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NWB Bank publishes ESG transition plan

17/10/2024 | This plan, which is the successor of the bank’s climate action plan published in 2022, describes which steps we will take to ensure a positive contribution to climate, nature and society.

Together we make the sustainable transition possible

10/10/2024 | NWB Bank enables the transition to a sustainable economy, not only in the Netherlands, but also on a European level.

Successful issuance of a 3-year EUR 1.75bln benchmark deal

06/09/2024 | Last Wednesday, we successfully issues a 3-year benchmark bond. Despite apparently challenging market conditions, we managed to attract € 1.75 billion funding at an attractive spread of +9 basis points.

Half-year figures 2024: NWB Bank sees increase in public sector investments

30/08/2024 | In the first six months of 2024, our loan portfolio grew to a new record level of €55.9 billion. We lent a total of €4.4 billion to our clients which is considerably more than in the first six months last year. We raised €6.1 billion in funding on the international capital market, of which €3.9 billion with ESG bonds. Net profit for the first six months was €58 million and our capital and liquidity ratios remain as strong as ever.

NWB Bank issues 7-year EUR 1 billion Benchmark Water Bond

05/06/2024 | On Wednesday, 29th May 2024, the Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V. (NWB Bank), rated Aaa/AAA, issued a 7-year EUR 1 billion Water Bond to support NWB Bank’s lending to the Dutch water authorities.

Appointment Wilma Schouten as CFO and Geert Embrechts as Supervisory Board member of NWB Bank

13/05/2024 | Wilma Schouten is appointed as new CFO and statutory member of the Managing Board of NWB Bank during an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders at 13 May. On his turn, Geert Embrechts is appointed as new member of the Supervisory Board.

Joanne Kellermann reappointed as chair of NWB Bank’s Supervisory Board

04/04/2024 | Joanne Kellermann has been reappointed for another period of 4 years as chair of NWB Bank’s Supervisory Board. This so happened at the Annual General Meeting at 4 April.

Annual figures 2023: NWB Bank more relevant than ever

21/03/2024 | As a bank of and for the Dutch public sector, NWB Bank is committed to the fight against climate change. The climate footprint of the bank’s loan portfolio has continued to decrease, even though the size of this portfolio grew to a record €54 billion last year. Net profit for 2023 reached €126 million, of which €60 million will be distributed as dividends to the bank’s shareholders: the water authorities, the Dutch state and several provinces.

NWB Bank and EIB join forces to improve flood protection and surface water quality in the Netherlands

14/02/2024 | The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB Bank) have signed a €200 million loan agreement to improve flood protection and water quality in the Netherlands.

André ten Damme new member Supervisory Board

01/12/2023 | During an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders André ten Damme has been appointed member of the Supervisory Board and chair of the Audit Committee of NWB Bank.

Capital requirement 2024 for NWB Bank

01/12/2023 | The European Central Bank (ECB) has updated the capital buffer requirement imposed on NWB Bank as part of the yearly Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP).

Half-year figures 2023: NWB Bank strengthens its position as the go-to financing partner for enhancing sustainability in the Netherlands

24/08/2023 | In the past six months, we have further strengthened our position as the financing partner of choice for enhancing sustainability in the Netherlands.

NWB Bank declares a dividend of €60 million and (re)appoints members to the Managing Board and Supervisory Board

19/04/2023 | Resolutions passed during the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Supervisory Board member Lex van Overmeire passed away

07/04/2023 | It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of our Supervisory Board member.

Annual figures 2022: Loan portfolio grows to record level; €9.6 billion in new lending; and on track with climate action plan

10/03/2023 | NWB Bank provided a total of €9.6 billion in financing to its clients in the Dutch public sector and renewable energy projects in 2022.

Melchior de Bruijne to step down as CFO of NWB NWB Bank

19/01/2023 | Melchior de Bruijne will step down as CFO and statutory director of NWB Bank in the upcoming Annual General Meeting at 20 April.

Capital requirement 2023 for NWB Bank

27/12/2022 | The European Central Bank (ECB) has updated the capital buffer requirement imposed on NWB Bank as part of the yearly Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The requirement for the bank specific Pillar 2 requirement is determined at 2.25 percent. The updated capital requirement is effective on 1 January 2023.

Outcome of EU-wide Transparency Exercise 2022

14/12/2022 | NWB Bank notes the announcements made by the European Banking Authority and European Central Bank on the 9th of December with regard to the information contained in the 2022 EU-wide Transparency Exercise.

Half-year figures 2022: NWB Bank on track as the sustainable water bank, even in uncertain times

26/08/2022 | In the first half of 2022, NWB Bank provided €4.0 billion in social and sustainable lending to the Dutch public sector. Despite the uncertain geopolitical and economic times, we were also able to meet our own funding requirement on favourable terms in the past six months. Net profit for the first six months of 2022 amounted to €80 million. Total assets at the end of June were €91 billion.

Lidwin van Velden elected as new President of the European Association of Public Banks

01/07/2022 | Our CEO Lidwin van Velden has today been elected as new President of the European Association of Public Banks. The elections for the Administrative Board were held at the General Assembly in Milan. The next two years, Lidwin will actively seek to promote the interests of public banks and institutions in Europe, especially when it comes to increasing sustainability.

