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Website http://www.spdb.com.cn
Headquarters
NO.12 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road
200002 Shanghai
China
CEO/chair Wei Dong Pan
Executive Director, CFO and VP
Supervisor
China Banking and Investment Regulatory Commission (CBIRC)
Ownership
listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange

SPD Bank's largest shareholder is the Shanghai state-owned Assets Supervision & Administration (29.55%). The bank's complete shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank) was founded in 1992, and is a country-wide joint-stock commercial bank.  It went public in 1999 and is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The bank offers a variety of personal and corporate banking services, including: holding deposits, issuing loans and bonds, underwriting government bonds, purchase and sale of foreign currency and offshore banking.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

SPD Bank does not have publicly available bank policies, nor does it have a web page on its sustainability commitments.

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Guidelines for Ecological Environmental Protection of Foreign Investment Cooperation and Construction ProjectsTags: China | corporate social responsibility
Dodgy Deals

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's link to these deals.

Projects / Companies
Finance type
Year
News
BankTrack
Partners
Blog
External
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks fossil fuel finance totals $869 billion in 2024, a dramatic increase in financing

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos reports $429 billion USD going to fossil fuel expanding companies; totaling $1.6 trillion to these companies since 2021
2025-06-17 | New York | BankTrack, urgewald, Center for Energy, Ecology and Development (CEED), Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Major ‘coal banks’ refuse to stop financing coal power boom in Asia

To stop a wave of new coal development across Asia, the End Coal Finance coalition is asking likely financiers to pledge not to back new coal power projects.
2024-11-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Inclusive Development International, Recourse
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Major banks fueling biodiversity collapse by $395 billion since the Paris Agreement; Governments failing to reign in banks

New reports reveal escalating financing to destructive sectors and highlight the urgent need for financial sector regulations to achieve Global Biodiversity Goals
2024-10-16 | San Francisco | BankTrack, Amazon Watch, CED Cameroon, Friends of the Earth US, Milieudefensie, Profundo, Rainforest Action Network, Repórter Brasil, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, TuK INDONESIA
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Energy supply financing ratios: the next milestone in banks’ climate strategy

The energy supply financing ratio is a key indicator that synthesizes two major challenges in limiting global warming to 1.5°C: the phase-out of fossil fuels and the development of sustainable alternatives.
2024-10-07 | Reclaim Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks financed fossil fuels by $6.9 trillion dollars since the Paris Agreement; $705 billion provided in 2023 alone; JPMorgan Chase, Mizuho, and Bank of America are worst 3 funders

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report with an updated methodology offers comprehensive look at who’s bankrolling the climate crisis
2024-05-13 | BankTrack, urgewald, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks have not quit coal, 8 years after the Paris Agreement

Banks in China dominate global coal financing; those in Indonesia are outliers in having increased finance for coal since 2016
2024-05-03 | Nijmegen | Will O'Sullivan – BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

The banks financing dirty steel

The world’s major banks continue to support the largest and most polluting steel producers
2024-03-26 | Paris, France | Reclaim Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Decarbonization: steel not making the cut

Analysis by Reclaim Finance shows that few financial institutions have steel targets, and that those that have been adopted are riddled with flaws
2023-08-23 | Reclaim Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New report: Canadian bank RBC the #1 financier of fossil fuels, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporations
2023-04-13 | San Francisco | BankTrack, urgewald, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

CBIRC releases the Green Finance Guidelines for Banking and Insurance Sectors

2022-06-02 | China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New report: Despite ‘net zero’ rhetoric, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporations
2022-03-30 | San Francisco, Bemidji, Nijmegen, Oakland, Paris, Sassenberg, Washington DC | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, Urgewald
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Who is still financing the global coal industry?

New research reveals banks and investors behind the world’s worst climate offenders
2022-02-15 | Berlin | Urgewald
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

A future without coal: banking on Asia's just energy transition

2021-11-10 | Fair Finance Asia
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Fossil Banks No Thanks demands banks commit to end fossil fuel finance before Glasgow Climate Summit

210+ groups support urgent call to action
2021-09-23 | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

China is world’s second largest financier of deforestation-linked commodities

New study finds significant risk associated with nearly 15 billion USD in loans and underwriting by Chinese financial institutions
2021-05-04 | BankTrack, Forests & Finance, Profundo, Rainforest Action Network
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banking on Climate Chaos 2021: World’s 60 largest banks have poured USD 3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since Paris Agreement

Even amidst the global economic downturn, fossil fuel financing numbers were higher in 2020 than 2016
2021-03-24 | Nijmegen | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Groundbreaking research reveals the financiers of the coal industry

Today, Urgewald & partners published an analysis of the financiers & investors behind the entire coal industry for the 1st time. One of the shocking results was that banks provide more money to coal than in 2016.
2021-02-25 | urgewald, Reclaim Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Global finance sector failing to apply conservation criteria to pulp and paper funding

2020-03-21 | New York/Amsterdam | Environmental Paper Network
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Fined $72 Million for Illegal Loans

2018-01-20 | Caxingglobal.com
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Investing in a Green Belt and Road? Assessing the Implementation of China’s Green Credit Guidelines Abroad

The Chinese government has become an unexpected leader in pushing for new green credit policies, but are Chinese banks doing their part to keep the belt and road initiative green?
2017-12-13 | Friends of the Earth US
Resources
Documents
Links

Banking on biodiversity collapse 2024

Partner publication
2024-10-16 00:00:00 | Forest and Finance Coalition

Banking on climate chaos 2024

Fossil fuel finance report 2024
BankTrack publication
2024-05-13 00:00:00 | BankTrack, urgewald, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance & Sierra Club

