Garanti BBVA issues €30M green bond for climate-resilient farming
What's the deal? Garanti BBVADealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has issued a €30 million ($34 million) green bond to finance climate adaptation in Türkiye's agricultural sector.
Proceeds will support organic and sustainable farming, land management, efficient irrigation, water systems, and agricultural infrastructure. The bond carries a maturity of one year and two days.
It was issued under the bank's international funding program and its Sustainable Debt Finance Framework.
Why now? Türkiye's farming communities face rising exposure to drought, heat, and shifting rainfall, threatening food security and rural livelihoods.
"At Garanti BBVA, we view sustainable finance as a key tool for supporting the transformation of Türkiye's economy," said chief executive officer Mahmut Akten. He called resilient agricultural production essential for the country's future.
The issuance is part of a broader strategy. The bank has raised its 2018 to 2029 sustainable finance target to TRY 3.5 trillion and hit about TRY 1.3 trillion by the first quarter of 2026.
What could go wrong? Adaptation finance remains underdeveloped compared with mitigation finance, which still draws most sustainable capital.
Physical climate risk is already hitting supply chains, asset values, and sovereign resilience — but funding for resilience lags demand.
The signal: As a mature institution, Garanti BBVA is channelling its expanding sustainable finance push — a TRY 3.5 trillion target for 2018 to 2029, roughly TRY 1.3 trillion met by early 2026 — into adaptation, a segment that still trails mitigation for capital. The move positions the bank ahead of a widening gap between physical climate risk and resilience funding in emerging markets like Türkiye.
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