Finance | 6 October, 2023 at 10:25 AM
Green loans represent less than 3% of banks' portfolios in Romania
Green credit exposure is below 3% of total loans, and companies are not sufficiently motivated to access green credit.
Green credit exposure is below 3% of total loans, and companies are not sufficiently motivated to access green credit.
BRD has strengthened its involvement in financing the transition to sustainability with the total volume of new sustainable financing reaching over RON 1.2 billion (€240 million) in the first half of 2023, says Flavia Popa, Secretary General, BRD Groupe Société Générale. She talked to the Green Forum about the target regarding the reduction of water and energy consumption in the BRD offices and also about the social projects that the bank supports.
In 2022, the total amount allocated to sustainable lending by Raiffeisen Bank amounted to €500.5 million.
The EU has emerged as a global leader in green finance, having issued over €65 billion in NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds since 2020.
PPC has finalized the acquisition of Evryo Group's renewable energy portfolio in Romania.
Orlen has committed to driving the energy transition and a greener future.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €578 million Romanian scheme to lower an electricity levy rate for energy-intensive companies
Investment firm Mezzanine Partner has introduced the €100 million Energy Adria Fund, Croatia's first energy fund classified as "dark green".
