Yes Bank tops S&P Global’s sustainability rankings, only Indian Bank in yearbook 2025, ET BFSI
Yes Bank emerged as India’s highest-rated financial institution in sustainability for the third consecutive yr, in response to the newest S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) 2024 and the Carbon Disclosure Challenge (CDP). With a CSA rating of 72 out of 100, the financial institution is the one Indian lender included within the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025, a list of the highest 15% of world banking leaders primarily based on ESG efficiency.
The CSA, which evaluates as much as 1,000 ESG indicators corresponding to local weather technique, monetary inclusion, human capital growth, and company governance, positioned Sure Financial institution forward of its home friends. The financial institution additionally retained its A- (Management Band) ranking from CDP, underscoring its local weather threat administration and disclosure practices.
Out of seven,690 world companies assessed, solely 780 corporations made it to the Sustainability Yearbook 2025, together with 51 from India. Sure Financial institution is the one Indian financial institution on this listing. The CDP evaluation, which evaluated over 22,000 organisations, discovered Sure Financial institution on the management stage in 11 out of 17 key ESG parameters.
On the governance aspect, the financial institution’s sustainability efforts are overseen by a Board-level CSR and ESG Committee. Different ESG initiatives embrace a dedication to realize net-zero emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2030, in addition to the disclosure of financed emissions for electrical energy technology loans, aligning with worldwide decarbonisation benchmarks.
