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Products, services and consulting for corporate clients in the field of sustainability

At UniCredit, we support businesses on their journey towards sustainability. We offer financing for sustainable projects and provide expert advice — from an introduction to the topic and strategy setting to the assessment of ESG factors.

 

 

 

ESG Financing

 

As part of sustainable financing, we offer both purpose-specific and non-purpose financing.

Green and transitional financing

We finance environmentally sustainable and transitional activities that meet the relevant criteria under the EU Taxonomy.
 

 

  • Electromobility
  • Energy efficiency
  • Renewable resources
  • Sustainable buildings
  • Sustainable water and wastewater management
  • Environmentally efficient products and production technologies
  • Circular economy

 

 

Sustainable objectives

We finance sustainable environmental and social objectives that are relevant to the client. The objectives must be measurable and sufficiently ambitious.


 

Environmental objectives

  • Reducing CO2 emissions
  • Increasing the share of renewable energy sources in total energy consumption
  • Reducing waste
  • Increasing the share of sustainable buildings


Social objectives

  • Employee diversity
  • Percentage of women in management positions
  • Number of accidents at work

 

Social financing

We support our clients in achieving their social objectives.


 

Areas of financing

 

  • Health and social care
  • Education and related infrastructure
  • Social housing
  • Services and activities aimed at integrating vulnerable persons/groups into society and the labour market

 

 

ESG Bonds

Possibility of issuing bonds in the areas of sustainability, ecology or social issues that comply with the most recognized market standards.


 

Areas of financing

  • Green bonds
  • Social bonds
  • Sustainability bonds
    • Combination of green and social perimeter
  • Sustainability-linked bonds

 

 

 

ESG advisory and services
 

Sustainable finance (ESG) consulting includes explaining basic definitions, commitments and objectives in the areas of the environment, social issues and governance. This service is provided by our advisors to corporate clients.



 

Face-to-face meetings with clients

We engage in ESG dialogue and support our clients in their transition

  • We introduce ESG topics, sustainable financing options, examples of ESG investments, and sector-specific trends and risks


Regional events and webinars

  • We regularly meet with our clients in the regions
  • We host practical webinars on ESG topics

 

ESG Advisory
 

  • International team of experts from UniCredit Group
  • Strategic advisory and assessment of the impact of ESG factors on transactions and strategic decision-making
  • Areas of expertise: ESG strategy, ESG rating, ESG products

 

Strategic advisory

Benchmarking
Gap analysis
Investor engagement

 

Rating advisory

Selection of a rating agency
Rating simulation
Management of the rating process 
 

 

Product advisory

ESG product structuring
ESG product innovation
Allocation and impact reporting
 

 

Sector financing

Energy team

Financing projects in the field of construction and operation of renewable energy sources
Photovoltaic power plants, wind farms

Public sector and municipalities

Providing financial services to regions, cities and municipalities
Management and evaluation of deposits, provision of loans, leasing services

Agriculture

Tailor-made financing for the crop and livestock production sectors
Support for sustainable agriculture

Healthcare

Financing major Czech university and regional hospitals
Partner in financing senior housing and follow-up care centres 

 

Do you know how your company is doing in terms of ESG?


ESG Barometr
 

  • The ESG Barometer is an advisory tool developed in collaboration with the ESG agency ISS ESG
  • A "light version" of the ESG rating for small and medium-sized enterprises, considering sector-specific characteristics (22 industrial sectors)
  • Allows you to see how you perform across individual ESG areas and identify areas for improvement.


Skills for Transition
  

  • Free training programme to support the development of skills needed to promote the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy
  • Specific modules for companies in industries most affected by the green transition (Agriculture, Real Estate & Construction, Transport and Storage)
  • The programme is designed for ESG specialists, company management and regular employees
  • Up to 40 hours of content

 

 

 

 

 

ESG Leasing

 

Taking a step towards the future has never been easier. We are your partner for comprehensive electromobility solutions. In addition to financing electric vehicles, we also provide financing for charging stations and photovoltaic power plants.

 

 

Electromobility
Charging stations
Photovoltaic systems
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