Publications

ESG - management principles are becoming more and more popular with the state, business and the population. 

"ESG banking: made in Russia" is the first published in Russia scientific and practical manual on the bank’s work based on the ESG principles. The author is Vasily Vysokov, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Center-Invest Bank.

The inclusion of Russia’s first issue of green bank bonds in the Moscow Exchange’s Sustainable Development Sector was a landmark event for the Russian economy. For the issuer, Center-invest Bank, it was the logical next stage in its responsible financing of environmental measures. Chairman of Center-invest Bank’s Executive Board, Lidia Simonova, notes that it was a major achievement in terms of the bank’s strategy. It reinforced that ESG banking is not only the main trend in global financial markets; it can also be the guiding philosophy for a regional bank.

The lockdown and measures to support the economy amid the Covid 19 pandemic have turned the concept of a distance economy into a reality. Dr Vasily Vysokov, Professor of Economics, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Center-invest Bank, presents his vision for the principles of the economy that we see being formed right before our eyes.

Today, many successful business projects are set up by women. Women are entering business for various reasons: some see it as a necessity, as the only way to achieve their career goals, while for others it is about seizing attractive business opportunities.