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Our News

Recent and archived press releases follow, together with further information about the GABV and its work…

 

May 8, 2013

SME credit makes borrowing enterprises more robust, and raises environmental standards

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 [...]

May 3, 2013

Strength in Diversity: GABV announces three new members

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 [...]

March 11, 2013

Values-based banks issue ‘Berlin Declaration’ to transform the banking system

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 [...]

March 1, 2013

Change-makers: Transforming Banking Values

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 [...]

February 6, 2013

Sustainable banking network expands in Latin America

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 [...]

In the Press

Find out how sustainable banking is making the news globally…

May 23, 2013

Himalayan Times, Nepal
CEDB feted as one of the most progressive banks globally

April 1, 2013

Chartered Banker
Where “value banks” outpace the giants

New Thinking

Read opinion pieces from sustainable banking’s leading thinkers and practitioners...

January 9, 2013

Vancity President and CEO, Tamara Vrooman on a worldwide banking movement

This article was initially published in the Vancouver Sun. Banking pursues greener pastures The words “banking”...


November 28, 2012

Banca Popolare Etica President, Ugo Biggieri on ethical finance

The Undertaking of Finanza Etica The financial and economic crisis is continuing to adversely affect...


Events

Find out where GABV members have been speaking, what they’ve been saying and important upcoming events...

18 Mar 2013

Berlin Conference 2013

16 Jun 2012

The Tallberg Forum

On June 16th BRAC Bank Chairman, Rumee Ali, discussed ‘Towards a Climate of Trust’; How we can create trust in the globalized society of today.

26 Mar 2012

Financial Services Club, UK

On March 26th, SBI President Laurie Spengler, and Triodos Bank UK MD, Charles Middleton, spoke at an event hosted by the Financial Services Club, ‘Sustainable banking: what is it, and why does it matter so much?

28 Feb 2012

Vancouver Conference 2012

The GABV’s fourth annual meeting, which took place in Vancouver from 7 – 10 March, marked a major milestone in the development of the sustainable banking movement.

Vancouver Conference 2012