Utkarsh Small Finance Bank ESG rating assigned at 71.80 by SES ESG Research
SES ESG Research has voluntarily assigned Utkarsh Small Finance Bank an ESG score of 71.80 using publicly available information, the bank told BSE.
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank ESG rating has been set at 71.80 by SES ESG Research Private Limited, the lender informed the stock exchanges in a BSE filing dated August 17, 2026. The score was assigned voluntarily and is based on publicly available information, according to the regulatory disclosure.
The bank submitted the intimation under Regulation 30 read with Schedule III of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. It also referred to the applicable SEBI circular dated July 11, 2023, which was updated on January 30, 2026.
The filing describes the disclosure as an intimation of an Environmental, Social and Governance rating. It does not provide a detailed breakdown of the score across environmental, social or governance parameters.
Bank received ESG score information on August 16
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank said it received the information from the rating provider on August 16, 2026, at 8:41 pm IST. The lender subsequently disclosed the development to BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
- ESG score assigned: 71.80
- Rating provider: SES ESG Research Private Limited
- Assessment basis: Publicly available information
- NSE symbol: UTKARSHBNK
- Primary BSE scrip code: 543942
The disclosure also lists BSE codes 975790, 959644 and 976203. The filing does not state the methodology, assessment period, peer comparison or individual component scores used by SES ESG Research.
Disclosure to be hosted on bank website
The bank said the ESG rating disclosure would also be available on its website at www.utkarsh.bank.in. The exchange communication was signed by Muthiah Ganapathy, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, on behalf of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited.
The intimation records the score assigned by an external ESG research firm using information already available in the public domain. No financial consideration, change in outlook, validity period or proposed corporate action was specified in the filing. The bank also did not provide any forecast or statement regarding the score’s effect on its operations, financial performance or listed securities.
Source: BSE corporate announcement.