NWB BANK

SECTOR Agency
RATINGS  AAA/Aaa
RATING OUTLOOK Both stable
FUNDING VOLUME 2019/20  €9.9BN/€10-12BN
RISK WEIGHT, LCR LEVEL, SOLVENCY II  20%, Level 1, 0-20% 
REPO ELIGIBILITY 

ECB, BoE, US Fed, ECB QE

SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVE OF GSS BOND PROGRAMME
Waterbonds: climate adaptation and mitigation and biodiversity by the water authorities. SDG Housing Bonds: social aspects of social housing as well as environmental aspects of new and existing dwellings.

GSS BOND PROGRAMME Waterbonds, SDG Housing Bonds
REFERENCE TAXONOMY FOR THE USE OF PROCEEDS Issuer’s own guidelines
FRAMEWORK WITH WHICH THE GSS BOND PROGRAMME IS ALIGNED Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles
EXTERNAL REVIEW PROVIDER 

Waterbonds: CICERO Shades of Green (dark green)
SDG Housing Bonds: Sustainalytics

PUBLIC ISSUER ESG RATINGS/SCORES

INSTITUTION RATING/SCORE (all unsolicited)
ISS-ESG
MSCI
Sustainalytics
Vigeo Eiris		 B-
BBB
11.8
57 
About NWB BANK

NWB Bank was established in 1954. Its core business is providing long-term finance to the public sector in the Netherlands. This includes lending to municipalities, water authorities, and the social-housing and healthcare sectors.

Sustainable funding strategy

NWB Bank has committed to have at least 25% of its annual long-term funding need of €10-12 billion equivalent raised by issuing green and sustainability bonds. Green bonds, called Waterbonds, have been issued since 2014. Sustainability bonds, called SDG Housing Bonds, have been issued since 2017. In total the bank has issued more than €13 billion in these socially responsible investment bonds.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Treasury
+31 70 416 6266
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www.nwbbank.com