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About us
We offer climate and ESG solutions and services to guide Financial Institutions through the development of their sustainable finance strategies to successfully address environmental and societal challenges.
We are a specialist team with capabilities in ESG advisory and sustainable finance for banks, building societies, insurance companies and asset managers. We help our customers further embed sustainability strategies into their business models, develop their sustainable financing strategies, and connect with the global community of ESG investors. We also advise our customers on navigating an increasingly complex ESG regulatory landscape.
Our services include: structuring Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Financing Frameworks (GSS/S Frameworks), developing and assessing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for sustainability-linked transactions (e.g. loans, FX), and advising on ESG rating and disclosures. Our capabilities extend across different asset classes (e.g. securitisation, covered bonds, senior bonds, subordinated bonds, commercial paper) and currencies (e.g. GBP, EUR, USD) in both public and private markets.
Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) AG
Deutsche Kreditbank AG
Looking to issue the first-ever benchmark social mortgage-backed covered bond (“Pfandbrief”) from Germany, Deutsche Kreditbank AG turned to NatWest to support the debut in the role of Joint Lead Manager. The “Berlin Social Housing” mortgage Pfandbrief saw strong momentum right after order books opened, with demand peaking at over €2.5 billion in a very short time, allowing DKB to price the notes at MS+3 basis points.
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Yorkshire Building Society
Yorkshire Building Society
A regular issuer in the European debt capital markets across multiple formats, YBS turned to NatWest for support with the issuer’s first ever Social SONIA Covered Bond (and the first SONIA issuance ever with a green, social or sustainability label). Once YBS opened books, orders came in rapidly and exceeded £1 billion within a short time. YBS used the Covered Bond’s proceeds to fund ‘Access to Essential Services (financing and financial services)’ which supports UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) #1 “No Poverty”, #10 “Reduced Inequalities”, and #11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities”.
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ING
ING
Looking to issue its first Green Senior HoldCo bond for 2022, ING asked NatWest to support the transaction in the role of Joint Bookrunner. On the back of an order volume above €2.8 billion, the deal team tightened the spread half-way through orders to give investors clarity around the final landing point. With books peaking at around €3 billion after the spread was set, ING opted for a size of €1.5 billion. Over 150 high-quality investors participated, with ESG investors accounting for 79%.
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Podcasts
Podcasts
Financial Institutions 5 in 5:
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Douglas Shuffman, CFA
Vice President, Climate & ESG Capital Markets (Financial Institutions)
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Jake Hallam
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