Sustainability

Power your transformation.

Add our strength to yours.

Power your transformation.

Add our strength to yours.

Foster a Sustainable Business with a Committed Partner

In line with our ambition to be the Transition Bank for Asia, DBS has developed a deep understanding of the complex challenges around moving towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient future, especially in growing and diverse economies. 
 
We empower businesses to navigate this transition by leveraging our deep sector expertise, cross-border reach, innovative financing and unparalleled market insights, effectively bridging capital with opportunities.
 
Beyond decarbonisation, our advisory and financing are also instrumental in helping clients not only to address the multifaceted challenges posed by evolving physical climate risks, but also to proactively strengthen their climate adaptation and resilience strategies, thereby safeguarding their long-term sustainability and operational continuity in a changing global landscape.
 

Our Strategic Approach to Sustainable Finance

We lead Asia’s transition with pragmatic solutions, guided by science-based principles and grounded by our deep expertise and global best practices.

  • Transition bank for Asia

    Enhanced transition finance framework

    Supporting activities and actions for a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy.

  • Sustainable finance and taxonomy framework

    Sustainable finance and taxonomy framework

    Scaling sustainable business transformation.

  • Our path to net zero

    Our path to net zero

    Accelerating Asia’s transition with science‑based targets.

Transforming Businesses with Real-World Impact: How We Helped Our Clients Transition

Our role extends beyond financing. 
 
From small businesses to multinational companies spanning diverse sectors, we listen and collaborate to co-create bespoke solutions that enable a responsible and orderly transition towards a greener economy.
 
Hear from our clients how they have been empowered to achieve their sustainability ambitions. 
 

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    Sembcorp

    Sembcorp

    Sembcorp’s bold transformation is powering Asia’s energy transition towards a sustainable future.

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    Raj Overseas

    Raj Overseas

    How did Raj Overseas make sustainability fashionable?

Partner with the World’s Best

 

Euromoney

Global Finance

The Asset

World’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility
2025, 2023

Best Bank for ESG in Asia
2025

World’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance
2025

Best Bank for Sustainable Finance in Asia Pacific
2024 – 2025, 2021-2022

Best Bank for ESG-Related Loans in Asia Pacific 
2025

Best Bank for Transition/Sustainability Linked Loans in Asia Pacific 
2025, 2023

Best ESG Transaction Bank in Asia Pacific
2025

Project Finance Advisory House of the Year in Asia Pacific
2021 - 2025, 2019
 

 

Sustainable Finance Products

From green bonds to transition finance, our sustainable banking solutions are tailored to help you navigate complexity, manage risk, and seize opportunity in a world where sustainability is no longer optional. 
 
Add our strength to yours to build a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable future.
 

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    Sustainability-linked Loans

    Loans with interest rates pegged to a series of ESG performance metrics

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    Renewable Energy Financing

    Financing renewable energy projects across our key markets

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    Sustainable Bonds

    Bonds designed to create positive outcomes through financing or re-financing in green projects

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    Green and Sustainable Trade Financing

    Facilitating trade with financing solutions tailored to help promote sustainable development

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    Digital Solutions for Sustainability

    Leveraging digital technologies that help drive environmental and social impact

  • Climate aligned bonds

    Invest in Climate-aligned Bonds

    Moving capital markets for a low-carbon, climate-resilient future

Sustainability Insights
  • Fuelling Asia with green ammonia and hydrogen

    Fuelling Asia with green ammonia and hydrogen

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    Sustainable feedstock the way forward for biofuels

  • SIEW

    DBS at SIEW 2025

    Powering New Possibilities for Asia’s Clean Energy

  • The drive for sustainable mobility

    The drive for sustainable mobility

  • Our path to net zero

    Our path to net zero

  • Decarbonising Asia's energy

    Decarbonising Asia’s energy

  • All aboard: unlocking cleaner public transport

    All aboard: unlocking cleaner public transport

  • Financing Indonesia’s transition to clean energy

    Financing Indonesia’s transition to clean energy

  • Tracking emissions from farm to fork

    Tracking emissions from farm to fork

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    Asia’s move to low-carbon steel picks up pace

  • Supporting the Metals & Mining sector’s push to net zero

    Supporting Metals & Mining Push to Net Zero

  • Financing Asia’s journey to net zero

    Financing Asia’s journey to net zero

  • Promote financial inclusion with digital

    Promote financial inclusion with digital

  • Revolutionising Dairy Sector with Sustainable Finance

    Revolutionising Dairy Sector - Sustainable Finance

     

  • Financing the Energy Transition in Indonesia

    Financing the Energy Transition in Indonesia

     

  • Delivering India’s First Round-the-Clock Renewable

    Delivering India’s First Round-the-Clock Renewable

  • Financing The Green Transition in Asia

    Financing The Green Transition in Asia

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    PV Solar Energy Financing for Sembcorp

  • blue loan

    Blue Finance for Sustainable Blue Economy

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    How Digitalisation Transform the Rubber Industry

    How Digitalisation Transform the Rubber Industry

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    The Corporates Leading Asia's Green Agenda

    The Corporates Leading Asia's Green Agenda

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    Sustainable Supply Chain – LDC

    Sustainable Supply Chain – LDC

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    Sustainable Supply Chain – Wilmar

    Sustainable Supply Chain – Wilmar

  • Journey to a Low-Carbon Economy

    Journey to a Low-Carbon Economy

  • Bridging the Real Estate Green Financing Gap

    Bridging the Real Estate Green Financing Gap

  • wind energy

    Financing China’s Net-Zero Transition

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    IEA Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions by 2050

    IEA Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions by 2050

  • green bonds

    Tipping Point for GSS Bonds

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    Empowering Businesses with Sustainable Finance

    Empowering Businesses with Sustainable Finance

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    Banking for a Better World

    Banking for a Better World

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    Sustainable Wastewater Management

    Sustainable Wastewater Management

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    Five Observations on ESG & Green Financing

  • Sustainable Future

    Catalysing Asia's Efforts for a Sustainable Future

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    Financing Clean Energy Transitions

    Financing Clean Energy Transitions

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    India's Growing Opportunities for Renewable Energy

  • Sustainability

    Sustainability Trends in 2021

  • Energy Sustainability

    The Future of Asia's Energy Sustainability

  • Green Goals

    Green Goals with Transition Finance

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