Finance | 1 August, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Raiffeisen Bank Romania grants sustainable loans of €500.5 million
In 2022, the total amount allocated to sustainable lending by Raiffeisen Bank amounted to €500.5 million.
In 2022, the total amount allocated to sustainable lending by Raiffeisen Bank amounted to €500.5 million.
ING Bank Romania has invested €11 million in the past 11 years in environmental actions in Romania and €1.2 million were donated in 2022 alone for vulnerable groups' support, says Alexandra Maier, Sustainability Manager at ING Bank Romania.
Users of the financial application Revolut have donated over €11.8 million for refugees from Ukraine. €860,000 were donated by Romanian users to the NGOs that joined the Appeal (Romanian Red Cross, Hope and Homes for Children, Fundația Regală Margareta a României, Code for Romania).
The company is working to advance its sustainability commitments in the four focus areas of sustainable innovation, climate, biodiversity, and inclusion, diversity and equity.
The company plans to use the funds raised through the listing to acquire renewable energy assets in Romania and Moldova.
Greenhouse gas emissions generated by the European Union's economy totaled 897 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Over 500 companies from across the country are expected to attend the ESG Journey event series from May to November 2024, organized by Social Innovation Solutions in partnership with UniCredit Bank Romania.
EU Commission announced that two Chinese-owned renewable energy developers have pulled out from a public tender to build a solar photovoltaic park in Romania.
