Sustainable & Transition Finance and ESG Investments
As a global financial intermediary, we enable clients' transition through strategic dialogue, products and services.
Our sustainable finance and transition finance targets¹
200
bn EUR
2022 target outperformed (215 bn EUR at YE 2022) 2
500
bn EUR
Cumulative target achieved in the first half of 2026 2 3
900
bn EUR
Cumulative target until year end 2030 4
Our sustainable finance and transition finance volumes
+31
bn EUR
in Q2 2026 4
523
bn EUR
Cumulative since January 2020 by Q2 2026 4
Breakdown of our sustainable finance and transition finance volumes
515
bn EUR of sustainable finance5
Cumulative since January 2020 by Q2 2026
8
bn EUR of transition finance
Since Q1 2026
1 Excluding DWS
2 Cumulative figures include sustainable as well as ESG investment activities, as defined in Deutsche Bank’s Sustainable Finance Framework and ESG Investments Framework.
3 Originally to be achieved by year-end 2025.
4 Cumulative figures include sustainable financing and transition financing as well as ESG investment activities, as defined in Deutsche Bank’s Sustainable Finance Framework, Transition Finance Framework, and ESG Investments Framework.
5 From January 2026, new volumes assessed as Parameter 3 (sustainability-linked solutions) as defined in our Transition Finance Framework will be reported as transition finance and will no longer be classified as sustainable finance.
Sustainable finance frameworks
The bank’s sustainability-related framework landscape follows generally accepted international standards and principles, including the International Capital Market Association Green and Social Bond Principles, UN Global Compact, and EU Taxonomy.
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The Sustainable Finance Framework was introduced in 2020, with the latest version published in September 2026. It defines the methodology and procedures for internally classifying and reporting transactions, as well as financial products and services offered by Deutsche Bank, as sustainable finance. The Framework also specifies environmental or social eligibility criteria used for this classification and is fully embedded within the bank’s established Sustainable Finance governance processes.
It has received a positive Second Party Opinion from ISS-Corporate, confirming it is largely aligned with market practices.
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Effective as of January 2026, with the latest version published in September 2026, the Transition Finance Framework complements the existing Sustainable Finance Framework by outlining the methodology and procedures for internally classifying and reporting transactions, as well as financial products and services offered by Deutsche Bank, as transition finance. The Framework also specifies environmental or social eligibility criteria used for this classification and is fully embedded within the bank’s governance processes already established for Sustainable Finance.
It has received a positive Second Party Opinion from ISS-Corporate, confirming its alignment with evolving market practices.
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The Summary Framework on Environmental and Social Due Diligence defines rules and responsibilities for risk identification, assessment, and decision-making, and specifies the requirements for environmental and social due diligence.

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The ESG Investments Framework, was first introduced in 2024 and last updated in September 2026. It sets out criteria and evaluation processes to report investments as “ESG Investments” in the context of Deutsche Bank Group’s sustainable finance, transition finance and ESG investment target. The purpose of the Framework, which may be updated from time to time, is to have a single, consistent methodology for the classification of financial instruments and managed portfolios to be reported as Assets under Management (AuM) under the Bank’s Target.
For the purpose of the Framework, the Bank defines the term “ESG Investments” as financial instruments that consider environmental, social, governance, or other sustainability-related criteria as described in this Framework. “ESG Investments” are not, and should, therefore not be confused with “sustainable investments” defined in accordance with Article 2(17) of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and the recommendations set out in the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.
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Sustainable Instruments Framework
Deutsche Bank’s Sustainable Instruments Framework, published in 2020 and last updated in September 2026, provides the methodology and eligibility criteria for issuing sustainable financing instruments and supports the bank’s sustainable finance activities. The Framework covers green and social financing instruments and is aligned with the ICMA Green Bond Principles and ICMA Social Bond Principles.
ISS-Corporate has provided an independent Second Party Opinion (SPO), which confirms that the Framework met the ICMA Green and Social Bond Principles at the time of publication and that the eligibility criteria contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Reporting
Deutsche Bank publishes a Sustainable Financing Instruments Report annually that discloses how proceeds from sustainable financing instruments are allocated and reports the associated environmental and social impacts. The most recent Sustainable Financing Instruments Report has received a report review with limited assurance from ISS-Corporate, which confirms that the allocation and impact reporting is aligned with the ICMA Harmonised Framework for Impact Reporting.
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The transition to a sustainable economy is a long-term undertaking. In its current stage, we are confronted with the limited availability of climate related data. Use of estimates and models is inevitable until improved data becomes available. Our expectations for increasing data quality are based on reporting obligations as currently developed. New regulations on reporting will likely become effective in the coming years. Harmonized standards and calculation methods are expected to be developed and will also improve data quality.
This website includes metrics that are subject to measurement uncertainties resulting from limitations inherent in the underlying data and methods used for determining such metrics. The selection of different, but acceptable measurement techniques can result in materially different measurements. The precision of different measurement techniques may also vary. The information set forth herein is expressed as of September 2026, and we reserve the right to update its measurement techniques and methodologies in the future.
We have measured the carbon footprint of our corporate loan portfolio as well as our European Real Estate loan portfolio in accordance with the standards we discuss in our Repository of Future Environmental Claims.
In doing so, we partly used information from third-party sources that we believe to be reliable, but which has not been independently verified by us, and we do not represent that the information is accurate or complete. The inclusion of information contained in this document should not be construed as a characterization regarding the materiality or financial impact of that information.
If emissions have not been publicly disclosed, these emissions may be estimated according to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) standards. For borrowers whose emissions have not been publicly disclosed, we estimate their emissions according to the PCAF emission factor database. Since there is no unified source of carbon emission factors (including sustainability-related database companies, consulting companies, international organizations, and local government agencies), the results of estimations may be inconsistent and uncertain.
Past performance and simulations of past performance are not a reliable indicator and therefore do not predict future results.
This website contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they include statements about our beliefs and expectations and the assumptions underlying them. These statements, including in relation to decarbonization, emissions reductions, net-zero pathways or other environmental objectives, are based on plans, estimates, and projections as they are currently available to the management of Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
Forward-looking statements therefore speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any of them in consideration of new information or future events. The achievement of our objectives depends on a variety of factors and is subject to continuous monitoring and review. Further information regarding governance, implementation measures, milestones and external review is available in our Repository of Future Environmental Claims. By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Several important factors could therefore cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Such factors include the conditions on the financial markets in Germany, in Europe, in the United States, and elsewhere, from which we derive a substantial portion of our revenues and in which we hold a substantial portion of our assets; the development of asset prices and market volatility; potential defaults of borrowers or trading counterparties; the implementation of our strategic initiatives; the reliability of our risk management policies, procedures and methods; and other risks referenced in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Such factors are described in detail in our most recent SEC Form 20-F under the heading “Risk Factors.” Copies of this document are readily available upon request or can be downloaded from the Investor Relations website.