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Better late than never for SEB’s green bond

More than eight years after running the World Bank’s groundbreaking issue, the Swedish bank hits the market itself

Christopher Flensborg, SEB
Christopher Flensborg, SEB Photo: company photograph / Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin

Christopher Flensborg, SEB’s head of climate and sustainable financial solutions, is hard to please.

The Swedish bank’s first green bond, a €500 million issuance sold on February 10, attracted more than €2.1 billion in orders and priced with a coupon of just 0.3%, with the proceeds earmarked for lending to companies working on environmentally friendly projects.

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