Still Banking on Coal press release

Commercial Banks Still Deep into Coal 8 Years After Paris
Partner publication
2024-05-02 00:00:00 | Urgewald

Commercial Banks Still Deep into Coal 8 Years After Paris

NGO document
2024-05-02 00:00:00 | Urgewald

Annual report 2023

Annual report
2024-04-15 00:00:00 | SPDB

Annual report 2022

Annual report
2023-07-11 00:00:00 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

Banking on Climate Chaos 2023

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporations
BankTrack publication
2023-04-13 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, Urgewald

Background briefing: Just 7% of global banks' energy financing goes to renewables, new data shows

BankTrack publication
2023-01-27 00:00:00 | Profundo for Sierra Club, Fair Finance International, BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network

Who is Who No. 3 - Chinese commercial banks: an NGO guide

Partner publication
2023-01-23 00:00:00 | Urgewald

Annual report 2021

Annual report
2022-06-07 00:00:00 | SPD Bank

Banking Asia's Future

How to Align with National Climate Plans
Other document
2022-03-31 00:00:00 | Aviva: Asia Research and Engagement

Banking on Climate Chaos 2022

Despite ‘net zero’ rhetoric, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021
BankTrack publication
2022-03-30 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, urgewald

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-06 00:00:00 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank

Annual report 2019

Annual report
2020-07-31 00:00:00 | SPDB

CSR report 2018

[in Chinese]
Annual report
2019-07-31 00:00:00 | SPD Bank

Financiers of IOI and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) face material ESG risks from failure to respect land tenure rights

NGO document
2017-03-27 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK & Profundo

Going out, but going green?

Assessing the implementation of China's Green Credit Guidelines
BankTrack publication
2014-11-25 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Friends of the Earth US

Green Credit Footprint of Chinese banks (2008-2012)

-Chinese version-
NGO document
2013-11-25 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Worldwide investments in Cluster munitions, a shared responsibility

NGO document
2012-06-20 00:00:00 | IKV Pax Christi & FairFin

Environmental Report on Chinese Banks (2011)

-Chinese version-
NGO document
2012-04-18 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Executive Summary of Environmental Report on Chinese Banks (2011)

NGO document
2012-03-28 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Notice of the CBRC on Issuing the Green Credit Guidelines

Other bank document
2012-02-24 00:00:00 | China Banking Regulatory Commission

民间环保组织就陆良化工铬污染事件致16家中资上市银行的公开信（Chinese）

Correspondence
2011-08-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

An Open Letter from a Coalition of Environmental NGOs to 16 Chinese banks Regarding the Chromium Pollution Incident in Luliang(English)

Correspondence
2011-08-29 00:00:00 | Green Watershed

Environmental Record of Chinese Banks 2010

NGO document
2011-07-06 00:00:00 | Green Watershed
Accountability
Grievances

SPD Bank does not have a complaints or grievances channel for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

This page evaluates Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".

Impacts reviewed
Responded?
Total score
Response
Action
Monitoring

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Banks and Climate

Banks and Climate

The 2025 Banking on Climate Chaos report showed that Shanghai Pudong Development Bank provided $34.3 bn in financing to the fossil fuel industry between 2021 and 2024. In 2024 only, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank provided $6.6 bn, including $5.9 bn for oil, gas and coal companies expanding fossil fuels. Find further details on Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's fossil fuel portfolio and how it compares to other large banks globally on the Banking on Climate Chaos website below.

Banking on Climate Chaos fossil fuel finance data

Partner organisation Reclaim Finance tracks the coal, oil and gas policies of financial institutions, including banks, in their Coal Policy Tool (CPT) and the Oil and Gas Policy Tracker (OGPT). BankTrack works closely with Reclaim Finance and endorses their policy assessments. Find further details on their assessment of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's fossil fuel policy below.

Assessment of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank coal policy in the Coal Policy Tool

Assessment of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank oil and gas policy in the Oil and Gas Policy Tracker
Banks and Nature

Banks and Nature

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s policies for forest-risk sectors (beef, soy, palm oil, pulp and paper, rubber and timber) have been assessed by the Forests & Finance coalition, achieving an overall score of 0.2 out of 10 and ranking it as a laggard. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank achieved a score of 0 out of 10 specifically for its policies related to the beef sector and 0.2 out of 10 for its policies related to the palm oil sector.  In addition, BankTrack and the Environmental Paper Network have assessed Shanghai Pudong Development Bank’s policies related to the pulp and paper sector.

Between 2016 and 2022, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank provided USD 898 million in credit to companies operating in these forest-risk sectors. For more information, see the links below.

Forests & Finance

Banks and beef

Banks and palm oil

Banks and pulp & paper

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Overall scores

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
2022-09-27
CHN
0.2
Laggard 0.2
Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its policies. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:

Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Beef

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
2022-09-29
CHN
0
Laggard 0
Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its beef policy. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:

Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Palm Oil

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
2022-09-29
CHN
0.2
Laggard 0.2
Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its palm oil policy. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:

Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points
For more details see this page.
Banks and Steel

Banks and Steel

According to a report by Reclaim Finance, between 2016 and June 2023, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank provided $6.8 billion in finance to the fossil-steel industry, making it the 14th largest financier worldwide. Find further details on Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's steel financing and how it compares to other large banks globally in the report. 

Steeling our future: The banks propping up coal-based steel
Good Moves

Good moves

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