Investing sustainably - our approach

We are taking Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors into account to determine whether investments and products fulfil sustainability criteria. This includes the provision of financing and investment products, the responsible management of natural resources within our company, as well as good governance and fostering diversity.

X-markets offers investors different financial instruments to pursue returns while also taking into account environmental, social and governance considerations.

Deutsche Bank has implemented an internal set of criteria for structured securities with sustainability characteristics. As a member of the German Structured Securities Association (Bundesverband für Strukturierte Wertpapiere (BSW)), Deutsche Bank’s approach is in line with the BSW Sustainable Finance Code of Conduct which sets product and transparency standards for structured securities with sustainability characteristics for issuers in the German market and the target market concept developed by the different German banking associations.

Deutsche Bank Sustainable Instruments Framework

Deutsche Bank Framework

In order to design investment solutions that are aligned with an investor’s sustainability preferences, Deutsche Bank concentrates on three different aspects: issuer, product structure and underlying.

Sustainability, which includes Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) dimensions, has been a central part of Deutsche Bank’s strategy since 2019. It is one of the three thematic pillars that underpin Deutsche Bank’s corporate strategy and support its vision to be the Global Hausbank: the European Champion and first choice for its clients. The bank sees it as its responsibility to support and, where possible, accelerate the historic transformation towards a more sustainable society and economy. The bank has embedded sustainability into its governance and operations as well as in its products and services.

Deutsche Bank’s sustainability strategy focuses on four pillars: (i) sustainable finance; (ii) policies and commitments; (iii) people and own operations; and (iv) thought leadership and stakeholder engagement.

To underpin Deutsche Bank’s long-standing commitment to sustainability, it follows internationally recognized principles for sustainable business and banking conduct such as the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact (which it has supported since 2000) and the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (which it has supported since 2019).

To learn more about Deutsche Bank’s engagement please click here.

A list of selected of memberships and commitments, can be found here.

Deutsche Bank reports extensively on the aforementioned and additional commitments and progress on sustainability in its annual reports.

Deutsche Bank, as a financial institution, is regularly analysed and classified by several recognized rating agencies in relation to its ESG practices. To learn more about Deutsche Bank’s ESG Ratings, please click here.

Deutsche Bank relies on third party ratings and data providers as part of its Sustainable Instruments Framework. ESG ratings and data providers are not currently subject to any specific regulatory or other regime or oversight. Providers use differing methodologies and data points which may render ratings or data incomparable between agencies. Furthermore, methodologies used by ratings and data providers may be subject to change.