The world’s best bank for corporate responsibility 2025: DBS

Helge Muenkel

DBS demonstrated once again in 2024 why it leads globally in corporate responsibility, with a strategy that is both expansive and deeply embedded across its operations.  

Its approach is not limited to philanthropy or compliance. As Helge Muenkel, chief sustainability officer, puts it: “We don’t consider CSR the icing on the cake – it’s part of the cake. It’s integrated into how we think and do things.” 

This review period marked DBS’s enhanced commitment to the DBS Foundation, through strengthened governance processes and better resourcing, including a scaled-up pledge of up to S$1 billion ($781 million) and 1.5

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