Only weeks remain before the February 28 deadline for entries to the 2007 FT Sustainable Banking Awards, the global awards programme for triple bottom line banking launched by the Financial Times in association with the International Finance Corporation. Both self-nominations and external nominations are welcomed. Launched in 2006, the awards provide a unique forum for competition between banks and asset managers on their ability to integrate environmental, social, and governance objectives into their operations.

Banks can enter for awards in five categories:
• Sustainable Bank of the Year
• Emerging Markets Sustainable Bank of the Year
• Sustainable Bankers of the Year
• Sustainable Deal of the Year
• Achievement in Carbon Finance

This year there will be special regional prizes covering Asia, Middle East/Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America under the Emerging Markets category. The Carbon Finance award is also open to asset management companies, private equity firms and other financial sector participants.

Institutions self-nominate themselves for the awards, except in the case of Sustainable Bankers of the Year, which is open to both internal and external nominations.

ASrIA founder and current board director, Tessa Tennant will be participating on the judging panel. For entry forms and further information on the awards programme and the conference, please go to www.ft.com/sustainablebanking or email sustainablebanking@ft.com