Press release -
Kommuninvest nominated for the Environmental Objectives Award 2021
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Kommuninvest is one of the nominees – in the category "Courage and pace" – for the Environmental Objectives Award 2021. The other nominees in that category are Ragn-Sells and EasyMining as well as VA Syd. The finalists have been chosen by the jury of the Environmental Objectives Award.
Kommuninvest was selected for its contribution to the environmental objective Reduced Climate Impact.
This award was instituted by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to reward and draw attention to ambitious and successful sustainability work which contributes to achieving Sweden's environmental objectives.
In the category "Courage and pace", a major or rapid change is rewarded, as well as work that tests new ways of reaching the environmental objectives. The aim is to show that a significant overhaul has succeeded – that it actually works.
– We are very happy and honored to have been nominated. Our move into green financing has made rapid progress. Getting this recognition now is a clear sign that we are on the right track. The reason why we have come this far is the impressive sustainability work carried out in the municipal sector. Many municipalities and regions are at the forefront of the green transition, says Tomas Werngren, CEO of Kommuninvest.
The winners of this year's Environmental Objectives Award will be presented on 6 May at the Miljömålsdagarna conference.
For further information
Björn Bergstrand, Head of Sustainability, +46 708 86 94 76, e-mail: bjorn.bergstrand@kommuninvest.se
David Ljung, Head of Communications, tel: +46 73 068 45 45, e-mail: david.ljung@kommuninvest.se
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Kommuninvest is a municipal cooperation for efficient and sustainable financing of housing, infrastructure, schools, hospitals etc. Together we get better loan terms than each one individually. Since the start in 1986, the Kommuninvest collaboration has helped reduce the local government sector’s borrowing costs by many billion SEK. Currently, 292 municipalities and regions are members of this voluntary cooperation. With a balance sheet total exceeding SEK 525 billion (USD ~62 billion), Kommuninvest is the largest lender to the local government sector and one of the ten largest credit institutions in Sweden. The head office is located in Örebro.
