Overall impact
A (82)

Commentary

Swedbank is a leader for overall positive impact. With an 'A' rating of 81.8 for overall impact (95th percentile compared to all companies), Swedbank ranks 7th out of 50 industry peers, behind DNB ASA, Nordea Bank, Bankinter and 3 others, and ahead of ING Group, BNP Paribas, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB and 40 others. On top material causes for Swedbank's industry (Banking), Swedbank performs well in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (85.4 score), Quality Lifelong Education (95.8), Sanitation Access (95.5) and 6 other causes where it received an 'A' score. Swedbank did not receive a 'D' or 'F' rating on any cause.
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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SWDBF Price
$19.02
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Revenue
$6.72 billion
Market cap
$21.88 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Employees
17,398
Sector
Financials
Industry
Banks
Sub-industry
Diversified Banks
SASB industry
Commercial Banks
Headquarters
Sweden
Share classes
SWDBY
ADR
SWDBF
Description
Swedbank AB (publ) provides various banking products and services to private and corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the United States, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, and China. The company operates through three business areas: Swedish Banking, Baltic Banking, and Corporates and Institutions. It offers savings accounts, mutual funds and insurance savings, pension savings, institutional asset management, and other savings and investment products; private residential lending, consumer financing, corporate lending, leasing, and other financing products, as well as trade finance and factoring services; and current accounts, cash handling, debit and credit cards, and card acquiring, as well as domestic, international, mobile, document, and other payment products. The company also provides equity trading, structured products, corporate finance, custody services, fixed income and currency trading, and other capital market products; and administrative services, treasury operations, real estate brokerage and management services, legal services, safe deposit boxes, and other services. In addition, it offers pension insurance and plan, life, endowment insurance, and personal insurance products; investment management, investment banking, and mortgage lending services; and transaction banking services comprising cash management, securities, account, and clearing and settlement services, as well as Internet and mobile banking services. The company was formerly known as ForeningsSparbanken AB and changed its name to Swedbank AB (publ) in September 2006. Swedbank AB (publ) was founded in 1820 and is headquartered in Sundbyberg, Sweden.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Swedbank, based on its industry sub-industry Diversified Banks. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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