Recent and archived press releases follow, together with further information about the GABV and its work…
To download the complete study click here. Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) founding member, BRAC Bank, has released a groundbreaking study to measure the impact of its lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh. The work will contribute to the development of a new approach to measuring the impact of values-based [...]
Sustainable Banking’s key Network announces three new members, from Latin America, Asia and Europe The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), an independent network of the world’s leading sustainable banks welcomes three new members today; Paraguayan microfinance bank, Vision Banco, Nepalese renewable energy specialists, Clean Energy Development Bank, and UK-based sustainable building experts, the [...]
The Berlin declaration can be read here, and below as a: German translation French translation Spanish translation International conference ‘Transforming Banking Values‘ including contributions from Tomáš Sedláček, Otto Scharmer and Wendy Luhabe, with opening remarks from Norbert Lammert Berlin, 13 March 2013 – The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), a network of the world’s leading sustainable [...]
Find details of a major public event, from the pioneers of values-based banking, here. International sustainable banking conference includes contributions from Tomáš Sedláček, Otto Scharmer and Wendy Luhabe, with opening remarks from Norbert Lammert on Thursday 14 March, 2013 in Berlin Bochum, 05.02.2013 – On 14 March GLS Bank will invite decision-makers from the worlds [...]
Bolivia’s largest microfinance institution, Banco Fie, has joined the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) Banco Fie has become the 22nd values-based bank to join the GABV. The Bolivian grass-roots organisation was founded as a non-governmental organisation by five women in 1985 and operates through 150 branches across the country lending to close to 200,000 [...]
Lire le communiqué de presse en français ici. French cooperative bank, Crédit Coopératif, has become the Global Alliance for Banking on Values’ (GABV) 21st member, as the business case for sustainable banking grows. Crédit Coopératif, a cooperative bank with over a century’s experience financing the French social economy has become the latest values-based bank to [...]
A study comparing key financial information about the world’s biggest banks, or Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions (GSIFIs), and a group of sustainable banks shows significant differences. The report can be read here. A French translation of the report can also be read here. Berlin, 29 November 2012 - The report, which examines the performance of banks over [...]
Uganda’s Centenary Bank Becomes Global Alliance for Banking on Values’ (GABV) first African member The leading commercial microfinance bank in Uganda became the GABV’s first African member, and 20th member in total, today. The announcement recognizes the role Centenary Bank has played in Africa as a leading example of successful commercial banking that balances people’s interests [...]
Three banks joined the GABV today signaling the increasing importance of values-based banks The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), an independent network of the world’s leading values-based banks welcomes three new members, all from North America today; Canada’s Affinity Credit Union, Florida’s environmental pioneers, First Green Bank , and community-development focused and Minneapolis-based, [...]
The GABV co-launched four practical policies to shift the financial system from a short to a long-term focus at the Rio+20 conference today. Details of the full recommendations follow here: PDF Against a background of continuing turmoil in the mainstream financial industry, leaders from the sustainable banking industry, academics and experts in the green [...]
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