At Barclays, we’re striving to do good and help businesses build a future full of sustainable opportunities. That’s why we’ve developed a range of Sustainable Trade Finance solutions which could play an active role in supporting your company’s growth strategy.
We are delighted to sponsor the Green Trade & Investment Expo 2022. Join us for our morning plenary sessions, where James Binns, our Global Head of Trade and Working Capital, will join a panel of experts to explore how developments in global green supply chains are driving export growth and helping scale sustainable technology and securing investment returns. Join us from 11:35 onwards to learn more.
Global Head of Trade and Working Capital, Barclays
Barclays is dedicated to helping companies take action to address the environmental and sustainability challenges facing our planet. To this end, we offer a wide range of sustainable trade solutions to support your company's green agenda.
Green Trade Loans can support your green working capital needs – from procurement through to final sale of goods.
By securing funding from the initial purchase until final payment is received, you can trade with confidence and plan and manage your cashflow more accurately.
Green Trade Loans can be used for regular or one-off purchases of goods and raw materials to support a variety of sustainable purposes including energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable food production.
Loans of £250,000 upward are available to UK-based companies with short-term borrowing needs of between 30 and 364 days.
We follow our standard lending procedures and assess every arrangement against our Sustainable Finance Framework developed in partnership with Sustainalytics1^.
Find out more about Trade Loans.
Good for the planet, good for your business
Our Green bonds, guarantees and indemnities demonstrate that your business can meet the contractual obligations associated with an underlying transaction aimed at advancing your green agenda. These Green projects or transactions can help prepare your business for a low-carbon future, reduce your energy costs and support greener transportation.
What can Green bonds, guarantees and indemnities do for you?
Green Bonds, Guarantees, and Indemnities from Barclays can be used in a range of environmental and sustainability projects spanning areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, green transport, sustainable food, agriculture and forestry, waste management and greenhouse gas emission reduction, as detailed in our Sustainable Finance Framework.
Barclays Green Bonds, Guarantees, and Indemnities are part of Barclays suite of Green Solutions, which play a key role in tackling environmental and social challenges across the world, and is one of the many ways in which Barclays is working towards its ambition to be a net zero bank by 2050.
Good for the planet, good for your business
Our Green Selective Receivable Financing is a cost efficient method of increasing your working capital whilst supporting your green agenda. Barclays can purchase your Green trade receivables from highly rated debtors, accelerating your cash flow and mitigating the debtors risk of default.
Green Selective Receivable Finance can cover a variety of initiatives including energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green transport.
Barclays has partnered with Sustainalytics^, a leading global provider of environmental, social, and corporate governance research and ratings, to develop our Sustainable Finance Framework PDF†.
Our partnership with Sustainalytics means that each Barclays Green Selective Receivables Finance facility is issued against an externally verified framework, and this may assist investors and other stakeholders to have confidence in your environmental and sustainability initiatives.
Good for the planet, good for your business
Our Green Bill of Exchange and Promissory Note Discounting allows Barclays to purchase qualifying trade debts from you at an agreed discount, enabling you to finance your working capital needs and support your environmental goals. These Green projects or transactions can help prepare your business for a low-carbon future, reduce your energy costs and support greener transportation.
Barclays Green Bill of Exchange and Promissory Note Discounting can cover a variety of initiatives including energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green transport.
Barclays has partnered with Sustainalytics^, a leading global provider of environmental, social, and corporate governance research and ratings, to develop our Sustainable Finance Framework PDF†.
Our partnership with Sustainalytics means that each facility is issued against an externally verified framework, and this may assist investors and other stakeholders to have confidence in your environmental and sustainability initiatives.
Green Confidential Invoice Discounting enables clients to release money tied up in their sales ledger to fund business growth. Asset Based Lending works in conjunction with CID and enables clients to improve their working capital by borrowing against the value of asset classes such as receivables, inventory, property, and plant and machinery.
Types of good and services that qualify for Green Confidential Invoice Discounting Asset Based Lending include energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green transport.
Barclays has partnered with Sustainalytics^, a leading global provider of environmental, social, and corporate governance research and ratings, to develop our Sustainable Finance Framework.
Our partnership with Sustainalytics means that each Barclays facility is issued against an externally verified framework, and this may assist investors and other stakeholders to have confidence in your environmental and sustainability initiatives.
Our Green Import Letter of Credit (ILC) is a written undertaking given by the bank on behalf of the importer to pay the exporter an amount of money within a specified time. An Import LC provides security of settlement for goods shipped switching settlement risk from corporate buyer to the issuing bank.
Barclays Green ILC can cover a variety of initiatives including energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green transport.
Barclays has partnered with Sustainalytics^, a leading global provider of environmental, social, and corporate governance research and ratings, to develop our Sustainable Finance Framework.
Our partnership with Sustainalytics means that each Barclays facility is issued against an externally verified framework, and this may assist investors and other stakeholders to have confidence in your environmental and sustainability initiatives.
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