Forbright Bank Releases Inaugural 2021 Sustainability Report

CHEVY CHASE, Md. – Today, Forbright Bank releases its inaugural Sustainability Report for the 2021 calendar year. Forbright is a purpose-driven, full-service bank committed to playing a central role in accelerating the transition to a sustainable and clean energy economy. Headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Forbright actively integrates sustainable best practices into its mission, across its operations, and as a part of its loan selection and capital allocation processes. Forbright’s mission is to enable businesses and consumers to achieve their diverse banking needs in a way that drives more sustainable outcomes for communities and society as a whole.

The 2021 Sustainability Report captures Forbright’s deliberate steps toward supporting a lower carbon economy and promoting affordable and accessible essential services, such as housing, healthcare, and financial services. This includes Forbright’s lending policies as well as its approach to financing companies across service-driven industries such as clean energy, healthcare, technology, and real estate that can contribute to the transition to a more sustainable economy.

“Banks play an essential role in financing the private sector’s transition to a low carbon and more sustainable economy. Forbright’s inaugural Sustainability report outlines our practices and commitments that support a move toward a brighter, greener, and more sustainable future, and we are proud to be an institution mission-aligned around these goals,” said Founder and Executive Chairman John Delaney.

“As we continue to invest in our communities, empower our workforce, and finance a more sustainable future, we are committed to transparency at every step along the way. This inaugural report reflects Forbright’s sustainability mindset and our dedication to continual learning and integration of best-in-class sustainability practices across the organization,” said Samantha Norquist, Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer.

The 2021 Sustainability Report highlights Forbright’s Sustainability-related practices and policies, ongoing activities and initiatives, and future goals central to its stakeholders, including investors, employees, customers, communities, and the environment. Highlights from 2021, described in more detail in the report include:

For more information read Forbright’s 2021 Sustainability Report.

About Forbright

Forbright Inc. is the bank holding company for Forbright Bank. Forbright Bank (www.forbrightbank.com), rebranded from Congressional Bank, Member FDIC, is a full-service bank, commercial lender, and asset manager headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, that is committed to accelerating the transition to a sustainable, clean energy economy by financing the companies, investors, and innovators driving that change. With approximately $7.5 billion of owned and managed assets, the Bank provides lending, banking, and asset management services to clients across the United States. Its business banking group provides nationwide lending products, including real estate loans, working capital, warehouse lines of credit, term loans, and forward loan purchase agreements to entrepreneurs, growing middle market companies, and sophisticated investors and operators in clean tech, healthcare, financial services, technology, real estate, renewable energy, and other industries where a trusted and highly responsive lender is needed. The Bank provides sophisticated and competitive deposit products, which will soon include deposits linked to decarbonization- and sustainability-oriented loans to businesses and individuals.

Member FDIC. Forbright Bank is an equal housing lender and makes loans without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status.

Ben Wakana
bwakana@forbrightbank.com