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Website https://www.deka.de/deka-group
Headquarters
Mainzer Landstraße 16
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
CEO/chair Georg Stocker
CEO
Supervisor
Deutsche Bundesbank
Ownership

DekaBank is wholly owned by two joint shareholders: DSGV and Deka Erwerbsgesellschaft. As of 30 June 2022, the ownership structure of the bank was as follows:

  • 50% owned by Germany’s savings banks through DSGV;
  • 50% owned by Germany’s savings banks through Deka Erwerbsgesellschaft.

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (DekaBank) was founded in 1918, and is called the Wertpapierhaus von den Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe (provider of asset management and capital markets solutions for the savings banks finance group). DekaBank is a German public institution with registered offices in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin. Together with its subsidiaries it forms the Deka Group. The group provides securities services for savings banks in Germany and internationally, and is active in the business areas of capital market asset management, real estate asset management as well as corporate & markets. DekaBank became an Equator Principles signatory in 2011.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

Dekabank's most important sustainability commitments can be found at the webstie sections listed below.

Links

Sustainability

2025-01-02 00:00:00

Fossil Fuel Policy - Leitlinie zu fossilen Brennstoffen

Bank policy
2025-01-02 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2023-04-18 00:00:00

Exclusions/Negative list (CSR report 2022 par. 4.1.2)

Bank policy
2023-04-18 00:00:00 | Dekabank
2023-01-10 00:00:00

ESG Policy

Bank policy
2023-01-10 00:00:00 | Deka Investments
2021-03-22 00:00:00

Business and human rights

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-03-22 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2021-03-22 00:00:00

Environmental and social criteria in investments

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-03-22 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2021-03-22 00:00:00

Environmental guidelines

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-03-22 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2018-06-25 00:00:00

Modern slavery & human trafficking statement

Bank policy
2018-06-25 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2017-12-31 00:00:00

Declaration of compliance with German Sustainability Code

(in German only)
Bank policy
2017-12-31 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2017-12-15 00:00:00

Code of ethics

Bank policy
2017-12-15 00:00:00 | DekaBank
DekaBank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
German Sustainability CodeTags:
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Impact on Sustainable AviationTags: aviation
ISO 14001Tags: transparency
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
United Nations Global CompactTags: United Nations | human rights
Dodgy Deals

DekaBank is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of DekaBank's link to these deals.

Projects / Companies
Finance type
Year
News
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Blog
External
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Fair Finance Guide 8.0: Banken-Check findet Fortschritte bei Transparenz und Nachhaltigkeit, deckt aber auch neue Defizite auf

2024-11-28 | Facing Finance
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Null Bock auf Netto Null – Deutsche Banken und Versicherer kommen völkerrechtlichen Verpflichtungen und Zielen des Pariser Klimaabkommens nicht ausreichend nach und gefährden Klimaziele

2024-11-13 | Facing Finance
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Fair Finance Guide 7.0

Viele Banken bessern ihre Nachhaltigkeitsrichtlinien verfügen aber häufig über zu schwache bzw. ungenügende Richtlinien zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels
2023-03-23 | Fair Finance Guide Germany
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Faires Geld braucht die Welt

Neue ÖPNV-Infokampagne in NRW für mehr Nachhaltigkeit im Bankensektor
2022-12-02 | lifePR
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Launching of Banking Responsibility Research on Cement Industry Financing

2022-05-25 | Fair Finance Asia, Prakarsa - Welfare Initiative for Better Societies
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Eyes closed, costs down, profits up

Dirty Profits 9 published today by Facing Finance
2022-05-18 | Berlin | Facing Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

What the war in Ukraine teaches us

Lessons for European governments, companies and financiers - a Profundo Expert View
2022-03-04 | Jan Willem van Gelder - Profundo
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Equator Principles: New BankTrack database sheds light on patchy project name reporting

BankTrack publishes database of Equator-financed projects, together with analysis showing some banks report few or no project names – notable poor performers include ING, HSBC and Lloyds
2020-06-29 | BankTrack
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

„Kein Energieträger der Zukunft“ – Deka investiert weniger in Kohle

2020-04-20 | Handelsblatt.com
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

RWE financiers urged to join DekaBank call to stop destruction of Hambach forest

2018-09-19 | Nijmegen & Berlin | BankTrack, urgewald, Beyond Fossil Fuels, Les Amis de la Terre
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

New report: European banks fuelling food price volatility and hunger

2012-01-12 | Brussels | Friends of the Earth Europe
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

BankTrack mentioned
2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Equator Principles update must lead to new Principles focused on people and planet
2011-10-23 | Washington | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Financiers search for sustainable future

BankTrack mentioned
2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

New report evaluates quality of investment policies of 49 banks; more policies in place, overall quality below what is required
2010-04-27 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

European banks withdraw from Ilisu dam project in Turkey

NGOs welcome pullout as the right decision
2009-07-10 | Nijmegen | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Ilisu Dam Project: European Governments Officially Announce Withdrawal

Commercial banks expected to follow
2009-07-07 | Berlin | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung et al.
Blog
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Austria's ECA officially declares pull-out of Ilisu dam project

Commercial banks expected to follow example - decision strengthens resistance in Turkey
2009-07-06 | Vienna, Austria | CounterCurrent/Gegenstroemung
BankTrack news BankTrack blog Partner news Partner blog

