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Institute for Social Banking (ISB)

Annual Report 2012

with some perspectives on 2013

ISB AnnuAl RepoRt 2012

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Welcome to the Institute for Social Banking .................................................................................................. 3

About the Institute for Social Banking (ISB) .................................................................................................... 3 Mission ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 target audience ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Members ................................................................................................................................................ 4-5

Education and Training .................................................................................................................................... 6 International Summer School ................................................................................................................ 6-7 Certificate in Social Banking ................................................................................................................. 8-10 tailor-made-in-house Seminars .............................................................................................................. 10 ISB expert exchange lab ......................................................................................................................... 10 MA Social Banking and Social Finance .................................................................................................... 11 Bachelor .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Cooperations .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Alanus university .................................................................................................................................... 12 Ashridge Business School ........................................................................................................................ 13

Research ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 ISB paper series ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Literature ................................................................................................................................................. 13

Impact ............................................................................................................................................................ 14

ISB information .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Financial report ....................................................................................................................................... 15 new offices ............................................................................................................................................. 15ISB People News ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Co-workers .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Member‘s representatives ...................................................................................................................... 15

Upcoming Events ........................................................................................................................................... 16

Questions? ..................................................................................................................................................... 16

Contacts ......................................................................................................................................................... 16

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ABout the ISB

Welcome to the Institute for Social Banking .................................................................................................. 3

About the Institute for Social Banking (ISB) .................................................................................................... 3 Mission ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 target audience ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Members ................................................................................................................................................ 4-5

Education and Training .................................................................................................................................... 6 International Summer School ................................................................................................................ 6-7 Certificate in Social Banking ................................................................................................................. 8-10 tailor-made-in-house Seminars .............................................................................................................. 10 ISB expert exchange lab ......................................................................................................................... 10 MA Social Banking and Social Finance .................................................................................................... 11 Bachelor .................................................................................................................................................. 11

Cooperations .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Alanus university .................................................................................................................................... 12 Ashridge Business School ........................................................................................................................ 13

Research ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 ISB paper series ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Literature ................................................................................................................................................. 13

Impact ............................................................................................................................................................ 14

ISB information .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Financial report ....................................................................................................................................... 15 new offices ............................................................................................................................................. 15ISB People News ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Co-workers .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Member‘s representatives ...................................................................................................................... 15

Upcoming Events ........................................................................................................................................... 16

Questions? ..................................................................................................................................................... 16

Contacts ......................................................................................................................................................... 16

A key topic in 2012 was the many interesting discussions about our research and development project ‚Studica – Studies à la carte‘. the project deals with the paradigm shift required to develop a socially responsible banking and financial sector and the necessary competencies nee-ded by co-workers.

Another important theme in 2012 was our 5th Internati-onal Summer School on Social Banking about ‚the Impact of Social Banking‘ , hosted by triodos Bank in the nether-lands, and the very deep and fruitful learning process with the practitioners of our 2nd job related ‘Certificate in So-cial Banking‘.

Read more about developments at the ISB in 2012 and join us in 2013.

YoursJulian Kühn

Welcome!

Missionthrough education and research, the ISB fosters awareness, knowledge and competences regarding social banking and social finance. As a reference point, we encourage academia towards integrating social banking and finance into theory and university curricula.

Target GroupWith our training and research activities, we address current and future professionals in the (social) banking and finance sector and other stakeholders, such as academics, students and the interested public.

the ISB is a worldwide renowned source of inspiration for change towards a socially and ecologically oriented banking and finance sector.

>>Today‘s bank for a

better tomorrow.<<

>>Banking for a Sustainable Future.<<>>Committed to social justice

within a sustainable economy .<<

>>Our values: ethics,

transparency, solidarity. <<

>>A different bank for people

who want a different world.<<

>>Finance for Community Growth.<<

>>Building a greener society.<<


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ABout the ISB

our Membersthe ISB is a charitable association which currently has 15 members in eleven countries, all socially and ecologically oriented banks or finan-cial service providers. their practical

experience with social banking, ga-thered over the last four decades, serves as a unique knowledge basis and source of inspiration for the ISB’s educational offers. In our research

activities, amongst other topics, we systematically reflect upon and pro-cess this practical knowledge.

