RANKING CRITERIA

The Capital Monitor Impact Awards focus on finding the fairest way to compare banks’ sustainable activities that we believe will change the world for the better. This is done through gathering specific ESG data. The data will feed into our unique rankings model, of which there are three main components: ESG, sustainable policies, and sustainable finance. 

Rankings model

Incorporating hundreds of metrics, we assign points to the data we acquire, with additional points typically being gained when an institution is performing above a particular benchmark. The higher the institution’s score, the higher it ranks in its respective category. We are focused on capturing both the breadth of a specific sustainable activity (e.g., green bond underwriting) and also the relative impact on sustainability that activity has.

The data supplied by you to Capital Monitor will allow us to place and rank each institution into the Headline Awards and Industry Specialist Awards.

We will shortlist and announce those ranked in the top five of each award category in September, with the winner of each category revealed on December 7.

Below explains the criteria on which we calculate our rankings.

Sustainable Policies ​

Targeting fossil fuel exclusion policies and financing/advisory into selected UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), these rankings based awards establish the clarity of an institution’s exclusion policies to fossil fuels and its commitment to financing SDGs. Points are awarded where exclusions exist and where capital/advisory services have supported specific SDGs.        

The data acquired in this section of the submission form will help us to rank and award banks for the Headline Awards and Industry Specialist Awards

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ESG

Split evenly between environmental, social and governance, these rankings-based awards look at banks’ internal activities (e.g. Gender pay gap). There are 21 metrics and points awarded for the reporting of those metrics and hitting internal targets. Additional points are gained when institutions track higher than their peer group. 

The data acquired in this section of the submission form will help us to rank and award banks for the Headline Awards and Industry Specialist Awards

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Sustainable Finance ​

Focused on banks’ client-led capital markets activities, these rankings-based awards cover the public green and sustainable deals, split between deal type and deal volume. Points are awarded based on the level of activity achieved. Additional points are earned for deals where impact is more easily measured and monitored. 

The data acquired in this section of the submission form will help us to rank and award banks for the Headline Awards and Industry Specialist Awards

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A respectable awards programme must serve one very important purpose: to celebrate the best institutions or individuals in their respective field. When done well, they enforce good practice and push others to go beyond their current practices.