smbcESG & Sustainability Jobs

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - a major Japanese global bank providing corporate, project, and investment banking across 40+ countries

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is the core banking subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), one of Japan's three largest financial groups. It provides corporate banking, project finance, trade finance, and relationship banking to businesses across Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Why it matters

SMBC has a dedicated Sustainable Finance and Debt Advisory (SFDA) team, with roles specifically covering renewables and sustainable energy - structuring project finance for clean energy assets such as solar, wind, and other infrastructure. As a major project finance lender, the bank's capital allocation decisions directly influence which energy and infrastructure projects get built. SMBC has also publicly committed to aligning its lending portfolio with net-zero pathways and publishes sustainability-related disclosures through SMFG.

For sustainability professionals, SMBC offers roles spanning green and transition finance structuring, ESG research, and sustainable energy project finance across a genuinely global platform with particular depth in Asia-Pacific markets.