TS ISO 32210

TS ISO 32210 provides guidance for organizations in the financial sector on how to apply sustainability principles to financing activities. It treats sustainable finance as more than an environmental topic: in practice, it brings together governance, social impact, risk thinking, and stakeholder expectations into a common framework. The standard helps organizations interpret sustainability-focused approaches more consistently across their own operations and financial services.

How sustainability principles connect to financial decisions

The central idea behind this standard is the integration of sustainability principles into lending, investing, asset management, and related financing activities. In general technical terms, sustainable finance means systematically considering environmental impacts, social outcomes, and good governance practices in financial decision-making. That perspective reflects both the organization’s priorities and the matters that may be material to customers, investors, regulators, and wider stakeholders.

Use across the financial sector

The standard is applicable to all organizations active in the financial sector, including direct lenders, investors, asset managers, and service providers. It can also be useful to a broader set of parties such as providers and recipients of sustainable finance, government bodies, public and private institutions, business entities, industry associations, and financial market regulators or supervisory authorities. In that sense, it serves as guidance for a shared understanding of sustainability-related terms and practices across different roles in the market.

• Provides guidance on applying sustainability principles to financing activities.
• Addresses what is material from the organization’s and stakeholders’ perspectives.
• Applies to direct lenders, investors, asset managers, and service providers.
• Supports a common understanding of sustainable finance terminology and practice.