Principles for Responsible Banking

Responsible Banking Journey

Banks embrace the PRB Principles and overarching Responsible Banking Framework to understand and navigate risks, opportunities and impacts as they progress in their responsible banking journey. From analyzing portfolios and setting targets, to supporting the implementation of transition and action plans, the Framework guides banks to deliver against their key sustainability objectives across four interconnected priority areas – Climate, Nature, Human Rights, Healthy & Inclusive Economies. 

By following the Framework, leading responsible banks are well-positioned to realise commercial growth, increase operational resilience and ensure institutional future-proofing, whilst driving positive industry and market change and making significant contributions to society. Read more here.

Guidance, Tools & Accelerators

• Guidance: discover our range of cutting-edge industry guidance for best practice on setting targets in key areas of sustainable finance, including climate mitigation, nature & biodiversity loss, gender equality, financial health & inclusion and resource efficiency & the circular economy. Discover…
• Tools: working with banks, we have developed guidance and tools to help you analyse the impact of your bank’s activities, including a portfolio impact analysis tool. Discover…
• Accelerators: we have a number of accelerators to help you drive momentum in critical areas, including the Net-Zero Banking Alliance focused on climate, the PRB Commitment to Financial Health & Inclusion, and the members-only PRB Biodiversity Community. Discover…

Join the Community

• Join us: learn how your bank can take action through the Principles, and embed responsible banking at the heart of your business. Read more…
• Signatories: discover the list of banks who have committed to the Principles for Responsible Banking and the progress they have made so far. Read more…
• Our journey so far: learn how the community has developed since launch in 2019, including the latest bi-annual progress report on how banks are making progress at a collective level. Read more…
• Governance: the Principles are governed by the UNEP FI Banking Board, managed day-to-day by a secretariat, and feature a unique Civil Society Advisory Body to ensure the Principles stay relevant to society’s needs. Read more…