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Last update: 2022-11-07 00:00:00
About
Website http://www.swedbank.com
Headquarters
Landsvägen 40
172 63 Sundbyberg
Sweden
CEO/chair Jens Henriksson
President and CEO
Supervisor
Riksbank
Ownership
listed on Stockholm Stock Exchange

Swedbank's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Subsidiaries
Swedbank Försäkring – Sweden
Swedbank Robur – Sweden

Swedbank AB is a Nordic-Baltic banking group offering retail banking, asset management, financial, and other services. The banking group was founded in 1997 as Föreningssparbanken AB. The group changed its name to Swedbank AB in September 2006.

Sustainability
Policies
Voluntary standards

Swedbank's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

2022-11-22 00:00:00

Climate targets for Swedbank Group

Bank policy
2022-11-22 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-11-14 00:00:00

Position statement climate change

Bank policy
2022-11-14 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-11-14 00:00:00

Position statement defence equipment

Bank policy
2022-11-14 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-09-30 00:00:00

Sustainable Funding Framework

Bank policy
2022-09-30 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-06-22 00:00:00

Environmental policy

Bank policy
2022-06-22 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-06-22 00:00:00

Human rights policy

Bank policy
2022-06-22 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2021-09-23 00:00:00

Sustainability policy

Bank policy
2021-09-23 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2021-03-30 00:00:00

Sector guidelines energy

Bank policy
2021-03-30 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-11-13 00:00:00

Exclusion list

as of November 2020
Bank policy
2020-11-13 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Electronics

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Forestry

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Metals and Mining

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal welfare

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2019-12-05 00:00:00

Code of Conduct

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2019-12-05 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2019-04-11 00:00:00

Sustainability criteria in lending to companies

Bank policy
2019-04-11 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2013-07-25 00:00:00

Anti-corruption policy

Bank policy
2013-07-25 00:00:00 | Swedbank
Swedbank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
ISO 14001Tags: transparency
Montreal Carbon Pledge Tags: carbon | climate change
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | energy | energy plants
Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | finance | sustainable development | United Nations | Voluntary Standards
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
Science Based TargetsTags: climate change | corporate social responsibility
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsTags: United Nations | human rights
UNEP Finance InitiativeTags: United Nations | sustainable development
United Nations Global CompactTags: United Nations | human rights
Dodgy Deals

Swedbank 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 Swedbank's link to these deals.

Campaigns

Banks and Climate

Reclaim Finance tracks the coal, oil and gas policies of financial institutions, including banks, in the Coal Policy Tracker and Oil and Gas Policy Tool. Find further details on their assessment of Swedbank fossil fuel policy below.

 


Tracking the Net Zero Banking Alliance

Swedbank is a member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and has therefore committed to reduce its financed emissions to net zero by 2050; within 18 months of joining the alliance set interim targets for 2030 (or sooner) for high emission priority sectors, and within 36 months set further sector targets; set new intermediary targets every 5 years from 2030 onwards; annually publish data on emissions and progress against a transition strategy including climate-related sectoral policies; and take a robust approach to the role of offsets in transition plans. BankTrack track's implementation of these commitments in the NZBA compliance tracker.

 

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Financing fossil fuel majors in line with net-zero strategy, say Nordic banks

BankTrack quoted
2022-12-12 | S&P Global
Blog
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European financial institutions heavily invested in companies involved in illegal Israeli settlements

725 European Financial Institutions found to provide billions of dollars in finance to companies operating in Israel's illegal settlement enterprise
2022-12-05 | Brussels | Don't Buy Into Occupation
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Nordic banks increase finance for Arctic oil and gas, new report finds

Ten Nordic banks provided US$ 21.2 billion to the fossil fuel industry. DNB, SEB, Nordea and Danske Bank largest Nordic financiers.
2022-11-22 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack, Greenpeace, ActionAid Denmark, Fair Finance Guide Norway, Fair Finance Guide Sweden, Friends of the Earth Finland, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New report exposes billions in European financial support to companies in illegal Israeli settlements

2021-09-29 | Don't Buy Into Occupation
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Swedish banks contribute to Amazon deforestation

2021-09-21 | Fair Finance Guide Sweden
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Svenska banker på lista över investerare som gynnar militären i Myanmar

2021-05-27 | Dagens Nyheter
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

As Nordic banks aim to go greener, lending lags asset management pledges

BankTrack quoted
2021-04-20 | S&P Global
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Förbjud bankernas stöd till fossilbolagen

Bankernas finansiella verksamhet är en blind fläck i det svenska klimatarbetet. Trots Parisavtalet fortsätter svenska banker att låna ut hundratals miljarder kronor till bolag inom kol, olja och gas. Nu måste regeringen täppa till luckan i klimathandlingsplanen så att inte bankerna kan låna ut pengar till fossilbolag som inte vill eller kan ställa om, skriver Naturskyddsföreningen och Sveriges Konsumenter.
BankTrack quoted
2021-02-02 | Expressen
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DNB, SEB and Nordea among biggest Scandinavian fossil fuel lenders

BankTrack quoted
2021-02-02 | Environmental Finance
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Storbankerna stänger dörren för fossilbolag: ”Kommer tacka nej till kunder”

Svenska storbanker inför hårdare klimatkrav för att finansiera fossilindustrin. Redan i år kommer SEB att börja fasa ut engagemang i kol-, gas- och oljesektorn, och Swedbank slutar helt med nyutlåning till okonventionell utvinning.
BankTrack quoted
2021-02-01 | Dagens industry
Blog
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Scandinavian banks poured $67 billion into the fossil fuel industry since Paris

New report finds ongoing finance for coal, oil and gas companies, with little commitments to phase-out from fossil fuels
2021-02-01 | Nijmegen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm | BankTrack, ActionAid Denmark, Fair Finance Guide Norway, Fair Finance Guide Sweden, Oxfam IBIS
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Swedish banks linked to the war in Yemen

