Bank of Ireland Financial Overview
Bank of Ireland
Green Bond Framework
Green Bonds are an important part of the Group's Responsible and Sustainable Business Strategy as we look to finance our customers' transition to the low
carbon economy and take an active role in combating climate change through sustainable finance.
Key Features
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Aligned to the Green Bond Principles published by ICMA in
2018
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Use of Proceeds
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Second Party Opinion provided by Sustainalytics
The Group will allocate an equivalent amount of the net
proceeds to lending to eligible Green assets
The Framework caters for secured, senior and subordinated
issuance
A 'lookback' period of 36 months has been applied to the
Green Eligible Assets Portfolio
Improved ESG Ratings
SUSTAINALYTICS
ESG Risk rating 17.9 (Low Risk).
Places the Group in the top 18th
percentile of Banks (Industry Group)
MSCI
A
CDP
DRIVING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES
B (management level)
S&P Global
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Green Bond Framework Pillars
An amount equivalent to net
proceeds will be allocated to
finance/ refinance:
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Green Buildings & Energy
Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Clean Transportation
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Project Evaluation and
Selection Criteria
Sustainable Finance Working Group
is responsible for the evaluation
and selection of assets for inclusion
in the Green Eligible Assets Portfolio
The portfolio is reviewed on a
quarterly basis with loans no longer
meeting eligibility criteria being
removed
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Management of Proceeds
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Net proceeds will be managed
on a portfolio basis
The Group will ensure that the
balance of the Green Eligible
Assets Portfolio matches or
exceeds the total balance of
Green bonds outstanding
4 Reporting & External Review
Allocation Report - is published
alongside independent external
verification
Impact Report - the Group
provides investors with an impact
report on the assets within the
Green Eligible Assets Portfolio
First published in March 2022 and
annually thereafter
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