>>Ecological, social, cultural .<<

>>The highest interest is for all.<<

>>Dedicated to supporting socially responsible places of

residence and work. <<

>>Managing money conciously.<<

>>A reference point for sustainable banking.<<

>>An ethically and socially oriented staff pension fund.<<

>>Money is there for people! <<

>>Consultation for giving. Fun-ding and support for charitable

institutions.<<

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ABout the ISB


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educAtIon & trAInIng

the International Summer School on Social Banking provides a unique opportunity for people to meet and develop new perspectives on banking

and finance. It is desi-gned as an incubator for change and not just another conference. It brings together prac-titioners, academics, advanced students and other deeply in-terested persons. In addition to introducing social banking in ge-neral, every Summer School addresses a

main topic. www.social-banking.org/summer-school

2012: 5th Summer School on Social Banking „The Impact of Sustainable Banking” the “impact” of banking and finance is a central topic today – both in soci-ety and in the financial sector itself. How far does the impact of banking and finance reach? What are the cri-teria that define “positive” impact? How can non-financial impact best be measured and reported? And where might there be limits in showing im-pact, for example regarding long-term and transformational effects of

Certificate Course

Summer School

ISB Experts

Exchange Labs

International Summer School on Social Banking

educational offers

jointly presented with

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financed cultural or educational pro-jects?Sustainable banks have for decades dedicated their activities to “impact”, long before this buzzword entered the stage. tangible effects on the real economy are always at the core of their businesses. Based on values like responsibility, trust and transparency, they only finance social, cultural and ecological projects.

the 5th International Summer School on Social Banking brought the unique pioneer experiences of sustainable banks together with other current ap-proaches to impact finance and (aca-demic) reflections on impact.Feedback from participants reflected the wide range of backgrounds and interests attracted to the summer school, from social to mainstream banking and a variety of related fields.

You can read some stories from participants at www.social-ban-king.org/summer-school/summer-school-2012

2013: 6th Summer School on Social Banking”Come Together: Social Banking & The Commons“ this year the Summer School will take place in Filzbach, Switzerland.

Date: 14th - 19th July 2013Venue: Seminarhotel lihn

our 2013 Summer School will be in the Swiss mountains with the theme of exploring how Social Banking can encourage and support initiatives and business ventures which cultivate our common, shared responsibility for: • the land, air, water and soil;• the services we need, like healthcare and learning;• the real places where we live;• the business and organisational structures we design;

• and the cyber-spaces where we share information, ideas and possibilities.

We’ll draw on real-life examples from Social Banks and their clients, from people who work the common land and from theorists and practitioners concerned with the restoration of vital natural resources. In Switzerland, we’ll be meeting with and working alongside other bankers, academics and commoners from all over the world. together we’ll look at the past with the history of enclosing the commons, interesting practice in the present and contemporary global movements against enclosure and future possibilities which will enable the common rights and responsibilities to be re-established.the Summer School will be a live, working inquiry into this important

topic. our aim is to understand and develop pioneering, entrepreneurial practices and policies that enable the commons to flourish for shared gain.

For whom?the Summer School brings together 80-100 persons:• professionals who work for a social bank or mainstream bank who want to get insights and broaden their understanding about social banking• Students with interest in social banking and social finance• Individuals who are interested in social banking and who want to get to know it• people who are interested in structuring finance for the Commonswww.social-banking.org/summer-school/summer-school-2013

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from left to right:./1st row: Andreas Brandt (Deutsche Börse AG, Frankfurt); Sören Thomsen (Merkur, Aalborg); Jennifer Hennessy (Clann Credo, Dublin); Antje Drenk (Programm-Koordinatorin); Mette Winther-

Nielsen ( Merkur, Aarhus); Kirsten Jeppesen ( Merkur, Odense); sitting behind: Angelika Stahl (GLS Gemeinschaftsbank, Stuttgart); Julian Kühn (Managing director ISB), behind: Dr. Chris Seeley (speaker, Ashridge

Business School); Isolde Keller (Berghof Foundation, Berlin); last row: Kirsten Naujoks (GLS Gemeinschaftsbank, Bochum), Mathilde Breining-Hassing (Merkur, Copenhagen) und Victor Ceban (Uni Credit, Wien)

“It is very important especially for a co-worker in a social bank to step out and look consciously and from a distance to see how our work is different from conventional banking. Apart from a personal enrichment this gives you strength and motivation in your daily business and gives you arguments and substance in a discussion with other people.”Kirsten Naujoks (formerly GLS Bank, Bochum, Germany)

the Certificate in Social Banking is currently going through an exciting development. therefore this article will first look back at the course mee-tings which took place in 2012 and then give a short preview of further developments for which the founda-tions were laid in 2012.