NWB Bank publishes its climate action plan

14/04/2022 | Today, at our Annual General Meeting, we have presented our climate action plan. This plan describes how we will help to reduce carbon emissions to meet the Paris targets.

Annual figures 2021: larger impact through increased lending and reduced carbon emissions

18/03/2022 | In 2021, NWB Bank granted a record amount of loans to its clients in the Dutch public sector. Total lending amounted to €12.1 billion compared to €10.3 billion in 2021.

NWB Bank issues first Kauri Bond

20/02/2022 | NWB Bank has for the first time issued a bond under local New Zealand law, a 5-year NZD 250 million SDG Housing Bond.

Capital requirement updated for NWB Bank

26/01/2022 | The European Central Bank (ECB) has updated the capital buffer requirement imposed on NWB Bank as part of the yearly Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The requirement for the bank specific Pillar 2 requirement has been set at 2 percent.

NWB Bank successfully issues another benchmark SDG Housing Bond

13/01/2022 | With great success, NWB Bank has issued a 10-year € 1.75 billion SDG Housing Bond.

Outcome of EU-wide Transparency Exercise 2021

06/12/2021 | NWB Bank notes the announcements made by the European Banking Authority and European Central Bank on the 3rd of December with regard to the information contained in the 2021 EU-wide Transparency Exercise.

NWB Bank successfully issues another benchmark SDG Housing Bond

24/09/2021 | With great success, NWB Bank has issued a 25-year € 1 billion SDG Housing Bond. The proceeds of this and other SDG Housing Bonds are used for the financing of affordable, and sustainable social housing in the Netherlands.

Lex van Overmeire new member of the Supervisory Board of NWB Bank

10/09/2021 | Today, during an extraordinary general meeting (EGM), Lex van Overmeire has been appointed as new member of the Supervisory Board of NWB Bank.

NWB Bank sees lending and profit increase in first half of 2021

27/08/2021 | NWB Bank saw its lending and profit increase in the first six months of 2021. Lending in the first half of the year amounted to €6.1 billion compared with €4.1 billion last year. Net profit for the first half of 2021 amounted to €67.0 million (H1 2020: €39.4 million).

NWB Bank successfully issues benchmark SDG Housing Bond

26/08/2021 | With great success, NWB Bank has issued a 10-year € 1 billion SDG Housing Bond. The proceeds of this and other SDG Housing Bonds are used for the financing of affordable, and sustainable social housing in the Netherlands.

NWB Bank publishes its half-year results on 27 August

25/08/2021 | NWB Bank will publish its half-year results on Friday the 27th of August.

Stress test European Banking Authority confirms strong capital position NWB Bank

30/07/2021 | NWB Bank has, as a significant bank, participated in the European Banking Authority (EBA) stress test exercise.

Annual Report 2020 available

15/04/2021 | Today, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of NWB Bank was held. The Annual Report 2020 is now available.

NWB Bank has insight into the climate impact of 94.5% of its loan portfolio

23/03/2021 | NWB Bank has now charted the climate impact of 94.5% of its credit portfolio. NWB Bank's loan portfolio had total emissions of 1,594,836 tonnes of CO2 equivalent at year-end 2019. This is 135,284 tonnes less than the total at year-end 2018.

Annual figures 2020: NWB Bank fulfils its sustainable mission also during the COVID-19 pandemic

18/03/2021 | In 2020, NWB Bank again provided more than €10 billion of financing to the Dutch public sector. Clients are using these loans to enhance sustainability and to absorb the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related measures, among other things.

NWB Bank reports fraud with the Public Prosecution Office

14/02/2021 | NWB Bank has recently reported a fraud offence with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Office.

Capital requirement remains unchanged for NWB Bank

14/01/2021 | The European Central Bank (ECB) has updated the capital buffer requirement imposed on NWB Bank as part of the yearly Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The requirement for the bank specific Pillar 2 requirement was kept unchanged at 2.25 percent and the total SREP capital requirement for NWB Bank amounts to 10.25%.

NWB Bank issues its first USD SDG Housing Bond

02/12/2020 | For the fourth time this year, NWB Bank has successfully issued a sustainable bond. This time, the bank has issued a USD 1 billion SDG Housing Bond with a maturity of 5 years.

NWB Bank adopts the Equator Principles

01/10/2020 | As of today, NWB Bank is officially applying the Equator Principles.

NWB Bank signs Finance for Biodiversity Pledge

25/09/2020 | NWB Bank is one of 26 financial institutions who have signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge.

Half-year figures 2020: sustainable strategy on track; lending and profit up to standard

28/08/2020 | NWB Bank has kept its lending and profit up to standard during the COVID-19 crisis.

New SDG Housing Bond brings total of issued sustainable bonds above €15 billion

27/08/2020 | For the second time this year, NWB Bank has successfully issued an SDG Housing Bond. This time, the bond has a size of €1 billion and a maturity of 15 years. In total, NWB Bank has now issued more than €15 billion in sustainable bonds, making NWB Bank the largest issuer of SRI bonds in the Netherlands.

