Axis 2.0 Digital Banking

Driving Sustainable Banking and Finance Committed to scaling positive finance in India Issued 1st certified, dollar denominated green bond in India for $500 mn in 2016 Issued $40 mn green bond in private placement in 2019 Issued India's 1st Sustainable AT1 Notes for $600 mn in Sept❜21 AXIS BANK Steady Growth in Financing Green Sectors (In Crores) 6,447 5,498 26% YOY 12,255 9,753 FY 2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Sustainable Financing Framework released in August 2021 to guide future ESG issuances and align business portfolio Aligned to UN SDGs towards delivering positive social and environmental impact First such Framework to receive a Second Party Opinion in India ESG Working Group set up to oversee the Framework Access the Framework here SUSTAINALYTICS a Morningstar company SECOND- PARTY OPINION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Integrating ESG Risk in Corporate Credit Appraisal Board-approved ESG Policy for Lending integrates environmental & social risk considerations into corporate credit appraisal mechanism The Policy, first framed in 2016, is suitably aligned to global standards and guidelines including the IFC Performance Standards Policy implemented by environmental and social risk experts housed in Credit Underwriting The Policy includes an exclusion list of sectors and projects that the Bank shall refrain from financing Access the Policy here 24

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