{"id":14645,"date":"2023-12-06T12:23:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T12:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esgtoday.com\/?p=14645"},"modified":"2023-12-06T12:23:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T12:23:46","slug":"fab-sets-135-billion-sustainable-finance-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esgtoday.com\/fab-sets-135-billion-sustainable-finance-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"FAB Sets $135 Billion Sustainable Finance Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-14645\" data-postid=\"14645\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-14645 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p>First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) announced a significant increase in its sustainable finance target, with a new pledge to invest and facilitate over AED500 billion (USD$135 billion) in sustainable and transition financing by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Announced at the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, the new commitment raises the bank\u2019s green finance target by 80%, compared to its prior commitment of AED275.4 billion, (USD$75 billion), set in 2021. Since announcing the initial goal, FAB said that it has facilitated more than $27 billion in financing towards areas including renewable energy, clean transportation, green buildings and social projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calling the new target \u201ca floor and not a ceiling,\u201d FAB Group CEO Hana Al Rostamani said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe UAE has shown us this week what it means to be ambitious, bold and collaborative in its leadership of climate change action for our region and our world. We mirror its desire to accomplish the unprecedented and unlock 80% more resources for transition finance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the increased commitment, FAB said that it will increase the scope of the sustainable finance target to include transition financing targeting heavy, extractive, and other hard-to-abate industries. The target will also now early-stage innovative climate solutions, such as hydrogen. FAB said that the expansion aligns with its commitment \u201cto be a key enabler of the regional sustainable finance agenda and its responsiveness to shifting customer and community priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FAB Chairman Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFAB is deeply integrated into the UAE\u2019s ambition on climate change and net zero, placing sustainability at the heart of social and economic progress. Across the Group, we believe in the urgency to scale investments and financing, as the foundation of climate action. In setting even more ambitious sustainable finance targets by 2030, we are expanding our commitment. 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