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Created on: 2017-02-06 15:14:03
Last update: 2018-05-30 12:31:50
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About Svenska Handelsbanken
Head Office Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm. Photo: I99pema via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Handelsbanken) is founded in 1871 in Stockholm. The bank is a Swedish full-service bank for both private and corporate customers, mainly operating in Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. Svenska Handelsbanken AB signed the Equator Principles in 2016, and is profiled as part of our Equator Principles Track and Chase project.
| Website | http://www.handelsbanken.com |
| Headquarters |
Kungsträdgårdsgatan 2
SE-106 70 Stockholm
Sweden
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| CEO/chair |
Anders Bouvin CEO |
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| Annual reports |
Annual report 2017 Sustainability report 2017 |
| Ownership |
listed on Stockholm Stock Exchange
The Handelsbanken list of shareholders can be viewed here. |
Related Dodgy Deals
Svenska Handelsbanken has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.
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Voluntary initiatives
Svenska Handelsbanken has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:Investment policies
An overview of Handelsbanken's investment policies can be seen here. Handelsbanken excludes "companies whose business operations are incompatible with Handelsbanken's policies for responsible investment and a number of companies identified to be in breach of international norms and conventions that we support." This includes companies whose sales derive for more than 5% from the extraction of coal for combustion, and power companies whose sales derive for more than 30% from coal power. More information can be found here.
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Svenska Handelsbanken and the Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Svenska Handelsbanken adopted the Equator Principles in 2016.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
Svenska Handelsbanken must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- Svenska Handelsbanken is not in compliance with its reporting obligations. The link provided does not link to the required information
Equator Principles
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