Over the last two years, Bank of America has been overhauling its low-to-moderate income business, redesigning branches and products, improving employee retention and working with community partners, but will the bank get the credit its actions deserve?

A new generation of digital products has slashed the cost of remittances and helped the unbanked meet short-term household or business liquidity needs, but there has been a downside.

Environmental and social issues not separate; BlackRock still not voting on climate reporting.

$2.4 billion in dedicated mandates; expectations to reach $20 billion to $30 billion by 2023.

Founders claim existing meat-production business model at risk from stranded assets as interest in meat-free diet grows.

Natixis surveys large institutional investors and produces framework to avoid ‘SDG-washing’.

Alternatives to green bonds and loans needed to boost Asian green finance; engaging retail investors will be key.

GoPay is southeast Asia’s answer to Ant Financial. Its CEO comes with a background in the most micro level of finance: empowering village housewives to buy things to cook with. How will he build a business backed by the biggest names in global private equity?

Global director of Citi Community Development and Inclusive Finance

Head of sustainable banking, Crédit Agricole CIB

Managing director, Infrastructure and Real Estate Group Asia at HSBC

Managing director, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group

Nearly all banks talk about corporate responsibility, few make it integral to the way they work. What sets Bank of America apart is that it has been doing just that for years and this year it receives the award for North America’s best bank for corporate responsibility.

Across every sector and region HSBC stands out for its commitment to developing partnerships and products that will bring finance at scale to create a more sustainable and resilient planet.

With its unique model of direct lending to microfinance institutions and bringing large investors to the table, BNP Paribas has put financial inclusion at the heart of its agenda.

Using its balance sheet to help the transition to net zero emissions, racial equality and economic mobility, while supporting employees through Covid-19 and assisting communities in all markets it operates in, Bank of America has put corporate responsibility at its core.

The breadth and ambition of Santander’s diversity and inclusion programmes set it apart from its peers globally.

When a big US bank joins its peers around the world under an umbrella of responsible banking, it lifts the entire responsibility agenda – and this is exactly what Citi has done as an early signatory to the Principles of Responsible Banking (PRB) of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.