Handelsbanken included in Sustainability Yearbook 2023

Handelsbanken is honored to be included in this year's Sustainability Yearbook from S&P Global. Being included in the Sustainability Yearbook means that Handelsbanken is in the top 15 per cent of the world’s banks, in terms of our sustainability rating.

To be listed in the Yearbook, companies must score within the top 15 per cent of their industry and must achieve an S&P Global Sustainability Score within 30 per cent of their industry’s top-performing company. Handelsbanken is proud to be among those to have reached this distinction.

"It is always gratifying to have our work validated, says Catharina Belfrage Sahlstrand, Chief Sustainability and Climate Officer at Handelsbanken. However it is no reason to sit back and relax. The focus on sustainability in the financial sector increased further during 2022, both in terms of regulations and in our customer’s demand for sustainability considerations and support in our products and advisory services. We expect this focus to grow in an even faster pace during the coming years."

Handelsbanken believes that by letting finance and sustainability meet and integrate we have an effective tool to tackle some of society’s most urgent challenges and enable sustainable growth for future generations. Learn more about how we earned a place in the Sustainability Yearbook: Handelsbanken.com/sustainability

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Over 7,800 companies were included in the analysis underpinning the Sustainability Yearbook this year. The evaluation is based on several financial, environmental and social sustainability criteria, from which each company receives a total sustainability score between 0 and 100, resulting in a ranking of all companies in the same sector. Handelsbanken’s total score was 69.