What is ESG investing?
ESG investing is the philosophy that investors should consider the impact that their investment decisions will have on the natural world and on society, as well as any financial gains that they might make.
Our ESG expertise

Our ESG ambition
We’re committed to supporting our clients’ sustainability transition by providing them with thought leadership, advice and solutions to help them have a positive impact on the world.

ESG investing: how we can help
Find out more about how we can help you to align your portfolio with your values and aims.

ESG principles and standards
Why a lack of common standards for ESG investing makes it vital for investors to look “beyond the ratings".

The "E" in ESG: environmentally responsible investing
Environmental factors refer to the impact that a company has on the natural world

The "S” in ESG: socially responsible investing
Social factors are those that affect people – whether employees, customers or society at large

The "G" in ESG: corporate governance
Governance factors relate to whether a company manages its business in a responsible way

Our ESG commitments
We’re committed to giving clients the information, advice and products they need to help change the world for the better.
ESG trends and insights

CIO Special report
ESG Survey 2023: Sustainable transition and investment
Over the last three years, our annual survey has examined our private, business and institutional clients’ attitudes to the multiple dimensions of ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing. This year, we had 1,759 responses to our survey, double the 849 received in 2022.
Nov. 22, 2023

CIO Special report
ESG & investment performance: think strategically
The key to sustained long-term returns from ESG investment is effective strategic asset allocation.
Oct. 24, 2023

CIO Special report
Smart mobility: switch, optimise, prioritise
Once we looked to technology to make transportation systems cheaper, faster or safer. But “smart mobility” needs to be more sustainable too - and the primary challenge may be social in nature.
Oct. 20, 2023

Feature article
Creating positive energy: how to accelerate green infrastructure
To achieve the Paris Agreement target of net zero by 2050, the world needs to shift to green infrastructure – now. In this feature for LUX magazine, Claire Asher shows how the public and private sectors can speed the move from fossil fuels to green energy.
Aug. 15, 2023

Feature article
Shaping investment opportunities in the sustainable blue economy
Creating a sustainable blue economy – meaning we can invest in businesses directly related to the oceans while avoiding negative impact – is one of the most important tasks on humankind’s to-do list. Deutsche Bank's Muriel Danis speaks about the challenges.
Aug. 15, 2023

The sustainable blue economy
What is the blue economy?
The sustainable blue economy refers to all economic activity linked to the ocean that takes place within a framework designed to protect the environment, conserve natural resources and allow for equitable development.
Aug. 14, 2023

CIO Nature Series
Rainforests: the Earth’s green lung
Rainforests provide invaluable ecosystem services supporting climate management, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods—but they are also fragile. In this publication, we focus on four key concerns: deforestation, climate change, poaching and illegal trade, and mining and oil extraction
Aug. 02, 2023

Future Fundamentals podcast
Sustainable value chains
Deutsche Bank Private Bank's ESG CIO Markus Müller and Deutsche Bank Research’s Marion Laboure look at value chains in the global economy – and why there are increasing concerns about their sustainability.
Jul. 13, 2023

Feature article
Baroness Scotland: for the common good
Baroness Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, has witnessed the effects of climate change on her home country, Dominica, first hand. She tells LUX magazine how the world’s financial institutions need to get creative to help developing nations combat climate change.
Jul. 04, 2023

CIO Special report
The Ocean: an essential pillar of planetary life
In this publication, we take a close look at the environmental benefits we gain from the marine environment, the definition of a Sustainable Blue Economy, development areas and problems and how we can help finance sustainable maritime nature-based projects.
Jun. 08, 2023

CIO Special report
ESG Market Monitor: Q2 2023
Our ESG Market Monitor publication is designed to help you stay informed and up-to-date on the latest developments in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and the transition to more sustainable economies.
Jun. 01, 2023

Impact report
DB Ocean Resilience Philanthropy Fund: The Future Climate Coral Bank, May 2023
This report describes our latest progress in relation to the Future Climate Coral Bank project and our decision to partner up with Leviathan, a foundation established by the artist Shezad Dawood, to develop a ground-breaking analysis of Nature based Solutions (NbS).
Jun. 01, 2023