Courses 2011/2012In May 2012 the ten participants of the first Certificate In Social Banking were able to celebrate their success-ful graduation. they had continually expanded and deepened their know-ledge of socially and ecologically oriented banking systems since Sep-tember 2011. In 2012 the key topics were Social Banking in practice, Com-petencies in Social Banking und the Future of Social Banking. In February we were guests of the GlS Bank in Bo-chum for the meeting “Social Banking in practice“. participants were thus able to directly connect knowledge and facts acquired in the theoretical

phase with the perceptions of a so-cially and ecologically oriented bank.Reflective analysis of specialist lite-rature as well as the implementation and critical reflection of a practical project are course elements which deepen understanding. this work is written up between meetings and presented and discussed during the course. In this phase of the course, participants connect the knowledge they have gained with real professi-onal concerns. the participants’ em-ployers profit directly from the parti-cipation in the Certificate course.

the Certificate course lives from the intensive debates about current is-sues in theory and practice as well as the lively communication between lecturers and participants. Specific examples are: how do positive and negative criteria in the lending pro-cess affect the risk portfolio / risk control? How do they affect the de-finition of the investment universe? Does it have a noticeable influence

on dealings with customers? How and why do the “tools” of co-workers of social and ecological banks differ from those of conventional banks? Are the differences in day-to-day ope-rations less than expected? How are conventional banks changing their business models? How should values based banks look in the future? …just to name a few.

Much of what participants develop through this intensive reflection will only become clear in the future. In May 2012 the pioneers of the first Certificate in Social Banking were able, with much pleasure and no little pride, to accept their certificates.

Course 2012/2013the second Certificate course began

Certificate in Social Banking

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“As an employee of a commercial bank, the Certificate has allowed me to be confronted with topics that I would normally not question and has given me the appropriate context to address the many facets of money and its impact on society and the environment. I am excited about the information we got, the friendships that were made and about the satisfying feeling of finally taking part in addressing the many issues that the world is facing at the moment. For all those for whom such a program is possible, I would greatly recommend it!”Victor Ceban (Uni Credit, Vienna, Austria)

from left to right:./front row: Joao Gil Pedreira (Bridge Advisors, Portugal, lecturer), Ann Hybertz Frandsen ( Merkur, Denmark), Lise Arnbo (Merkur, Denmark) 2nd row: Julian Kühn (ISB), Gerhard Pischinger

(Erste Bank Group, Austria), Mark Howland (CaritiyBank, UK) Antje Drenk (ISB), Miguel Prados Rodriguez (Wikibank, Spain), Christa Maier (Erste Bank Group, Austria), Julia Schmid (Western Union, Austria),

Marika Lohi (Pankki 2.0, Finland)

in September 2012 with eight partici-pants. the key topic of the first mee-ting was the debt crisis of individuals, organisations, states, transnational organisations and the possible ap-proaches by and tasks for a socially-environmentally oriented financial institution in this context. Joao Gil pedreira (Bridge Advisors) came from portugal to explain very clearly the situation of private debt in portugal. the participants followed his expla-nation of a model for a bailout bank for indebted private households with great interest.

