Standpoints of our experts

Worldwide, there are efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through emission-free transport systems and by shifting transport to rail. For railway companies, investing in climate protection not only makes environmental sense, but also opens up new financing opportunities.

In an interview with IRJ Editor-in-Chief Kevin Smith, Sebastian Blum, Global Head of Mobility, looks at the manifold opportunities and challenges of sustainable financing in rail transport and the role of KfW IPEX Bank in this area.

The International Maritime Organization envisages to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping to zero by 2050. Retrofitting measures on existing vessels are a good option to achieve this objective, although they are associated with high investment costs.

Tanja Georg, Team Head Origination & Structuring, Maritime Industries, and Stephan Vetter, Vice President Debt Origination & Structuring APAC, Maritime Industries share their expertise and experience in retrofit financing in a podcast of Capital Link and explain how KfW IPEX-Bank helps companies to make their ships more environmentally friendly and energy efficient.

The EU taxonomy aims to channel financial flows into sustainable economic activities. However, direct application to the loan business is not readily possible.

Luis-Miguel Gutiérrez Demmel, Senior Advisor Corporate Strategy & Sustainability at KfW IPEX-Bank, explains key aspects of operationalising the EU taxonomy for the loan business in a guest article in the banking industry magazine “Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen” (journal for the entire credit industry).