Sustainable and Green Financing
Sustainable and Green Financing
The Community of Madrid is a pioneer in the issuance of sustainable bonds.
The Community of Madrid was the first Spanish Public Administration to request financing from the bond market to finance social projects in a specific way. This shows the great concern of the Community of Madrid for aspects that are not strictly financial such as climate change and social development.
In this context, the so-called Social Bonds -or debt directly linked to social development- were launched. There are also Green Bonds, which are fixed-income financial instruments geared to finance environmentally sustainable projects. Social Objectives and sustainable environmental goals have also been combined to give rise to Sustainable Bonds
Sustainable and Green Investments
Year 2024
ISIN ES00001010M4
In February 2024, the Community of Madrid went to the capital markets again to successfully place a new sustainable bond with a term of 10 years and for a volume of 1.000 million euros, with BBVA, Banco Santander being mandated to do so. , Banco Sabadell, HSBC, Caixabank CIB and ING NV
For the development of this financial operation, it has relied on the Sustainable Financing Framework, which has been qualified by the Sustainalytics Agency as solid, reliable and in harmony with the Green Bond Principles (GBP), the Social Bond Principles (PBS ) and the 2018 Sustainability Bond Guidelines published by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), together with the Green Loan Principles (BPL) administered by the Loan Market Association (LMA), and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN.
With this new operation, the Community of Madrid further consolidates itself in the sustainable bond market as it is the eighth issue of this type, thereby continuing to advance in the construction of its sustainable curve.
The final order book closed above 4,2 billion (excluding JLM orders), with more than 12 accounts, allowing the issuer to price the transaction at SPGB+ 16 bps, from the spread of 22 exit bp.
The strength and quality of the order book reflected strong investor interest in the issuer's credit quality.
This issue has been qualified with a rating of A(st)/Baa1(st)/A(st) /BBB+(st)/(S&P/Moody's/DBRS/Fitch).
In geographical distribution, it stands out that 3% of the bonds have been placed among foreign investors, with Germany standing out with 18%, followed by Switzerland 8%, Italy (7%) and the United Kingdom and Ireland 5%.
By type of investor, the demand recorded by fund managers stands out with 43%, followed by private banks with 34% of the total issuance volume, pension funds and insurance companies with 9 and banks and official institutions with 9%.
ISIN ES00001010P7
In May, the Autonomous Community of Madrid issued its fifth green bond in the capital market and its second public issue of 2024, with a term of 5 years and for a volume of 600 million euros, being mandated to participate in the BBVA issue. , CaixaBank, Credit Agricole CIB, Citi, Deutsche Bank and Santander. This transaction demonstrates the great commitment of the Community of Madrid to the green bond market and to alignment with the green taxonomy of the European Union.
For the development of this financial operation, it has relied on the Sustainable Financing Framework, which has been qualified by the Sustainalytics Agency as solid, reliable and in harmony with the Green Bond Principles (GBP), the Social Bond Principles (PBS ) and the 2018 Sustainability Bond Guides published by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), together with the Green Lending Principles (GPL) administered by the Loan Market Association (LMA), and is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN. It is one of the few operations in Europe, aligned with the European Green Taxonomy.
This issue has been rated with a rating of A / A- / A / Baa1 by S&P / Fitch / DBRS / Moody's.
The transaction has had strong interest from investors with a final book of around three billion euros. International demand has represented 72% of the orders received. Among them, 13% stands out corresponding to Germany, 12% Switzerland, also 12% United Kingdom and Ireland, 10% Nordic, 8% France, 5% Italy.
The book has had a great quality that can also be reflected in the award of the bonds by type of investor, 44% has been placed to Fund Managers, Pension Funds and Insurance Companies and 26% has corresponded to Central Banks and Institutions Officers.
SUSTAINABLE AND GREEN FINANCING
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Transparency Index
The Region of Madrid has demonstrated its commitment to transparent management through the solid results reported in the 2016 Transparency Index prepared by Trasnparency International. With a score of 98,1 points out of 100, it ranks second among regional goverments, above the average of 94 points.