no less informative were prof. Dr. Gre-gor Krämer’s explanations. He pre-sented eFSM and eSM – instruments

and concepts with which the europe-an union battles debt. It became clear that these concepts yet again had no long-term orientation and that fun-damental questions remained unans-wered. not without reason does the course plan include an in-depth analysis of the question of what money is, after a look at the current situation in the finance sector. An intensive reflection on the power and character of money shaped the round up of the first module. prof. Dr. Silja Graupe’s methodologically fo-cused contribution “the hidden rules of money” was a challenge and an in-vitation to leave well-trodden paths. She pleaded for a sharpening of one’s

own perception regarding the pheno-menon of “money” and the impact on the corresponding relationships.the next module - at the beginning of the Advent period 2012 – had a variety of key topics. one of these was an intensive analysis of money from anthropological and religious perspectives, led by prof. Dr. Fritz-Rü-diger Volz. He undertook a historical classification of the economia civile, which is closely tied to the roots of the Banca etica. For these theory-driven units, Susanne Steinbach had prepared special creative exercises for the participants, thus supporting topical access. By presenting selected innovations from the social-ecologi-cal banking industry, Julian Kühn co-vered the range from the basic value structure to concrete effects for the practical work of a social-ecological bank.Another key topic was the introduc-tion and direct implementation of peer consulting with Angela Kühn. this team-oriented method of develo-ping joint problem solving in a profes-sional context was applied directly by participants on two practice cases. Be-cause some of the participants are ac-tively involved in start-up consulting, it was possible to debate these issues with experienced “social bankers” Malcolm Hayday and Julian Kühn.


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tailor-made in-house seminars

As well as all the aforementioned educational initiatives the ISB offers tailor-made trainings for companies and partners. public interest in social

banking is on the rise meaning the ISB gets invited to non-ISB events to shares its views. We do not only cre-ate our own programmes on social banking, but also contribute to con-ferences, panel discussions and study programmes. We design tailor-made trainings/speeches for individual or-ganisations.

In 2012 we continued working with the GlS Bank giving seminars on So-cial Banking for staff members at all levels within the bank. Another training took place for high school

students at the evangelische Akade-mie loccum. If you are interested in working with us on a specific topic or for further information about Social Banking generally, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

Outlook...In the past years the ISB has succes-sively intensified it’s cooperation with Alanus university. the next stage of development will come in Autumn 2013 when the Certificate in Social Banking becomes the Certificate in Socially Responsible Finance. the Certificate will be an integrated part of the MA in Business Administration at the Alanus university.the Certificate as well as the Summer School will be credited by the univer-sity.More information on our website.

Master in Business Administra/on at the Alanus University

17 modules

Specializa/on Socially Responsible Finance 4 modules

Sustainability Management

or Eco-‐ Anlageberater

Cer/ficate in Socially Responsible Finance

Money and Society

Socially Responsible Managemant in Banking and Finance

2 modules

Summer School on Social Banking

21./22. october 2013 we invite our members to the expert exchange lab: ”Giving and donating as an integral part of Social Banking“ in Cologne.It is for:• Ceos and board members• Co-workers in the field of giving and donating• Asset consultants

We will exchange experiences and have mutual learning from ISB mem-ber experts.Fields of exchange: • Quality and function of giving in society (economy of giving)• Strategic positioning of giving in each institution• Special requirements for operating

principals and co-worker education• practical aspects like: Special services, special (fields of) projects, allocation criteria, communication, organization, (integral) consulting, last will consulting, distinction to sponsoring and to loan making.

ISB expert exchange labs: outlook 2013


BachelorDue to the lack of existing teaching materials the Bachelor modules at Alanus university are groundbreaking in their very existence and original in character. the courses were first de-veloped and offered by Sven Remer in the Winter Semester of 2009 while he was working as a temporary staff member at the university. He quickly realized that for the courses to be of real value to the students, they nee-ded a deeper understanding of con-ventional banking and finance. In or-der to achieve this, the modules have been taught together with professor Krämer, whose position of professor for Banking, Finance and Auditing complements Sven’s role of professor in Social Banking, which he has held since March 2011.there are two electives: Social

Banking (5th semester) and Social Finance (6th semester), which are intended to provide an overview of different approaches towards dealing with money in a socially responsible way. the modules are independent from each other but are to some ex-tent related. Social Finance explores the various elements of finance from stock markets to rating agencies, in-surance, microfinance and banking. Social Banking looks more deeply at banking and the particular tasks and challenges facing banks in their role in the finance market as well as their different fields of activity. In these electives, we keep on attrac-ting about 1/4-1/3 of each cohort - although only 1/8 of the students is working (during their practice phases) in banking/finance related positions.

of particular importance in both mo-dules is that through the presenting of orthodox versus heterodox ban-king in theory and practice, students come to understand that finance and banking can be practiced different-ly from what is taught in traditional courses. Students are encouraged to think critically about both forms of banking. Important to note is that the large in-itial student interest for the two new courses has somewhat decreased as the “financial crisis” has faded from discussion. one of the main challen-ges for the future will be to make it clear to students that “after the cri-sis” is “before the crisis” if no funda-mental changes occur in our financial systems.

