ASTANA – Bank CenterCredit (BCC) improved its score in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) this year, earning 78 points out of 100, up from 75 points a year earlier. Since 2024, when the bank scored 61 points, its rating has increased by 17 points.
The higher score reflects the bank’s progress in responsible financing, improving access to financial services, and strengthening its environmental and social responsibility. Key priorities include financial inclusion, information security, business ethics, and the management of environmental and social risks.
The bank is also implementing a climate strategy and developing green financing instruments. The bank’s sustainability approach is set out in several key documents, including its Climate Strategy for 2025-2050, Green Financing Policy, Sustainability Policy, and Environmental and Social Risk Management Policy.
These frameworks define how ESG factors are incorporated into business processes and decision-making. BCC also continues to focus on transparency in sustainability reporting. This year, the bank published its third independently verified sustainability report, covering 2025.
The report was prepared in accordance with GRI, SASB and IFRS S1/S2 standards and, for the first time, included an assessment of the bank’s impact on Kazakhstan’s economy. The S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is an annual assessment of companies’ sustainability practices, covering environmental, social and governance aspects of their operations.
Companies are scored on a scale of 0 to 100 under S&P Global’s sector-specific methodology, enabling comparisons of corporate approaches to ESG management and disclosure. General Banking License No. 1.1.856.145 dated Aug. 5, 2026, issued by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market.