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Purpose –The paper intends to assess the readiness of Islamic banks in Indonesia in the sustainable finance implementation. The implementation of sustainable finance will enable Islamic banks to maximize their role as a catalysator for creation of environmentally friendly investment and fair economical social system to achieve 17 SDGs more effectively. In addition, these financial institutions might also gain several additional benefits such as stronger company-s resilience, green financial product and services domination, and access to cheaper from global green financial market. Indonesian Financial Service Authority (FSA) had launched a Roadmap for Sustainable Finance 2014-2019, followed by the issuance of FSA regulation Number 51 Year 2017 on Sustainable Finance Implementation, which obliged all banks operated in Indonesia to implement sustainable finance in 2020, which had started with mandatory implementation by biggest banks of tier 3 and tier 4 in 2019. Design/methodology/approach – This research will observe and compare biggest both Islamic and conventional banks in Indonesia, measured by their revenues in 2016 and 2017 in implementing sustainable finance. Secondary data will be gathered from 2016 and 2017 company-s annual report, CSR/sustainability report, and on-line CSR information. Measurement of sustainable finance implementation will be conducted by employing content analysis of those reports using SDG Compass which links the SDGs with GRI. Descriptive analysis will be employed to understand the sustainable finance implementation across different banks. Deeper explanation will also be provided by showing case studies of banks that had implemented sustainable finance.