Germany, Austria and Switzerland backing out of Ilisu Dam Project in Turkey

Stop Ilisu Campaign welcomes unprecedented step
2009-06-22 | Berlin, Vienna, Zurich | Berne Declaration
Resources
Documents
Links
2025-01-02 00:00:00

Fossil Fuel Policy - Leitlinie zu fossilen Brennstoffen

Bank policy
2025-01-02 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2024-11-13 00:00:00

Highway zur Klimahölle

Machen deutsche Banken den Weg frei?
NGO document
2024-11-13 00:00:00 | Facing Finance
2024-06-30 00:00:00

CSR report 2023

Annual report
2024-06-30 00:00:00 | Dekabank
2024-04-15 00:00:00

Annual report 2023

Annual report
2024-04-15 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2023-06-12 00:00:00

CSR report 2022

Annual report
2023-06-12 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2023-05-14 00:00:00

Annual report 2022

Annual report
2023-05-14 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2023-04-18 00:00:00

Exclusions/Negative list (CSR report 2022 par. 4.1.2)

Bank policy
2023-04-18 00:00:00 | Dekabank
2023-01-10 00:00:00

ESG Policy

Bank policy
2023-01-10 00:00:00 | Deka Investments
2021-07-13 00:00:00

CSR Report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-13 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2021-07-06 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

Annual report
2021-07-06 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2021-03-22 00:00:00

Business and human rights

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-03-22 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2021-03-22 00:00:00

Environmental and social criteria in investments

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-03-22 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2021-03-22 00:00:00

Environmental guidelines

Date listed represents date as accessed on website
Bank policy
2021-03-22 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2020-04-14 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

Annual report
2020-04-14 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2020-04-14 00:00:00

CSR report 2019

Annual report
2020-04-14 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2019-09-30 00:00:00

Deutsche Banken spielen mit dem Feuer

NGO document
2019-09-30 00:00:00 | Facing Finance
2019-05-21 00:00:00

Fool's Gold

The financial institutions bankrolling Europe’s most coal-dependent utilities
NGO document
2019-05-21 00:00:00 | Europe Beyond Coal
2019-04-16 00:00:00

Annual report 2018

Annual report
2019-04-16 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2018-06-25 00:00:00

Modern slavery & human trafficking statement

Bank policy
2018-06-25 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2018-04-30 00:00:00

Annual report 2017

Annual report
2018-04-30 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2018-04-30 00:00:00

Sustainability report 2017

Annual report
2018-04-30 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2017-12-31 00:00:00

Declaration of compliance with German Sustainability Code

(in German only)
Bank policy
2017-12-31 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2017-12-15 00:00:00

Code of ethics

Bank policy
2017-12-15 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2017-02-28 00:00:00

Annual Report 2016

Annual report
2017-02-28 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2017-01-31 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2016

Annual report
2017-01-31 00:00:00 | Deka Group
2016-05-26 00:00:00

Annual Report 2015

Annual report
2016-05-26 00:00:00 | DekaBank
2015-04-22 00:00:00

Deka Group Annual Report 2014

Annual report
2015-04-22 00:00:00 | Deka Group
2015-04-22 00:00:00

Sustainability Report 2014

Annual report
2015-04-22 00:00:00 | Deka Group
2011-07-22 00:00:00

German banks involved in the export of tanks to Saudi Arabia

A research paper prepared for Facing Finance, 22nd July 2011
NGO document
2011-07-22 00:00:00 | Profundo, Facing Finance
2010-04-27 00:00:00

Close the Gap

Benchmarking investment policies of international banks
BankTrack publication
2010-04-27 00:00:00 | BankTrack

DekaBank sustainability web pages

Accountability
Grievances

DekaBank does not operate a complaints or grievances mechanisms for individuals or communities that might have been affected by the bank's finance.

Stakeholders may raise complaints via the OECD National Contact Point (OECD Watch).

DekaBank is an Equator Principles signatory. While the Equator Principles have no official grievance mechanism, complaints relating to this bank's financing of Equator Principles projects can be filed through our own website www.equator-complaints.org.

This page evaluates DekaBank's responses to instances of alleged human rights violations linked to its finance, raised by civil society organisations. It is not intended to be exhaustive, but covers selected impacts raised by BankTrack and other civil society partners since 2016. For the full scoring methodology, see here. For more information about BankTrack's evaluation of bank responses to human rights impacts, see the 2021 report "Actions speak louder: assessing bank responses to human rights violations".

Impacts reviewed
Responded?
Total score
Response
Action
Monitoring

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Banks and Climate

Banks and Climate

Partner organisation Reclaim Finance tracks the coal, oil and gas policies of financial institutions, including banks, in their Coal Policy Tool (CPT) and the Oil and Gas Policy Tracker (OGPT). BankTrack works closely with Reclaim Finance and endorses their policy assessments. Find further details on their assessment of Dekabank’s fossil fuel policy below.

Assessment of Deka Bank's coal policy in the Coal Policy Tool

Good Moves

Good moves

Year:

2018

RWE financiers urged to join DekaBank call to stop destruction of Hambach forest

Following Dekabank’s welcome public call on RWE to suspend clearing work at Hambach forest in Germany, European civil society campaigners are urging other financiers to follow suit and reconsider their financial ties with the coal utility. German and European civil society organisations sent a letter last week to…
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