Absa Group | Sustainability Performance
Absa provides a range of financial services, including retail and business banking. The group focuses on offering innovative financial solutions to a diverse customer base across different channels.
1991
South Africa
10,001+ employees
Financial Services
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#12086
Overallⓘ#95
in South Africaⓘ#537
in Financial ServicesⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Laggard
Laggard
Leading
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
23.2
B/M 25.0
28.4
B/M 7.1
40.2
B/M 20.0
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Controversy level
- Absa Group has faced sustained South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority enforcement actions over compliance failures including the 2020 R12.7 million Western Cape AML penalty, plus the broader South African banking sector apartheid-era forex manipulation legacy affecting institutional investor relations.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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