Feature article
Markus Müller on creating the virtuous circle
Markus Müller discusses how the ocean, biodiversity, the global economy and the world of finance are inextricably linked – and proposes what should be done now to make business fit for a nature-compliant future.
May. 22, 2023

Feature article
Giving nature its true value
In the midst of a climate and inequality crisis, is it time to ditch GDP as a measure of economic success? Academics, conservationists and, increasingly, investors are looking to other factors such as natural capital.
May. 04, 2023

Feature article
Dr Claire Asher: natural born saviours
With multifaceted threats to life on Earth, nature-based solutions are attracting scientists, governments, communities and businesses – by delivering multifaceted results, Dr Claire Asher explains in LUX magazine.
Apr. 27, 2023

Feature article
Ocean investment: from north to south
Karen Sack, a leading voice in the ocean economy, speaks to LUX about how only action and investment from the Global North can allay the effects of global warming on the world economy – and its most vulnerable nations
Apr. 27, 2023

Feature article
Ted Janulis: investing in the big blue
Ted Janulis, founder and Principal at Investable Oceans, speaks to LUX magazine about why the blue economy is making a splash with investors.
Apr. 21, 2023

Feature article
Markus Müller on the nature economy
What if we redesigned our economic model to take into account the cost of using nature? Markus Müller explains how the health of the world's natural capital is something we now have to articulate and factor into all our financial decisions.
Apr. 13, 2023

Biodiversity
Markus Müller on natural capital
Markus Müller explores the benefits and necessity of a sustainable economic system based on natural capital.
Feb. 21, 2023

Feature article
New world order: the startups aiming to reshape the ocean economy
Marine life is threatened by climate change, pollution and overfishing. Now, a new generation of business startups is aiming to reshape the ocean economy, making it both truly sustainable and profitable.
Feb. 17, 2023
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Ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy

Feature article
Creating positive energy: how to accelerate green infrastructure
To achieve the Paris Agreement target of net zero by 2050, the world needs to shift to green infrastructure – now. In this feature for LUX magazine, Claire Asher shows how the public and private sectors can speed the move from fossil fuels to green energy.

Feature article
Shaping investment opportunities in the sustainable blue economy
Creating a sustainable blue economy – meaning we can invest in businesses directly related to the oceans while avoiding negative impact – is one of the most important tasks on humankind’s to-do list. Deutsche Bank's Muriel Danis speaks about the challenges.

The sustainable blue economy
What is the blue economy?
The sustainable blue economy refers to all economic activity linked to the ocean that takes place within a framework designed to protect the environment, conserve natural resources and allow for equitable development.

Feature article
Baroness Scotland: for the common good
Baroness Scotland, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, has witnessed the effects of climate change on her home country, Dominica, first hand. She tells LUX magazine how the world’s financial institutions need to get creative to help developing nations combat climate change.

CIO Special report
The Ocean: an essential pillar of planetary life
In this publication, we take a close look at the environmental benefits we gain from the marine environment, the definition of a Sustainable Blue Economy, development areas and problems and how we can help finance sustainable maritime nature-based projects.
Biodiversity and natural capital

CIO Nature Series
Rainforests: the Earth’s green lung
Rainforests provide invaluable ecosystem services supporting climate management, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods—but they are also fragile. In this publication, we focus on four key concerns: deforestation, climate change, poaching and illegal trade, and mining and oil extraction

Feature article
Giving nature its true value
In the midst of a climate and inequality crisis, is it time to ditch GDP as a measure of economic success? Academics, conservationists and, increasingly, investors are looking to other factors such as natural capital.

CIO Special report
Land – A key Life Pillar
In our latest publication, we take a deep look at the importance of biodiversity, particularly from an investor's perspective.

Feature article
Markus Müller on the nature economy
What if we redesigned our economic model to take into account the cost of using nature? Markus Müller explains how the health of the world's natural capital is something we now have to articulate and factor into all our financial decisions.

Biodiversity
Markus Müller on natural capital
Markus Müller explores the benefits and necessity of a sustainable economic system based on natural capital.