SASB Investment Banking & Brokerage
SASB
SASB aids sustainable finance in investment banking and brokerage.
The SASB Investment Banking & Brokerage costs $0 USD. Renewal costs $0 USD.
Key Strengths
- Industry-specific materiality focus tailored to investment banking and brokerage
- Globally recognized framework backed by IFRS Foundation (via ISSB merger)
- Developed through rigorous multi-stakeholder consultation process
- Widely used by major institutional investors including BlackRock and State Street
- Facilitates comparability across peer firms for ESG benchmarking
- Free to access and implement — no licensing fees for standard users
Ideal For
This standard is best suited for publicly traded investment banks, broker-dealers, and financial services firms seeking to disclose material ESG information to institutional investors. It is particularly valuable for IR teams, sustainability officers, and CFOs at firms that want to align disclosures with investor expectations and frameworks like TCFD or GRI.
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2011
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