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MA in Social Banking and Social FinanceIn 2012 three course participants successfully completed their studies.Congratulations!

Stuart Simon Mark Field: Financial models for Community Development Finance Institutions in the uK

Bruno Haas: Sustainability and ban-king business, a contradiction? Dis-cussed using the example of the start of triodos Bank n.V. Deutschland in 2009

Andrea Valdinoci: Zukunft schenken - Das Verhältnis zum eigenen Geld neu entdecken(Donating future – to rediscover the own relation to money)

All students are in the dissertation phase of their studies and are wor-king on their Master’s thesis. With great discipline and personal dedi-cation, the participants are devoting themselves to questions from their professional lives and are researching

them in depth. A look at the cur-rent dissertation topics dealing with equity in the fields fair trade, impact measurement, socially and ecologi-cally oriented banks and the effects of interest changes on foundations practice in awarding funds shows how huge the array of themes is with which our MA students deal with in their professional lives and how ur-gent it is to give these questions a ba-sis in scientific practice.


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cooPerAtIonS

Alanus University of Arts and Social Science

We are partners with Alanus universi-ty for three years in the project “Stu-dica – Studies à la carte”. It is develo-ping modular study offers and aims, first, to foster interchange between academia and practice, and secondly, to increase the accessibility of acade-mic courses for practitioners. “Social-ly Responsible Banking” will be a pilot course within the project.”Studica” is one of 26 successful pro-jects that have been selected within the competition “Social advancement via education: open universities”, fun-ded by the German Ministry for ed-ucation and Research the european Social Fund. the project started on 1st october 2011 and will continue until 31th March 2015.In the first year of the research pro-ject, the primary objective was to discover what are the particular lear-ning needs of people working in the banking and finance sectors in regard

to socially responsible finance insti-tutions. to this end we conducted 28 expert interviews and focus group discussions with Ceos and human re-sources specialists as well as studen-ts. We also conducted and analysed an online survey for co-workers. In addition we researched what acade-mic training offers already exist in the field of socially responsible finance institutions.In total we perceived a great interest in the “Studica” model and received many important suggestions for the phase of developing models which we are currently in. As a conclusion on this prof. Dr. Sven Remer says:“Knowledge that is identified as rele-vant by experts involves, for example, knowledge of socio-economic pro-blems and (heterodox) suggestions for solutions on a micro and macro level, including alternative economic-al sectors and alternative approaches in dealing with money as well as skills in reflection, critical thinking, com-munication, dialogue and discourse management, positioning and judge-ment formation.”

the preliminary findings of the re-search project can be seen at www.alanus.edu/studica.html

In 2014 there will be the opportuni-ty for interested practitioners to test and evaluate some of the training opportunities developed within the framework of “Studica”.

Worldwide first Professorship in Social Banking and Social FinanceIn March 2011 ISB researcher Sven Remer took up the position of “Juni-or professor for Social Banking and Social Finance at Alanus university in Alfter, Germany. Sven’s appointment was a milestone for the IBS. Since its founding, the ISB has had a core mission of integrating social banking and social finance as a subject for re-search and teaching at university le-vel. We hope this step inspires others to help social banking and social fi-nance become the standard in theory and in practice.

New specialization ‘Socially Responsible Finance’ in the Alanus Masters in Business AdministrationIn 2012 we developed a new spe-cialization in “Socially Responsible Finance” together with Alanus uni-versity as part of their Masters in Business Administration. We will be offering our, up until now, “Certifi-cate in Social Banking” together with the Masters. More about the courses being offered from September 2013 on page 10.

