DBS Bank was awarded the world's best sustainable financial bank for the first time by Global Finance magazine, and was awarded the title of Best Sustainable Financial Bank in the Asia-Pacific region for the second consecutive year.

At the same time, DBS Bank has also been selected as the Best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-related lending bank in the Asia-Pacific region and the Best Sustainable Related lending bank.

DBS Group issued a statement on Monday (February 24) saying that the above awards highlighted the bank's efforts toward sustainable development through traditional capital, innovative financing solutions and public-private partnerships.

“As an Asia-centric bank, DBS believes that promoting Asia toward net zero carbon emissions is not only a business responsibility, but also a social responsibility.”

Chen Shushan, Vice President of DBS Group, said: “Climate change is a huge challenge facing this era and urgently needs collective and bold actions to solve it. We are committed to providing financing and carbon reduction activities to promote the balance between Asia's economy, society and environment.” .”

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On the other hand, UOB also listed among the top ten best retail banks in the world in the “2025 TABInsights World's Best Retail Banks”.

On this newly released list, UOB ranked ninth. The top three are JPMorgan Chase, Emirates NBD, the largest bank in the UAE, and Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong.

As for DBS Bank and OCBC Bank, they ranked 16th and 21st respectively.