- The projects financed with the bond issued by BBVA Colombia will be mainly dedicated to improving clean-water infrastructure
Bogota and Luxembourg, November 07, 2023 – The LAGreen Fund, Latin America’s premier dedicated green bond fund, is set to make history with BBVA Colombia, as the bank becomes the first financial institution in the country to issue a blue bond, focused on investments in water treatment and sewage.
Investing in clean water infrastructure and enhancing resilience to the impact of climate change on water security is a growing problem worldwide. The consequences of climate change in this area already started being observed in different cities across the planet, with catastrophic consequences arising from volatile rain levels, resulting in both sudden floods, droughts, and clean-water scarcity. The massive volumes of funding required to finance such investments make it imperative to mobilize private sector capital to complement (and leverage) public sector spending.
“With this blue bond investment, we support investments in essential water infrastructure, and contribute to enhancing the respective communities’ resilience to climate change,” said Johannes Scholl, Chairperson of the LAGreen Board of Directors.
The focus of BBVA Colombia’s blue bond is to finance investments in access to clean water and sewage, thereby bolstering Colombia’s capacity to manage these vital resources sustainably. With its abundant, but unevenly distributed water resources, Colombia faces water scarcity challenges, especially in urban areas where water availability and quality is a major concern. The National Planning Department of Colombia guides investment and projects in water infrastructure and sanitation in municipalities through the National Policy for Integral Management of Water Resources. BBVA Colombia aims to align the proceeds of the blue bond to the priorities identified in this policy, seeking to engage with 51 municipalities to finance water infrastructure projects.
LAGreen participated in the bond with USD 17 million, along co-investors that included the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and envisages to mobilize a total volume issued of up to USD 150 million.
Acerca de LAGreen
LAGreen es el primer fondo de inversión de impacto dedicado a bonos verdes en América Latina.
Al invertir en bonos verdes y apoyar a nuevos emisores con asistencia técnica, el objetivo de LAGreen es impulsar los beneficios ambientales y sociales en toda la región y promover la transición hacia una economía verde. Además, el fondo tiene como objetivo promover estándares de alto impacto para los bonos verdes, tanto en términos del impacto de los proyectos apoyados como de credenciales verdes, informes y evaluación de impacto.
Como fondo de inversión de impacto asesorado por Finance in Motion y Santander Asset Management, LAGreen se estableció como una iniciativa del Banco de Desarrollo KfW de Alemania, con capital semilla proporcionado por la Unión Europea (UE) y el Ministerio Federal de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo de Alemania (BMZ).
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