SGS Joins British Bankers Association

SGS becomes a professional associate member of the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).

The BBA is the leading association for the UK banking and financial services sector.  It represents 223 banking members from 60 countries on the full range of UK and international banking issues and engages with 44 associated professional firms.

SGS’s role in the bank and financial institutions sector is to deliver trusted technical information necessary for project sponsors and equity investors to prevent and manage project risks. 

SGS has the combined technical and economic expertise to understand the implications that these technical issues and risks can have on the financial aspects of a project. Based on years of experience on projects for customers all over the world, SGS has developed a full service package for banks and financial institutions. These services can include, but are not limited to, technical surveys and advisory, due diligence, systems and services certification and audits, collateral management, transaction validation and rating and training solutions.

SGS Project Finance experts also provide services which help with the adoption of equator principles to ensure the successful management of environmental and social issues in project financing. Moreover, SGS offers project monitoring, project management, training, verification of production, manufacturing, processing and distribution of project output to the customer.

BBA’s aim, to help restore trust in the banking sector in providing financial services to customers not just on a profitable basis but also on a sustainable basis, is fully in line with SGS’s principles.

Milena Stoyanova
Head of Financial Services
1 Place des Alpes
1211 Geneva
Switzerland

t: +41 22 739 9111
f: +41 22 739 9848

industrial.pr@sgs.com
Web: www.sgs.com/projectfinance

The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With more than 59,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.