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Environmental & Social Information • Sep 29, 2023
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PRESS RELEASE
COMUNICATO STAMPA
BFF Bank S.p.A. announces the publication of its first Social Bond Framework
Milan, 29th September 2023 – BFF Bank S.p.A. ("BFF" or the "Bank"), the European leader for the management and non-recourse factoring of trade receivables due from the public-sector organizations and national healthcare systems, has today published its first Social Bond Framework (the "Framework").
The Framework defines the Bank's commitment to sustainable finance, with a particular focus on social topics, further strengthening the link between sustainability and our financial strategies.
ISS Corporate Solutions, one of the leading independent agencies in sustainability consulting, has released a "Second Party Opinion" confirming the Social Bond Framework consistency with the main international reference standards (the ICMA Social Bond Principles) and with the Finale Report on Social Taxonomy.
BFF is the first player in its sector to publish a Social Bond Framework, certified by an independent agency.
Intesa Sanpaolo – IMI Corporate & Investment Banking division – acted as structuring advisor.
PriceWaterHouseCoopers Italy assisted BFF for technical-specialist support.
The complete Framework is available in the Investors > Debt > EMTN Programme section of BFF's website.
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This press release is available on-line on BFF Group's website www.bff.com within the Investors > PR & Presentations section.
BFF Banking Group
BFF Banking Group is the largest independent specialty finance in Italy and a leading player in Europe, specialized in the management and non-recourse factoring of trade receivables due from the Public Administrations, securities services, banking and corporate payments. The Group operates in Italy, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain. BFF is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. In 2022 it reported a consolidated Adjusted Net Profit of €146.0 million, with a 15.6% Group CET1 ratio at the end of June 2023. www.bff.com
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