Volvo Cars today successfully issued its fourth green bond and raised EUR 500m from a diverse group of global investors. The bond was oversubscribed four times underscoring strong investor support for Volvo Cars’ transformation journey. The initiative further supports the company’s aim to have 100 percent of its outstanding debt linked to the Green Financing Framework, or in a sustainability-linked format.
The proceeds will be used to support Volvo Cars’ ambitions on electrification and to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. This includes funding research and development within electric car platform technologies and powertrains. The funds will also be invested in the manufacturing process for electric cars.
The issued bond adheres to Volvo Cars’ Green Financing Framework, which defines how it uses green financing instruments to support its ambitious sustainability strategy. The framework has been evaluated through Shades of Green, the rating agency S&P Global’s methodology for assessing green bond frameworks, and received Dark Green, the highest rating.
“We have a solid liquidity position, and this issuance shows strong support for Volvo Cars and our transformation from valued investors,” says Johan Ekdahl, Chief Financial Officer, Volvo Cars. “We will continue to explore more sustainable financing and investment opportunities in the future, as part of our aim for all our outstanding debt to be linked to the Green Financing Framework or in sustainability-linked format by 2025.”
The EUR 500m bond is issued under Volvo Cars’ Euro Medium Term Note program. The bond matures in May 2030 and pays a fixed coupon rate of 4.75 % and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Full details on our Green Financing Framework can be found here.
Notes to editor
With today's announcement, Volvo Cars will have in total five bonds outstanding with the following maturity profile:
In addition to the above, an existing EUR 600m bond matured earlier in April 2024.
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