DEALS Sustainable financing structures for growing places Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Sustainable financing structures for growing places SHARE We are proud to have acted as Mandated Lead Arranger, Sustainability Co-ordinator and Lender to refinance Pareto’s current borrowings. Combining Absa’s understanding of the Pareto Group and our market leading sustainable financing expertise, we were able to raise over R9bn of demand for the transaction. Pareto, as a leading corporate citizen in South Africa and dedicated sustainability player, has allocated two thirds of the transaction to a “Sustainability-Linked” format. By achieving annual sustainability targets, Pareto will enjoy a pricing benefit, which will be used for water saving initiatives across the property portfolio. This deal underscores Absa’s commitment to providing innovative capital markets solutions that promote environmental protection and inclusivity within society. The bravery to imagine. That’s Africanacity. Find out more about our Commercial Property Finance solutions Contact us https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles RISK MANAGEMENT Should you invest in gold? Does gold warrant a place in a diversified investment portfolio? Michael Mgwaba, Head of Exchange Traded Products at Absa CIB, ran the numbers to find a definitive answer to the age-old debate. Read more VIDEO What Motivates and Inspires Women in Banking? The financial services space is a dynamic, challenging and rewarding environment – and women bring unique perspectives to the space. Three of our colleagues from the Absa CIB Global Markets team – Head of Financial Engineering Joanne Hobbs, Head of Structured Trading Zine Misani and XVA Trader Moshabele Modise – share what motivates and inspires them as women in the industry. Read more PUBLIC SECTOR Africa’s mineral wealth must fuel its own factories, not the world’s To escape the trap of raw mineral exports, Africa must build a regionally integrated beneficiation and manufacturing ecosystem, powered by the AfCFTA and a new industrial hub-and-spoke model Read more