As the global sustainability agenda continues gaining momentum, Green and Sustainable Trade Financing is one key way in which businesses can achieve their sustainability goals by implementing sustainable practices across their ecosystems and supply chains. 

With our deep insights into large corporations and SMEs in Asia together with our extensive digital capabilities to enable Corporate Sustainability, DBS is well positioned in helping clients explore sustainable finance solutions that go beyond traditional green or sustainability-linked instruments. 

Green and Sustainability-Linked Documentary Trade

• We issue Banker's Guarantee, Letters of Credit issuance and Confirmation to support the performance of and/or to mitigate payment risk of underlying projects or transactions that have a positive contribution to ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) goals. DBS’ Green guarantee products can be used to bid for renewable energy projects, for example. 
• DBS’ excellent credit rating provides risk mitigation for the beneficiary and improves partnership between the applicant and the beneficiary and help meet the applicant’s ESG goals.
• Get financing for your Trade – transactions and projects that comply with internationally recognised ESG standards or focus on achieving your company’s sustainability performance targets. 

Sustainable Supply Chain Financing

• Enhance your cashflow whilst extending payment terms and enabling suppliers to access funds at lower costs
• Rewarding and Motivating Your Suppliers to Meet Your Sustainability Requirements: Incentivize your suppliers to be ESG Compliant with joint sustainability linked KPIs where suppliers get a differential pricing upon meeting these targets.

Read more on our comprehensive suite of trade financing solutions.