The seven largest banks in Sweden continue to finance and invest billions in companies involved in controversial arms exports, for example to countries participating in the Yemen conflict. This is shown in a follow-up report by Diakonia and the Fair Finance Guide.
2020-02-06 | Diakonia, Fair Finance Guide Sweden
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Swedbank May Have Breached US Sanctions Against Russia, SVT Reports

2019-11-20 | Stockholm | The Wall Street Journal
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Swedbank adopts the Equator Principles

2019-10-28 | Equator Principles Association
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Swedbank has signed the UN Principles for Responsible Banking

2019-09-10 | Swedbank
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

These Are the Banks Caught Up in the Russia Money-Laundering Scandal

2019-03-06 | Bloomberg
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New report linking Nordic banks and government pension funds to Indonesia’s palm oil deforestation

Nordic investments to Asian banks support rapacious palm oil producers with financing that impedes push for sustainability
2017-05-30 | Oslo, Norway | Fair Finance Guide Norway, Fair Finance Guide Sweden, Rainforest Foundation Norway
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Banks and pension funds fail to act on allegations against Lundin Petroleum

2017-04-27 | Fair Finance Guide Sweden, Swedwatch
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Scandinavian banks linked to violations of indigenous peoples’ rights in Borneo

2017-03-07 | Stockholm, Sweden | Fair Finance Guide Sweden, Swedwatch
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Swedish banks invest in controversial arms trade

2016-09-14 | Fair Finance Guide Sweden
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Swedish banks in breach of human rights guidelines

2015-06-17 | Stockholm | Amnesty International, Swedish Consumers’ Association, Fair Finance Guide
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Fair Finance Guide launches in Sweden

Swedish banks score poorly on sustainability
2015-01-23 | Stockholm | Fair Finance Guide
Resources
Documents
Links
2022-11-22 00:00:00

Banking on Thin Ice: Two years in the heat

Exposing Nordic bank finance for fossil fuels
BankTrack publication
2022-11-22 00:00:00 | BankTrack
2022-11-22 00:00:00

Climate targets for Swedbank Group

Bank policy
2022-11-22 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-11-14 00:00:00

Position statement climate change

Bank policy
2022-11-14 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-11-14 00:00:00

Position statement defence equipment

Bank policy
2022-11-14 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-09-30 00:00:00

Sustainable Funding Framework

Bank policy
2022-09-30 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-07-05 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2021

Annual report
2022-07-05 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-06-22 00:00:00

Environmental policy

Bank policy
2022-06-22 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2022-06-22 00:00:00

Human rights policy

Bank policy
2022-06-22 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2021-09-23 00:00:00

Sustainability policy

Bank policy
2021-09-23 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2021-06-08 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-06-08 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2021-04-21 00:00:00

Commitment statement Net Zero Banking Alliance

Other document
2021-04-21 00:00:00 | UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking
2021-03-30 00:00:00

Sector guidelines energy

Bank policy
2021-03-30 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2021-02-01 00:00:00

Banking on Thin Ice

Exposing Scandinavian Bank Finance for Fossil Fuels
BankTrack publication
2021-02-01 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Fair Finance Guide Norway, Fair Finance Guide Sweden, Oxfam IBIS, ActionAid Denmark
2020-11-13 00:00:00

Exclusion list

as of November 2020
Bank policy
2020-11-13 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2019

Annual report
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Electronics

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Forestry

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Metals and Mining

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Sector Guidelines: Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal welfare

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2019-12-05 00:00:00

Code of Conduct

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2019-12-05 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2019-04-11 00:00:00

Sustainability criteria in lending to companies

Bank policy
2019-04-11 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2018-12-31 00:00:00

Annual and Sustainability Report 2018

Annual report
2018-12-31 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2018-12-31 00:00:00

Climate Review 2018

Bank document
2018-12-31 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2018-12-31 00:00:00

Compiled Sustainability Information 2018

Bank document
2018-12-31 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2018-12-31 00:00:00

Green Bond Impact Report 2018

Bank document
2018-12-31 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2018-11-07 00:00:00

Still Undermining Our Future?!

A case study for Fair Finance Guide International of Swedish financial institutions
NGO document
2018-11-07 00:00:00 | Profundo
2018-09-30 00:00:00

Still Irresponsible Investments

A study of Swedish banks' investments in companies linked to human rights abuses
NGO document
2018-09-30 00:00:00 | FFG Sweden, Amnesty International
2017-05-30 00:00:00

Nordic investments in banks financing Indonesian palm oil

NGO document
2017-05-30 00:00:00 | Rainforest Foundation Norway, FFG Sweden and FFG Norway
2015-06-30 00:00:00

Irresponsible Investments

A study of Swedish banks' investments in companies linked to human rights abuses
NGO document
2015-06-30 00:00:00 | FFG Sweden, Amnesty International
2015-04-02 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013

Annual report
2015-04-02 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2015-04-02 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2013

Annual report
2015-04-02 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2015-04-02 00:00:00

Annual Report 2014

& Sustainability Report
Annual report
2015-04-02 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2013-07-25 00:00:00

Anti-corruption policy

Bank policy
2013-07-25 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2013-03-12 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2012

Annual report
2013-03-12 00:00:00 | Swedbank
2013-03-11 00:00:00

Annual Report 2012

Annual report
2013-03-11 00:00:00 | Swedbank

Fair Finance Guide Sverige

Fair Finance Guide Sweden

Sustainability page Swedbank

Accountability
Grievances

Swedbank does not operate a compaints channel for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

Stakeholders may raise complaints via the OECD National Contact Point (OECDC Watch).

This page evaluates Swedbank'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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