Green bonds

SEB has a strong ambition to accelerate the pace towards a sustainable and prosperous future for people, businesses and society. By offering responsible advice, innovative and sustainable financing and investment solutions, we support our customers on their transition journeys.

We aim for a common understanding of the way forward and we are convinced that companies integrating environmental, social and governance aspects into their strategy and operations are more successful in the longer term. SEB wants to be a leading catalyst in the transition.

In 2016, SEB developed its first Green Bond Framework. In early 2022, the framework was updated to be more inclusive, expanding the number of categories and broadly aligning definitions with the substantial contribution part of the technical screening criteria of the EU Taxonomy as of December 2021. The framework was reviewed and updated again in February 2025. Backed by SEB’s sustainability strategy, the Sustainability Policy, the Environmental Policy and accompanying sector policies, SEB’s Green Bond Framework ensures that its green bonds are used for low-carbon and climate resilient projects and investments, by financing green loans.