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
Future Fundamentals podcast
Investing in the Blue Economy: a blueprint for action
In our Future Fundamentals podcast, Karen Sack, of ORRAA, and Markus Müller, our Chief Investment Officer for ESG, take a deep dive into the sustainable blue economy.
Apr. 26, 2024
Expert View
The 2024 Economist Impact World Ocean Summit
Our CIO for ESG, Markus Müller, addressed some of the world's leading ocean thinkers, investors and advocates at this event in Lisbon designed to drive progress towards a sustainable blue economy.
Apr. 25, 2024
CIO Special report
Atmosphere: Shield of the earth
The third in our trilogy of keynote presentations on the Earth's "Life Pillars" explains why climate-related risks and opportunities should be important considerations for investors with regard to long-term portfolio development.
Mar. 26, 2024
CIO Special report
ESG Market Monitor: Q4 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.
Feb. 20, 2024
Impact report
The Deutsche Bank Ocean Resilience Philanthropy Fund Status Update
The Fund aims to make a real and tangible impact in advancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for ocean and marine ecosystems’ conservation, restoration and adaptation to climate change. Our January 2024 update includes two significant steps supporting our commitment to ocean conservation.
Jan. 25, 2024
Feature article
Does coral have a future? Why all eyes should be on the Maldives in 2024
Time is running out to save the world’s coral reefs, says Professor Callum Roberts, but new findings suggest we can help them to survive climate change
Jan. 24, 2024
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 Market Monitor: Q3 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.
Nov. 01, 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
Entrepreneurs on creating businesses for the good of the oceans
A new generation of individuals are setting up companies worldwide to radically overhaul how we interact with our oceans, and help save our planet while building a sustainable blue economy. Chris Stokel-Walker of LUX magazine speaks to entrepreneurs trying to make a positive impact in the ocean space.
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
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Ocean conservation and the sustainable blue economy
Future Fundamentals podcast
Investing in the Blue Economy: a blueprint for action
In our Future Fundamentals podcast, Karen Sack, of ORRAA, and Markus Müller, our Chief Investment Officer for ESG, take a deep dive into the sustainable blue economy.
Expert View
The 2024 Economist Impact World Ocean Summit
Our CIO for ESG, Markus Müller, addressed some of the world's leading ocean thinkers, investors and advocates at this event in Lisbon designed to drive progress towards a sustainable blue economy.
Impact report
The Deutsche Bank Ocean Resilience Philanthropy Fund Status Update
The Fund aims to make a real and tangible impact in advancing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for ocean and marine ecosystems’ conservation, restoration and adaptation to climate change. Our January 2024 update includes two significant steps supporting our commitment to ocean conservation.
Feature article
Does coral have a future? Why all eyes should be on the Maldives in 2024
Time is running out to save the world’s coral reefs, says Professor Callum Roberts, but new findings suggest we can help them to survive climate change
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.
Biodiversity and natural capital
CIO Special report
Atmosphere: Shield of the earth
The third in our trilogy of keynote presentations on the Earth's "Life Pillars" explains why climate-related risks and opportunities should be important considerations for investors with regard to long-term portfolio development.
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.