Cooperations

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ISB Paper SeriesISB Paper Series No. 9

Competences of Social BankersKatharina Beck left her position as Di-rector at the Institute for Social Ban-king in november 2011 in order to deepen her knowledge of corporate responsibility. As part of her studies in the Masters program on Social Banking and Social Finance, Katharina has written a paper critically review-ing the existing body of knowledge on what competencies enable social bankers to perform their job at a level of excellence. She found that social banks multidimensional core busi-ness and values can lead to dilemma situations. to cope with these situa-tions, dilemma competence is propo-sed to be included in the competence definitions of social bankers on the performance level. Katharina has de-veloped a concrete decision making process for dealing with dilemmas in the field of social banking.

the paper can be downloaded at www.social-banking.org/research/isb-paper-series/no-9-aug-12/

ISB Paper Series No. 10

Social banks and impact measurement: The cases of Charity Bank and Triodos BankSiri Aspevik Bosheim always had a strong interest in sustainability, poli-tics and economics and has followed these interests through her academic and work life. She participated in our Summer School 2011.As part of her MSc, this paper provi-des the reader with an introduction to social banks with emphasis on the importance of impact measurement. Siri argues measurement is a way to verify social banks social and environ-mental impact. She focuses on social impact purely because there is less li-terature on it within the field of social banking. the paper concludes that social banks need to perform impact measurement to verify that they have

the impact they claim to have. there is also a great need for more research on social banks and impact measure-ment.this paper can be downloaded at www.social-banking.org/research/isb-paper-series/no-10-dec-12/

Interview with Roland BenedikterSearching for an overall picture of the present european debt crisis, Helena Wöhl Coelho, Deutsche Welle, Bra-sil interviewed Roland Benedikter, university of California in Santa Bar-bara and Stanford university. Roland Benedikter is a european political scientist and sociologist specializing in international relations, contextu-al political analysis and sociocultural analysis. His main field of interest is the multidimensional analysis of con-temporary times.the interview (in German) can be found at www.social-banking.org/news/article/nr/660/

CoopeRAtIonS / ReSeARCH

new publications and literature

cooPerAtIonS

Ashridge Business SchoolIn 2012 the ISB started working toge-ther with Ashridge Business School. the Business School offers the Ma-sters in Sustainability and Responsibi-lity. one of our co-workers, Chris See-ly works as a programme director in the Masters. one main characterisic in the Masters is individual and cor-porate development through action research.

In January 2013 Julian Kühn taught ‚economic philosophies & the three-fold process‘ and ‚Social Banking‘ as

part of the module ‚Re-visioning va-lue and economics‘.www.ashridge.org.uk/amsr

ISB AnnuAl RepoRt 2012 IMPAct

our impact

Members Day 2011

2 Bachelor electives “Social

Banking”

Summer School 2012

Certi-ficate

in Social Bankingtailor-

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seminars

73 bankers and Social Fi-

nance professionals, academics, students,

interested persons

25 students of Business Admini-

stration at Alanus university

10 leading representatives of ISB Member organi-

sations

20 bankers and Social Finance

professionals

52 Co-workers of ISB mem-

ber banks50 persons

with diverse backgrounds

Approxima-tely 500.000 million potential readers / listeners

external Speeches and work-

shops

ISB

MA Social Banking and

Finance10 bankers and

Social Finance professionals

Social networks

Articles in print / online media and radio

763 facebook fans

Web-site

29.045 unique visi-tors

the Institute for Social Banking pro-motes a concept of finance and ban-king specifically oriented towards perception of and responsibility for the development of both people and planet.As a training and education institute our direct impact is on people. We want to contribute to a paradigm change in how financial resources are understood. this will be possible as more and more people develop an ethically and socially/ecologically oriented understanding of the mone-tary, banking and insurance sectors. our offers are aimed at interested co-workers of ‚alternative’ as well as ‚traditional’ banks and finance institutions, business and banking

students, as well as interested people from other backgrounds. people who are, or will be, able to put the theory of social banking into practice.So a major aim of our work is to have an impact on what people take with them on a qualitative level and what they change in their (work) environ-ments. How big our impact has been probably does not depend on the number of people we reach, but on how people are affected by our pro-grammes. therefore, as we teach in our educational programmes, we are aware of the difference between measurable quantitative and only partly measurable qualitative return.the indirect impact we have via the persons who attended our

programmes is even harder to measure. We must assume that as they were interested enough to at-tend one of our programmes they will communicate the message of social banking and social finance into their networks and by this themselves be-come agents of awareness building and inspiration for change.ISB research activities are targeted at examining both practical problems and successes of socially oriented banks. our intention is through this to support practitioners and to dis-seminate ‘best practice’. the insights gained from research also assure a high standard in training activities.

