Swedbank issues its first Green Bond
On 30 October Swedbank successfully issued its inaugural Green Bond to accelerate the journey towards a more sustainable society and tackle climate change.Swedbank has recently established a Green Bond Framework and yesterday issued its inaugural EUR 500 million, 5 year Green bond. The proceeds from the Green Bond will be used to finance sustainable real-estate and renewable energy investments that reduces the carbon usage in society and contribute to several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, as specified in Swedbank’s Green Bond Framework. Swedbank intends to be a regular