Ørsted hat heute eine 5-jährige, nachhaltigkeitsbezogene, syndizierte revolvierende Kreditfazilität mit zwei einjährigen Verlängerungsoptionen in Höhe von 2,0 Mrd. EUR unterzeichnet.

(WK-intern) – Die Fazilität dient allgemeinen Unternehmenszwecken und ersetzt Ørsteds bestehende, nicht in Anspruch genommene syndizierte revolvierende Kreditfazilität in Höhe von 1,4 Mrd. EUR, die im Dezember 2015 abgeschlossen wurde.

Um die Bemühungen zur Erreichung der ehrgeizigen Nachhaltigkeitsziele von Ørsted voranzutreiben, wird die Zinsspanne der Fazilität (nach oben oder unten) basierend auf Ørsteds Fähigkeit, zwei vordefinierte strategische Nachhaltigkeitsziele jährlich zu erreichen, angepasst.

Das erste Ziel ist das wissenschaftsbasierte Ziel von Ørsted, die CO2-Emissionen aus seiner Energieerzeugung und seinem Betrieb (Bereiche 1-2) bis 2025 auf 10 g CO2e/kWh zu reduzieren, was der wichtigste Hebel für die Erreichung der CO2-Neutralität im Jahr 2025 ist abgestimmt auf ein 1,5 °C Klimaszenario.

Das zweite Ziel sind die Taxonomie-orientierten grünen Investitionen von Ørsted im Zusammenhang mit seinen angekündigten ca. 350 Mrd. DKK Investitionsprogramm für 2020-2027, das einen bedeutenden Schritt zur Erreichung des strategischen Ziels von Ørsted darstellt, ca. 50 GW installierter erneuerbarer Leistung bis 2030. Um die damit verbundene Meldepflicht zu erfüllen, wird Ørsted mit der Berichterstattung nach der neuen EU-Taxonomie beginnen, die zur Unterstützung des grünen Übergangs geschaffen wurde.

Ørsted signs new EUR 2 billion sustainability-linked revolving credit facility

Ørsted has today signed a EUR 2.0 billion 5-year sustainability-linked syndicated revolving credit facility with two 1-year extension options. The facility is for general corporate purposes and replaces Ørsted’s existing, undrawn EUR 1.4 billion syndicated revolving credit facility entered into in December 2015.

To help drive the efforts to meet Ørsted’s ambitious sustainability targets, the facility’s interest margin will be adjusted (up or down) based on Ørsted’s ability to meet two pre-defined strategic sustainability targets on an annual basis.

The first target is Ørsted’s science-based target of reducing the carbon emissions from its energy generation and operations (scopes 1-2) to 10 g CO2e/kWh by 2025, which is the main lever for achieving carbon neutrality in 2025, and which is aligned with a 1.5 °C climate scenario.

The second target is Ørsted’s taxonomy-aligned green investments linked to its announced approx. DKK 350 billion investment programme for 2020-2027, which constitute a significant step in achieving Ørsted’s strategic ambition of reaching approx. 50 GW of installed renewable capacity by 2030. To meet the associated reporting requirement, Ørsted will commence reporting according to the new EU taxonomy, which has been created for the purpose of supporting the green transition.

Marianne Wiinholt, CFO in Ørsted, says:

“At Ørsted, we’re very committed to contributing to driving the green transition. We’ve been issuing senior bonds and hybrid capital in green format since 2017, and we now embrace the opportunity to take the natural step together with our banks to incorporate our green ambitions as sustainability-linked performance targets into our banking facilities.”

Nordea has acted as sole Coordinating Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, Documentation Agent and Sustainability Coordinator of the facility, which is also supported by the following select group of banks committing as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners: Bank of America, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Citibank N.A., Jersey Branch, Rabobank, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Danske Bank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Handelsbanken, HSBC, J.P. Morgan AG, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, National Westminster Bank Plc, and SEB, and with Nordea also acting as Agent.

About Ørsted
The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Ørsted ranks as the world’s most sustainable energy company in Corporate Knights‘ 2021 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,472 people. Ørsted’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2020, the group’s revenue was DKK 52.6 billion (EUR 7.1 billion).

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