khoản người dùng trên Windows 10

Đổi tên tài khoản Windows 10 là thủ thuật đơn giản nhất cho những ai sử dụng máy tính sài hệ điều hành Windows hiện nay, khi mà công nghệ thông tin ngày một phát triển và ai cũng có cơ hội sở hữu cũng như sử dụng một

Cách phóng to ảnh tùy ý mà không bị giới hạn trên iPhone

Nếu bạn là người dùng thường xuyên chụp ảnh và ngắm các bức hình của mình thì chắc chắn sẽ biết Apple không cho người dùng phóng ảnh quá to trên iPhone. Cụ thể khi chúng ta dùng hai ngón tay để phóng ảnh to lên thì chỉ

Hướng dẫn root điện thoại Android bằng Magisk

Root - quá trình “trao quyền' truy cập hệ thống cho một số ứng dụng và tiện ích nhất định - từ lâu đã là một phần trải nghiệm của một số người dùng đam mê sử dụng Android. Nhưng đứng trước mối đe dọa từ một tính năng

ĐÁNH GIÁ NHANH

So sánh iPhone 13 Pro Max và Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G: Chênh nhau 5 – 6 triệu nên mua flagship nào?

Apple có iPhone 13 Pro Max, Samsung có Galaxy Z Fold3 5G đều là hai mẫu flagship hàng đầu hiện nay. Tuy nhiên, giá bán giữa hai thiết bị chênh nhau khá lớn khiến nhiều người băn khoăn không biết nên chọn mua điện thoại

Đánh giá chi tiết Samsung J5 Prime: Kẻ kế nhiệm hoàn hảo

Samsung J5 Prime hứa hẹn sẽ giúp Samsung bao phủ phân khúc smartphone tầm giá 5 triệu như người đàn anh J7 Prime đã làm được ở tầm giá 6 triệu. Cùng xem chiếc smartphone này có điểm gì nổi bật nhé.