It took place this morning in Business Square la ceremony of the “Ring the Bell” for the Acea Blue Bond, issued in recent days and dedicated to financing projects related to the efficient management of water resources and the resilience of infrastructure.
The emission, equal to 500 million of euros, represents the largest Blue Bond ever created in Italy and has recorded a ask about three times more than to the amount offered, confirming the market's strong interest in sustainable finance instruments linked to water.
The bond has a duration of six years and provides for a fixed rate of 3,375%The operation aims to support infrastructure projects in the water sector, with particular attention to reducing losses, improving network efficiency, and strengthening the resilience of supply systems.
Representatives of the group and the financial market, including the CFO of Acea, attended the ceremony. Valentina Bracaglia, Together with John Scotto Di Freca (Acea Finance Manager) and Dario Michi (Head of Investor Relator Acea).
The event illustrated the transaction's structure, the bond's objectives, and its expected industrial and environmental impact, as part of the group's strategy for sustainable finance and water management.
In her remarks, the CFO described the transaction as a strategic step towards the return of the EMTN program and the evolution of the group's sustainable finance. "The choice of the Blue format is part of a process already underway by Acea in the bond market, which has seen several Green format issuances in recent years. Today, this process is enriched with a new dimension: water, an increasingly strategic and central resource for the country's development."
