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New green resource hub for businesses

Bank of Ireland has created a new green business hub to help its business customers transition to net zero.

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Biomethane will accelerate agri sector’s carbon reduction
Biomethane will accelerate agri sector’s carbon reduction

Biomethane will accelerate agri sector’s carbon reduction

The creation of a biomethane sector in Ireland represents a €1.6bn investment opportunity.


The Green Business Action Kit
The Green Business Action Kit

The Green Business Action Kit

This green action kit for business has the know-how and resources to set your business up for a sustainable future.


Banking on the social good
Banking on the social good

Banking on the social good

Garrett O’Donohoe, Social Finance Foundation CEO, on powering Ireland’s circular economy and plans to double community and social enterprise lending to €100m per year.


Making sustainability a pillar of banking
Making sustainability a pillar of banking

Making sustainability a pillar of banking

Colette Shirley, director of Sustainability at Bank of Ireland, explains how the banking sector is embedding sustainability as a core pillar.


Ireland and Scotland in offshore wind pact
Ireland and Scotland in offshore wind pact

Ireland and Scotland in offshore wind pact

Offshore wind sector has the potential to deliver up to 5,000 jobs.


3m a day record for Re-turn reached in June
3m a day record for Re-turn reached in June

3m a day record for Re-turn reached in June

Re-turn says that more than 200m containers have been returned by Irish consumers since the Irish deposit return scheme was launched in February.


10 Irish SMEs embark on climate action pilot
10 Irish SMEs embark on climate action pilot

10 Irish SMEs embark on climate action pilot

Pioneering all-island programme led by BITC Ireland will ensure that SMEs can take commercial advantage of their environmental credentials.


New funding option for sustainable farming
New funding option for sustainable farming

New funding option for sustainable farming

Kerry Dairy and Bank of Ireland join forces on sustainability-linked loans.


€500m sustainability loan scheme for SMEs goes live
€500m sustainability loan scheme for SMEs goes live

€500m sustainability loan scheme for SMEs goes live

Bank of Ireland has been named as the first lender for the SBCI €500m Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme.


Bank of Ireland powers €90m in wind projects
Bank of Ireland powers €90m in wind projects

Bank of Ireland powers €90m in wind projects

Irish bank Bank of Ireland commits €50m to largest investment to date in UK offshore wind and €40m to ESB onshore wind farm.


Bank of Ireland invests €5m in LED lighting
Bank of Ireland invests €5m in LED lighting

Bank of Ireland invests €5m in LED lighting

Irish bank is retrofitting energy-efficient lighting across all of its branches.


Climate change fastest growing concern for Irish households
Climate change fastest growing concern for Irish households

Climate change fastest growing concern for Irish households

Almost a quarter of Irish households cite climate change as their number one worry.


Bank aims to double green finance by 2025
Bank aims to double green finance by 2025

Bank aims to double green finance by 2025

Bank of Ireland launches its Sustainability Report for 2022, revealing improved ESG scores.


Bank of Ireland raises €750m via green bond
Bank of Ireland raises €750m via green bond

Bank of Ireland raises €750m via green bond

Bank of Ireland targets €30bn in sustainability-related lending by 2030.


Nevo and Bank of Ireland rev up for the EV future
Nevo and Bank of Ireland rev up for the EV future

Nevo and Bank of Ireland rev up for the EV future

Bank of Ireland Finance has been announced as the exclusive finance partner for Nevo, Ireland’s first dedicated online electric vehicle platform.


EV car brand BYD joins forces with Bank of Ireland Finance
EV car brand BYD joins forces with Bank of Ireland Finance

EV car brand BYD joins forces with Bank of Ireland Finance

BYD is one of the world’s fastest growing electric car brands.


Bank to finance new national Deposit Return Scheme
Bank to finance new national Deposit Return Scheme

Bank to finance new national Deposit Return Scheme

Bank of Ireland to provide €27.5m in financing for Re-turn, Ireland’s new Deposit Return Scheme.

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