Impact

Nefco’s task is to accelerate the green transition by financing the initial scale-up globally of innovative Nordic solutions with positive environmental and climate outcomes.

Accelerating the green transition

We are the Nordic Green Bank whose task is to accelerate the transition to green. This is why all our financing is focused on environmentally beneficial, sustainable projects and solutions. Nefco financing is often the deciding factor in a project’s realisation. Our financing goals are aligned with the Nordic Vision 2020, the EU Green Deal, the Paris Agreement, and the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework. In assessing the sustainability of our investments, we are guided by the EU Taxonomy, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and our own rigorous environmental criteria.

Key figures from 2024

80%

of our investments were EU Taxonomy eligible at the end of 2024

628

GWh of renewable energy generated by currently active projects

0.5

million tonnes of CO2 emissions reduced by currently active projects

148.5

GWh reduction in energy consumption by currently active projects

Our impact

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We demand return on impact. This is why we only finance activities that lead to positive outcomes for the environment and climate.

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How we assess impact

Across our 30-plus-year journey as a green financier, we have developed stringent procedures for environmental and sustainability assessments.

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Global frameworks

Our financial activities and sustainability requirements align with Nordic, European and global frameworks and goals to support concrete actions towards a low-carbon society and a sustainable, circular and nature-positive economy.

Internal operations

In line with our objective to have a positive impact on the climate and environment, we believe it is important to measure, monitor, report and manage our own footprint.

How we measure our own footprint

Nefco in 2024

At the end of 2024, 80% of our investments were EU Taxonomy eligible, more than 1.2 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa had gained access to off-grid energy solutions through Nefco-managed initiatives and EUR 538 m had been committed to ongoing projects.

Nefco’s biodiversity pilot programme

Protecting biodiversity helps maintain ecosystem services that businesses in different sectors depend on. Nefco’s Biodiversity Pilot Programme is testing and developing concrete biodiversity solutions in collaboration with companies.