NWB Bank finances wind farm Windpark Zeewolde

31/07/2020 | NWB Bank and the Danish export credit insurer EKF have joined Rabobank in the financing consortium of wind farm Windpark Zeewolde.

NWB Bank shares its approach to biodiversity together with seven other financial institutions

05/06/2020 | Together with seven other Dutch financial institutions, NWB Bank has published a paper on the relationship between biodiversity and the financial sector. In the paper, we describe our approach to curb the loss of biodiversity.

NWB Bank partners up with Japanese GPIF to launch initiative for sustainability bonds

27/05/2020 | NWB Bank has formed a partnership with the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to promote and develop sustainable capital markets through a focus on Green and Sustainability Bonds, as well as the incorporation of ESG assessments in fixed income investments.

NWB Bank first Dutch issuer to join Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network

07/05/2020 | NWB Bank is the first Dutch issuer to become a member of the Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network. Investors now have access to all relevant information about NWB Bank’s sustainable bonds including the annual Green and Sustainable Bond Reports, frameworks and provided second opinions.

Resolutions Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

16/04/2020 | Joanne Kellermann has been appointed as chair of the Supervisory Board of NWB Bank following today’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM). Her appointment is for a period of 4 years, she will be succeeding Age Bakker, who resigned as of today due to him reaching the two-term maximum of 8 years.

NWB Bank has an almost complete picture of the climate impact of its loan portfolio

15/04/2020 | NWB Bank has calculated the CO2(eq) emisisons of 93% of its loan portfolio.

NWB Bank issues its largest sustainable bond so far despite difficult market conditions

03/04/2020 | NWB Bank has successfully issued a 3-year €2 billion SDG Housing Bond. This was NWB Bank’s largest sustainable bond so far.

NWB Bank postpones payment of dividend

03/04/2020 | NWB Bank has decided to postpone the payment of its intended €55 million dividend for the year 2019, until after 1 October. The bank had to take this decision after the European Central Bank (ECB) strongly called upon all its supervised institutions to do so.

Green Bond and SDG Housing Bond 2019 Newsletter available

27/03/2020 | As of today, both the 2019 Green Bond Newsletter (Water Bond Report) and the 2019 SDG Housing Bond Newsletter (Social Indicator Report) are available.

Coronavirus: NWB Bank remains reachable and available

17/03/2020 | In the past weeks NWB Bank has taken measures because of the coronavirus to safeguard its reachibility and availiability for its clients and other stakeholders. You can still reach us at the contact details known to you or otherwise use the reception telephone number +31 70 416 6266 or email at info@nwbbank.com.

Annual figures 2019: record year for NWB Bank

11/03/2020 | In 2019, NWB Bank issued record levels of lending to clients in the Dutch public sector.

Second successful benchmark transaction of 2020 for NWB Bank

21/01/2020 | News release EUR 1b benchmark

Capital requirement remains unchanged for NWB Bank

14/01/2020 | News on the Pillar 2 requirement

Successful start of the year for NWB Bank at the capital markets

13/01/2020 | Successful start of the year for NWB Bank at the capital markets

NWB Bank sponsoring exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum

06/01/2020 | NWB Bank is the proud sponsor of two exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.

NWB Bank starts reporting on the climate impact of its loan portfolio

11/12/2019 | NWB Bank has endorsed the goals of the National Climate Agreement together with the rest of the Dutch financial sector.

EUR 1 billion 7y benchmark bond issue

08/11/2019 | NWB Bank has decided to issue a 7-year EUR 1,000,000,000 benchmark with Reg S format.

EIB and NWB Bank to support climate investments and water management

13/09/2019 | EUR 200 million for small and medium scale sub-projects by local water authorities, with a focus on sustainability.

Half-year figures 2019: NWB Bank lends more to sustainable energy projects and the water sector

30/08/2019 | NWB Bank was able to maintain its market share in the financing of the Dutch public sector in the first half of 2019, and increased its market share in the water sector.

NWB Bank exceeds €10 billion mark in sustainable bond issuance

20/05/2019 | NWB Bank has once again successfully issued a sustainable bond, this time for an amount of €1 billion.

Green Bond and Social Bond 2018 Newsletter available

29/04/2019 | NWB Bank annually publishes a Green Bond Newsletter to provide the public and investors transparency into the use of proceeds from Water Bonds.

NWB Bank resumes dividend distribution

18/04/2019 | NWB Bank will distribute €20 million in dividends to its shareholders for the 2018 financial year.

NWB Bank Winner of 2019 Environmental Finance ‘Social Bond of the Year’ Award

10/04/2019 | For the second year in succession, NWB Bank has won the Environmental Finance bond award for best social bond.

2018 Annual figures: another good year for NWB Bank

15/03/2019 | NWB Bank has had yet another good year. Lending in 2018 increased to €7.4 billion (2017: €6.2 billion) and the bank's net profit was €99.7 million (2017: €122.5 million).

Largest bond order book to date for NWB Bank

04/02/2019 | NWB Bank has successfully launched its first Social Bond of the year. This time the bank has issued a 10-year €1 billion benchmark Affordable Housing Bond.

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