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Guidelines on Environmental & Social Risk Management (ESRM) for Banks and Financial Institutions in Bangladesh

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Summary

This update to ERM Guidelines has been developed to address the recommendations of the ERM Guidelines and the outcomes of ESRM baseline survey for the financial sector through a long process of in-house study and research within BB, having technical support from IFC (International Finance Corporation), three tier consultation (Mail/E-mail based consultation, web-based consultation and live consultation) with banks and FIs, consultation with development partners working on E&S issues in financial sector.

Issuer

Bangladesh

Year

2017

Region

Asia

Issuer (type)

Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank)

Instrument type

Guidelines

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.93%
    • Low 0.01%
    • E focus: climate change, conservation, degradation, effluent treatment, emissions, energy, energy use, environment, environmental management, environmental policy, fisheries, forests, fresh water, hazardous waste, land use, oceans, pollution, recycling, renewable energy, resource efficiency, restoration, soil, solid waste, sustainable finance, waste, water, water quality, water reuse, water use, wetlands, biodiversity
    • S focus: collective bargaining, compensation, discrimination, diversity, forced labour, recruitment, social impacts, children
    • G focus: audit, corporate finance, money laundering, risk management, accountability
    • Administrative services, Agriculture, Finance, Management, Manufacturing, Mining, Retail trade