Our Credentials

We have received numerous awards that recognise our efforts in managing our business sustainably, and while we do not do our work to win awards, we appreciate receiving them as confirmation that we are moving in the right direction

Some awards from the past year:

• 2021 Euromoney Awards for Excellence - Nedbank awarded Africa's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance.
• 2021 Environmental Finance Impact Awards - Nedbank named overall winner of the global investment bank of the year award.
• 2021 Bonds and Loans Africa - Nedbank awarded local markets ESG & sustainable finance adviser of the year.
• 2021 Bonds and Loans Africa - Nedbank awarded local currency ESG & sustainable finance deal of the year.
• 2021 Bonds and Loans Africa - Nedbank awarded local currency bank/FI bond deal of the year.
• 2021 ESG Reporting Awards - Nedbank awarded overall winner for Best Sustainability Reporting, Best Climate-Related Reporting and Best in the Financials (Banking) category.
• 2021 Global Banking and Finance Awards - Nedbank Group was awarded Best Bank for Sustainable Development in South Africa.
• 2020 Environmental Finance IMPACT Awards - Nedbank Green Renewable Energy Bond recognised as Impact Initiative of the Year. 2020 Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards - Nedbank CEO, Mike Brown was awarded the 2020 Business Leader of the Year.
• 2020 EY Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards - Nedbank achieved first place with honours at the 2019 EY Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards (third year in a row)
• 2020 African Banker Awards - Nedbank’s Green Renewable Energy Bond was awarded the Energy Deal of the Year.
• 2020 Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey - Nedbank Private Wealth named Top Private Bank and Wealth Manager in SA for ESG/Social Impact Investing and Philanthropic Advice.
• 2020 Raging Bull Awards - Nedgroup Investments named Offshore Management Company of the Year for the fifth year in a row.

Credentials

• NASDAQ Sustainable Bond Network - Nedbank first SA sustainable bond issuer to be invited to join.
• Renewable Energy Bond (2019) - Nedbank became the first bank in South Africa to list a Renewable Energy Bond on the green segment of the JSE.
• SA Carbon Disclosure Project Index 2020 - Scored a 'A' for performance. Score recognises our corporate environmental action on climate change.
• FTSE4Good Index - A global responsible-investment index for companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance practices. Included in 2020.
• Green Buildings - Nedbank occupies 10 Green Star-rated buildings with 18 Green Star ratings across various rating certifications, including Office and Existing Building Performance.
• Carbon-neutral status - Africa’s first carbon-neutral financial organisation. Carbon-neutral since 2010.
• FTSE/JSE Responsible Investment Top 30 Index - Constituent of the index.
• Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index 2020 - A global performance benchmark for companies in terms of corporate sustainability. Included since 2004. Inclusion helps attract investment to the company.
• WWF-SA Water Source Areas partnership (2019–2023) - Invested R25m (R5m annually over five years) to safeguard critical water source areas, improve rural livelihoods and promote land stewardship.
• WWF Nedbank Green Trust partnership - Invested over R300m since the trust’s inception in support of over 200 environmental projects throughout SA.
• Independent ESG ratings - Nedbank rates well among its global peer group.

Where we are represented or a signatory:

The UN SDGs | King IV | The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI): Africa Network, National Capital Declaration, Positive Impact Initiative and TCFD Phase | Working Group | The Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa | The National Development Plan | The Banking Association South Africa: Sustainable Finance Committee, Positive Impact Finance Task Group and Climate Risk Forum | United Nations Global Compact (UNGC): the CEO Water Mandate | The Association of Ethics Officers in Africa | The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: Financial Sector Mapping Advisory Group | The National Business Initiative Advisory Committee on Climate Change | The Embedding Project: South Africa Peer-to-peer Network | The International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards | The Equator Principles | The UNGC Advisory Committee