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IMPAct ISB InFoRMAtIon / people

Financial reportin euro in thousands

Year 2011 2012

Income 386 420

Member Institutions 96 94

Foundations 128 136

Seminar Fees 138 118

research Subsidies 22 71

other 2 1

Expenses 384 417

New OfficesIn 2012 the ISB grew out of its old office space in Bochum. We have moved into new offices in Witten, the next town over from Bochum. the new address is Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 44, 58455 Witten, Germany

ISB information

Patricia CiecierskiDealing with the administration of the ISB offices she also organises the varied programmes offered by the ISB and is largely responsible for public relations. [email protected]

Antje DrenkSearching for a good combination from her long lasting banking expe-rience and her deep interest in peo-ple, training and alternative econo-mic models, Antje started to work at the ISB in March 2010 in a 70% capa-city. She manages the Certificate in Social Banking, which was success-fully launched in 2011, coordinates the MA program. Furthermore she regularly gives seminars for the new co-workers of GlS Bank and designs workshops with pupils at the evange-lische Akademie loccum.

Julian Kühn Founder and executive Director of the ISB. previously board memberof GlS Bank and GlS treuhand. He plays a large role in all of thetraining offered by the ISB including

developing and givingtailor-made [email protected]

Sven Remer In spring 2011 Sven became the first ever Junior professor in “Social Ban-king and Social Finance”. He is a staff member at Alanus university where his time is divided between lectu-ring and researching theoretical and practical issues in social banking. He is also the project team leader for the „Socially Responsible Banking“ part of the Studica project. on top of this he continues to assist the ISB in re-search related issues.

Susanne SteinbachAn artist, consultant and business mediator, lecturer f.e. at Ita Wegman education-Institut and other anthro-posophical companies. Susanne en-larges co-worker´s scope through artistic and creative techniques. She worked many years as a senior mana-ger for a multi-national corporation which enables her to enhance daily work life experience with the benefits of the creative working process.

Chris SeelyChris works as an educator for su-stainability and responsibility in busi-ness practice at masters and docto-ral levels. She is a facilitator as well the project manager for our Sum-mer Schools for several years now. She also contributs in the Certificate Course. She uses the visual arts, sto-rytelling, clowning, improvisation and forum theatre in her educatio-nal, business and development work practices. Chris works on a freelance basis with the ISB.

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Questions?on the ISB in general:

patricia Ciecierski [email protected] +49 (0)234 60 60 01 35.

on seminars, trainings, speeches and PR:[email protected] +49 (0) 234 60 60 01 35.

on the MA and Certificate: Antje Drenk [email protected] +49 (0)234 60 60 01 36.

on becoming an ISB member or financial supporter:Julian Kühn [email protected] +49 (0)234 60 60 01 31.

on research: prof. Dr. Sven Remer [email protected]

Contacts!Bank accountthe Institute is a charitable association under German law.Institute for Social Banking e.V.Account number: 4018 783 400BlZ: 430 609 67GlS Gemeinschaftsbank eG BochumIBAn: De74 4306 0967 4018 783 400BIC: GenoDeM1GlS

AddressInstitute for Social Banking e.V.Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 4458455 WittenGermanywww.social-banking.org

Upcoming Events with the Institute for Social Banking

When and where? What?

14-‐19 July 2013 Filzbach / Switzerland

6th Summer School on Social Banking in Social Banking, jointly presented with the Alternative Bank, Switzerland: Come Together –Social Banking and the Commons

25-‐29 September 2013 Alanus University / Alfter, Germany

Certificate in Socially Responsible Finance Module 1: Money and Society

21-‐22 October 2013 Cologne, Germany

Expert Exchange Lab: Giving and donating as integral part of Social Banking

May 2014 Cairo /Egypt

Global Summit 2014 Social Banking Across the Globe

5-‐9 March 2014 Alanus University/ Alfter, Germany

Certificate in Socially Responsible Finance Module 2: Socially Responsible Management in Banking and Finance

July 2014 Lyon/ France

7th Summer School on Social Banking jointly presented with La Nef, France

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