Sustainability in Financial Services

The only world that truly works for everyone is a sustainable one, and we can’t get there without the financial services industry. EY teams are helping drive firms to embrace the responsibilities and opportunities of sustainability.

✔ Reframe your strategy

Identify areas where increasing sustainability creates a competitive advantage and long-term value for both stakeholders and shareholders.

✔ Govern and operate your business

Embed changes and new ways of working in the long term, putting sustainability metrics at your organization’s center and operating more effectively and efficiently.

✔ Support your transition and build trust

Help implement and execute your transformation projects, provide high-impact mandatory and voluntary reporting, and tell a credible story through your engagement with stakeholders, regulators and investors.

Discover what COP28 means for financial services

COP28 closed with a landmark agreement — reducing fossil fuels and scaling up renewable energy sources. Explore the implications for the financial services sector, which will play a crucial role in delivering the finance required for the transition.

Key takeaways (pdf)
Roundup after Finance Day (pdf)

What EY teams can do for you

Sustainability in financial services is no longer a “nice to have”; It’s a key part of today’s drive to combat climate change, achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and create fairer societies. Meeting this demand is a moral responsibility for the finance industry, but also a business opportunity. But the question facing many financial services firms is: How do we make the most of that opportunity?

With EY-designed regulatory horizon scanning tools, analysis, insightful industry viewpoints and over 1,400 EY advisors across the globe focused on climate change and sustainability, EY sustainable finance teams have the knowledge, experience and technology to help financial services organizations contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth, help manage regulatory impacts, and mitigate climate change by incorporating sustainability factors into every decision.

What you can do today to make a difference for tomorrow

Explore how EY teams can help you drive value, impact change, and advance sustainability.

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We provide support as your financial service organization navigates the sustainability journey

Financial institutions play a crucial role in shaping the sustainability agenda. Watch as we hear from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group on how collaborating with EY helped them lead the transition to a more sustainable future.

Support on your sustainability journey

Whether you need support with your  sustainability journey, or just with a particular stage, EY teams are here to help you with:

Sustainability reporting and disclosures that produce transparency, trust and confidence

Financial services organizations are expected to be transparent and accountable in their sustainability reporting and disclosure requirements.

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Data and technology that help you make better decisions faster

Data and technology are fundamental for sustainability transformation and with the right frameworks in place, financial services organizations are better positioned to achieve their goals.

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How can sustainability in financial services turn a moment in time into action that lasts?

Watch what EY teams and industry leaders have to say about the role of the financial industry and the need to create a more sustainable working world.

The EY organization remains carbon negative and advances toward net zero

Watch what EY people across the globe have to say about our progress against our seven-point action plan to be net-zero by 2025.

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    The team

    Sylvie Goethals

    EY Belgium Financial Services Risk Partner
    Dedicated to Financial Services. Focused on quality in delivery and client satisfaction.
    Diegem, BEL

    Katrien De Cauwer

    EY Belgium Financial Services Actuarial, CFO Consulting and Sustainable Finance Leader
    Seasoned Actuary and FS professional. Entrepreneur. Passionate about female empowerment at EY and in the wider industry. Devoted to helping talent define the legacy they want to build. Mother of 3.
    Diegem, BEL

    An Schoovaerts

    EY Belgium Financial Services CFO Consulting Partner
    Seasoned financial and regulatory reporting expert who strives to increase trust and transparency. Passionate about the purpose of reporting. Mother of two sons and one daughter.
    Diegem, BEL

    Gill Lofts

    EY Global Financial Services Sustainable Finance Leader
    Passionate about creating a legacy in the financial services industry. Proud mother of two daughters.
    London, GBR

    Brandon Sutcliffe

    EY Americas Financial Services Sustainable Finance Leader
    ESG enthusiast. Longtime New Yorker. Heart health advocate. Avid skier.
    New York, USA

    Wolfram Hedrich

    Partner, Financial Services Consulting, Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
    Integrating climate risk and sustainability into strategy, risk and capital management. Curious about the interlinkages between global emerging risks. Aspiring global citizen. Proud father.
    Singapore, SGP

    Kazuto Kita

    EY Asia-Pacific FSO Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) Leader; EY Asia-Pacific FSO Sustainable Finance FoP Leader; EY Japan FSO Financial Accounting Advisory Services Deputy Leader
    Advocate of sustainability transformation and digital disruption. Mentor to next generation of transformative leaders.
    Tokyo, JPN
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