DCM BBVA Col Biodiversity (IFC-49945)

Countries
  • Colombia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Borrower
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA COLOMBIA S A
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 25.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 75.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Jun 18, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jun 4, 2024

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

The proposed project consists of a biodiversity bond to be issued by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia S.A. (“BBVA Colombia” or the “Bank”) and subscribed by IFC. The proceeds of the bond will be used to finance businesses and projects that prevent losses in biodiversity and/or protect nature comprising activities related to productive land uses for climate-smart agriculture, sustainable freshwater/marine production, waste and plastic management, eco-tourism, forestry and plantations, land use conservation and marine habitat conservation.    

Investment Description
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According to the IFC, the proposed project consists of an IFC investment of up to US$50 million to subscribe BBVA Colombia’s biodiversity bond issuance. IFC will mobilize up to US$25 million from other international investors.      

Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

According to the IDB, BBVA Colombia is a systemic financial institution (FI), being the 4th largest bank in Colombia and the largest foreign player with market shares of 10.96% and 11.54% in terms of gross loans and customer deposits, respectively, as of March 2024. The Bank has US$26.3 billion in total assets and a capital base of US$1.5 billion, with ample presence in the country through a network of 508 branches, 1,485 ATMs, more than 47,000 banking agents, 5,316 employees, and over 2.9 million clients. The Bank is a subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A (“BBVA Group” or the “Group”), one of the largest financial groups worldwide with over 160 years of experience. As of March 2024, BBVA Group serves over 74.1 million clients in more than 25 countries, through 5,912 branches, 30,432 ATMs, and more than 121,000 employees. The Group’s reported total consolidated assets amounted to US$869 billion, with a capital base of US$60.4 billion


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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia S.A
David Pacheco
Director de Sostenibilidad
(+57) 3106189288
carlosdavid.pacheco@bbva.com
Carrera 9 # 72-21 Piso 8 - Bogotá Colombia
https://www.bbva.com.co/

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