Brief Overview of Organization and Summary of Sustainability Strategy
Danske Bank is the largest bank in Denmark and a leading player in the Scandinavian financial markets. The Danske Bank Group – which includes Danske Bank, Realkredit Danmark, Danica Pension, Nordania Leasing and a number of other subsidiaries – offers a wide range of financial services, including insurance, mortgage finance, asset management, brokerage, real estate and leasing services.
With more than 20,000 employees in 10 countries, Danske Bank Group serves around 3 million personal and business customers and more than 2000 large corporate and institutional customers – across eight markets.
Our purpose is to release the potential in people and businesses by using the power of finance to create sustainable progress today and for generations to come. We believe that including sustainability in all aspects of our business is fundamental to creating lasting value for all our stakeholders.
As part of this commitment, Danske Bank joined the Principles for Responsible Banking as a founding signatory in 2019. Moreover, we are committed to supporting the transition to a net-zero carbon emissions future, and we have been part of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance since 2020 as well as the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative since 2021. We have set extensive emission reduction targets for our lending and investment portfolios as well as for our own operations and we annually report on progress towards our intermediate 2030 climate targets towards reaching net zero by 2050 or sooner. We have also set biodiversity engagement targets for high-impact sectors within lending and investments.
- Read more about our targets and approach at danskebank.com/sustainability, where you can also find our policies and position statements, our annual climate progress reporting as well as a list of the international initiatives, goals and standards we support.
- You can contact us directly at sustainability@danskebank.com.