{"id":42065,"date":"2024-10-31T05:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=42065"},"modified":"2024-10-30T19:59:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T00:59:39","slug":"idb-kfw-nafin-santander-and-zeroca-lead-the-financing-of-sustainable-investments-in-clean-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/idb-kfw-nafin-santander-and-zeroca-lead-the-financing-of-sustainable-investments-in-clean-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"IDB, KfW, NAFIN, Santander and Zeroca Lead the Financing of Sustainable Investments in Clean Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The \u201cLatam Mobility: Mexico 2024\u201d<\/strong> received the panel \u201cSustainable Investments in Clean Transportation\u201d<\/strong>, with the aim of learning about the projects that are being financed in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mariuz Calvet<\/strong>, Chief Sustainability Officer of Santander Mexico<\/strong>, assured that the bank’s sustainability strategy<\/strong> is globally aligned to execute sustainable financing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur focus is to finance sustainable activities<\/strong> by labeling transactions<\/strong> and more sustainable business models<\/strong> when evaluating our clients,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He stressed that the bank’s sustainable financing stems from a roadmap to decarbonize its own products<\/strong>, specifically in the portfolio to impact the carbon footprint<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to engage with clients on what we are lending money for<\/strong>, there are climate sectors that represent more emissions such as transportation<\/strong> and that is where we must finance sustainable projects<\/strong> and place as green credits or green bonds<\/strong>,\u201d Calvet<\/strong> emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raul Rodriguez Molina<\/strong>, IDB Senior Transport Specialist<\/strong>, highlighted his experience in coordinating electromobility initiatives for public transport<\/strong>, which the bank addresses in a multisectoral manner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to insert support for transportation in a systemic approach<\/strong> that has an impact on the mobility of the city<\/strong>, that is the basis of financing, improving the mobility of cities<\/strong>,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He affirmed that both in Mexico<\/strong> and Latin America<\/strong> there are great investment opportunities<\/strong>, and stressed that one of the first steps to promote sustainable mobility<\/strong> is to reduce the number of private vehicles<\/strong> in order to speed up the decarbonization process<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He pointed out the case of Mexico<\/strong>, where progress is being made in the area of legislation<\/strong> to bring a solid electromobility strategy<\/strong> to all states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Susana Ricaurte<\/strong>, Leader for Latin American and Caribbean Region of Zeroca<\/strong>, explained that they have been working in the carbon and transportation market<\/strong> for more than 30 years<\/strong>, with domestic voluntary plans<\/strong> and compliance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn Mexico we have a long list of successful greenhouse gas reduction projects and resources for financing,\u201d said the executive<\/strong>, \u201cWe see great opportunity in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe see great opportunity in Latin America and Mexico<\/strong> to take transportation projects to the carbon market<\/strong>, national markets<\/strong> are being developed and we are waiting for the response of the federal government<\/strong> in articles for projects, we are also waiting for the response of the COP29<\/strong> on the multilateral market\u201d, she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He assured that currently there are many sources of financing<\/strong> from different actors and market mechanisms of the Paris Agreement<\/strong>, which should be used by those who need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ivan Vicente Cornejo Villalva<\/strong>, NAFIN’s Director of International Financial Institutions<\/strong>, emphasized that as part of its sustainability strategy<\/strong> to be able to design new products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe transportation value chain<\/strong> is super wide, from the assembly, shippers, we are interested in supporting in covering the financing gap<\/strong> where the bank sees too much risk, if you go for a financing for an industrial ship<\/strong> it is available as long as the company has a balance<\/strong> and is sustainable<\/strong>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cornejo<\/strong> highlighted the collaboration<\/strong> they have with the German Development Bank<\/strong>, with financing of 100 million dollars<\/strong> accompanied by a donation of 10 million<\/strong> for lost fund for scrapping vehicles<\/strong> that are obsolete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe focus on helping large companies<\/strong> to achieve emissions reductions<\/strong> in the value chains of small and medium-sized enterprises<\/strong>. The big step<\/strong> is for large companies to help their supply chain<\/strong>,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fabiola G\u00f3mez<\/strong>, Senior Program Coordinator of the German Development Bank (KfW)<\/strong>, referred to the alliance<\/strong> they sealed with NAFIN<\/strong> to support electromobility initiatives<\/strong> in Mexico and Latin America<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are working on fleet replacement projects<\/strong>, from a cab to a 3.5 ton truck<\/strong>, it is one of the great opportunities,\u201d she assured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are trying to focus on electromobility<\/strong>, but we know that Mexico<\/strong> is not 100% ready<\/strong>, so we are also betting on transition technologies<\/strong> such as diesel euro 5<\/strong>. We see potential for investment in charging infrastructure<\/strong>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She pointed out that, if the focus will be on electromobility<\/strong>, a key aspect such as digitalization, gender and accessibility approaches<\/strong> must be taken into account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe more data there is the better the projects are going to be,\u201d<\/strong> she concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The \u201cLatam Mobility: Mexico 2024\u201d received the panel \u201cSustainable Investments in Clean Transportation\u201d, with the aim of learning about the projects that are being financed in the sector. Mariuz Calvet, Chief Sustainability Officer of Santander Mexico, assured that the bank’s sustainability strategy is globally aligned to execute sustainable financing. \u201cOur focus is to finance sustainable…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[2459,2746,1357,2745,2633,2715],"class_list":["post-42065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-area","tag-idb","tag-kfw-en","tag-latam-mobility-2","tag-nafin-en","tag-santander","tag-zeroca-2"],"yoast_head":"\nIDB and Electromobility<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Impact of Zeroca<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
NAFIN’s Financial Coverage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
KfW and the Electromobility Drive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n