CaixaBank wins EBRD TFP awards for ‘2025 Most Active Confirming Bank in Green Trade’ and the '2025 Green Trade Deal' award in the transport sector

• The bank has received three recognitions for its commitment to sustainability in multilateral sustainable finance

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has once again recognized CaixaBank at its 2026 TFP Information Session and Awards Ceremony for its commitment to sustainability in multilateral financing. 

During a ceremony held at the EBRD's Annual Meeting and Business Forum in Riga, CaixaBank was awarded two prizes for "2025 Most Active Confirming Bank in Green Trade." These distinctions recognise the bank's outstanding track record across both volume and number of transactions, spanning the agriculture, circular economy and renewable energy sectors within the framework of the Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP). This is the first time CaixaBank has received these two recognitions.

Over the course of the year, CaixaBank carried out 31 transactions classified as green by the EBRD — generating annual energy savings equivalent to producing nearly 16,000 tons of baklava, and material savings equivalent to ten times the steel used in Istanbul's 15th of July Martyrs Bridge. 

In addition, the EBRD has recognized CaixaBank as “2025 Green Trade Deal in the Transport category” for a trade loan to a Turkish bank with a 100% EBRD guarantee, in which CaixaBank acted as confirming bank. 

This transaction, which enabled the import of electric vehicles from South Korea to Turkey, is an example of CaixaBank’s contribution to promoting trade in green technologies and materials in the EBRD regions, thus demonstrating its support for the transition to a green economy. 

These awards add to those received last year for “Green Trade Deal of the Year” in the Circular Economy and Renewable Energy categories.

Commitment to sustainable foreign trade 

These international recognitions demonstrate CaixaBank’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and its leadership in financing sustainable foreign trade. Since 2023, the bank has promoted an initiative to mobilize sustainable financing in international trade finance with multilateral institutions, engaging in a dedicated dialogue with leading multilateral entities worldwide, resulting in a significant increase in sustainable financing in this area. 

The bank is a pioneer in classifying foreign trade financing as green and social, thanks to the verification carried out by multilateral banks of eligible uses under specific guarantee programs. CaixaBank has been part of the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme since 2001, reaffirming its commitment to boosting foreign trade in emerging countries and offering its clients the best financing solutions. 

CaixaBank, a European benchmark in sustainability 

CaixaBank is an institution with a strong historical link to the social impact of its activity, with the responsibility to promote a positive economy for people’s well-being. 

Following the launch of its Sustainability Plan 2025–2027, part of CaixaBank’s Strategic Plan, the bank has committed to mobilizing €100 billion in sustainable finance to continue advancing towards a more sustainable economy and to foster economic and social development. This includes financing renewable energy projects, clean mobility and efficient buildings, facilitating solutions that accelerate the sustainable transition of companies and households, promoting financial inclusion, supporting education and employment, and addressing the needs arising from increased longevity. 

In 2025, CaixaBank reached €46.17 billion in mobilized sustainable finance, exceeding its target for the year by 136%, which represents a 28% increase compared to the same period in 2024. 17% of the bank’s financial income is already generated from sustainable financing.