JS Bank Limited (Pakistan)

Type Direct (National)
Date of accreditation

JS Bank Limited (JS Bank) is a national and private sector entity headquartered in Pakistan, which provides microfinance, project finance and commercial banking and services to consumers, small and medium-sized enterprises and borrowers. JS Bank finances activities in a variety of sectors in Pakistan, including clean energy, agriculture, transport and infrastructure. It has an extensive national presence with 342 branches and one international branch in Bahrain and has been supporting various sustainability initiatives that support economic growth, social progress and environmental protection in the country. With its expertise and experience in financing projects in the abovementioned sectors, the applicant intends to improve its practice by incorporating environmental and social risk management into its investments portfolio to promote the paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways.

Accreditation timeline

Accreditation term 1

28 May 2021 - 27 May 2026

Accreditation date

28 Feb 2019

AMA execution date

17 Jun 2020

AMA effectiveness

28 May 2021

Term end date

27 May 2026

Entity details

Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
Environmental and social risk category
- Category C
- Category B
- Category A
- Intermediation 3
- Intermediation 2
- Intermediation 1
Fiduciary standards
- Basic
- Project management
- Grant award
- On-lending/blending:
- Loan
- Equity
- Guarantee
- Blending

Projects

SAP024

Mitigation

Pakistan

Pakistan Distributed Solar Project

Documents

Title	Type	Date
Gender action plan for SAP024: Pakistan Distributed Solar Project JSBank	Gender action plan	01 Jun 2022
Gender assessment for SAP024: Pakistan Distributed Solar Project JSBank	Gender assessment	01 Jun 2022
Pakistan Distributed Solar Project JSBank	Approved funding proposal	19 May 2022
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and JS Bank Limited JSBank	Accreditation Master Agreement	17 Jun 2020

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Contacts

Mr. Syed Jafar Raza

Primary

Group Head - Investment and International Banking

Phone +92 21-38907373
Raza.Jafar@jsbl.com

Mr. Muhammad Faizan Shamsi

Secondary

Head- Sustainable Finance
1st Floor Shaheen Commercial Complex, Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Rd, Civil Lines, Karachi, Pakistan

Phone 0092213890792
faizan.shamsi@jsbl.com