Raiffeisen Bank International Green Bond Framework

Andrea sihn weber working as the head of group sustainability management at raiffeisen bank international rbi spoke to efma about how the bank is embracing sustainable finance through its green bond framework and esg incentive scheme.

Raiffeisen bank international green bond framework. Rbi green bond 2019 allocation and impact reporting for more than 130 years raiffeisen has combined financial success with socially responsible action. The new issue targeting institutional investors raised eur 750 million for 7 years and carries a 0 375 per cent coupon equivalent to 75 basis points over mid swaps. For more than 130 years raiffeisen has combined financial success with socially responsible action. Morgan securities plc and morgan stanley co international plc.

Unicredit bank ag and raiffeisen bank international ag acted as joint bookrunners and joint sustainability structuring agents to the issuer along with j p. Sustainalytics has provided the second party opinion on the company s sustainability bond framework. Raiffeisen bank international ag rbi has successfully placed its second benchmark green bond issuance today and confirms its commitment to the green bond market. A green bond working group will oversee the implementation of rbc s green bond framework.

In 2018 raiffeisen bank international rbi issued its first green bond focused on green commercial real estate in central and eastern europe. The green bond working group will be composed of representatives from specialist teams in corporate treasury capital markets personal commercial banking and corporate citizenship. The 2017 nrw bank green bond which also had a volume of eur 500 million was used to fund various environmental projects in the energy and building refurbishment sector thus saving 402 000 tons of co 2 equivalents per year. Both deals were heavily.

Caixabank launched a non preferred senior bond linked to social causes on tuesday while raiffeisen bank international launched a green preferred senior bond. In 2018 raiffeisen bank international issued its first green bond focused on green commercial real estate in central and eastern europe. This inaugural green bond has contributed. Raiffeisen bank international ag rbi has successfully placed its second benchmark green bond issuance today and confirms its commitment to the green bond market.

The co 2 savings of the 2018 nrw bank green bond will be published in the 2018 sustainability report in june. The new issue targeting institutional investors raised eur 750 million for 7 years and carries a 0 375 per cent coupon equivalent to 75 basis points over mid swaps.