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19/05/2022
Mace Secures Two ESG-Linked Liquidity Financing Facilities
Mace has secured two ESG-linked liquidity financing facilities, worth a combined £60 million, through two new agreements with BBVA, a major Spanish bank and JP Morgan, a leading US bank.
The largest facility, worth £50m, has been enabled through the Export Development Guarantee (EDG) and supported by UK Export Finance (UKEF).
The two financing facilities consist of a £10 million revolving credit facility signed by BBVA, and a £50 million facility financed by J.P. Morgan through the EDG facility, promoted by the export credit agency UKEF. BBVA also acted as sustainability coordinator for both facilities.
The financing facilities are directly linked to three ESG-led KPIs, which measure Mace's performance on carbon reduction, increasing the use of renewable energy and improving health and safety performance. Mace's performance against these KPI’s is tracked, and influence the interest rate paid on the facilities, further incentivising the company to deliver its targets for ESG performance.
The financing facilities will provide liquidity support for Mace’s ambitious global growth plans and combined represent one of the largest ESG-linked loan facilities agreed in the UK construction sector. They follow the announcement last year of Mace’s 2026 Business Strategy, which included growth plans that would see the business secure revenues of more than £3bn by 2026.
Mace announced in 2021 that it had achieved net zero carbon status in 2020 through a significant reduction in emissions from its own operations and the use of gold-standard carbon offsets. It has now committed to maintain its net zero position, further reduce operational carbon and work with its clients to remove more than a million tonnes of carbon from the work it delivers on their behalf by 2026.
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: "I am proud that Mace is generating sustainable profits that will create jobs, support communities overseas and protect the environment. This sustainability-linked loan shows the market this government is leading the world on supporting our transition to green technology.
"We are offering a clear and powerful incentive. If Mace meets or exceed the green targets set, UK Export Finance will charge them less interest and they get a better deal. If they fail to cut emissions by as much as they say, we increase the rates, and they pay more. By putting sustainability at the core of its growth plans Mace is setting a powerful example for others to follow."
The largest facility, worth £50m, has been enabled through the Export Development Guarantee (EDG) and supported by UK Export Finance (UKEF).
The two financing facilities consist of a £10 million revolving credit facility signed by BBVA, and a £50 million facility financed by J.P. Morgan through the EDG facility, promoted by the export credit agency UKEF. BBVA also acted as sustainability coordinator for both facilities.
The financing facilities are directly linked to three ESG-led KPIs, which measure Mace's performance on carbon reduction, increasing the use of renewable energy and improving health and safety performance. Mace's performance against these KPI’s is tracked, and influence the interest rate paid on the facilities, further incentivising the company to deliver its targets for ESG performance.
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The financing facilities will provide liquidity support for Mace’s ambitious global growth plans and combined represent one of the largest ESG-linked loan facilities agreed in the UK construction sector. They follow the announcement last year of Mace’s 2026 Business Strategy, which included growth plans that would see the business secure revenues of more than £3bn by 2026.
Mace announced in 2021 that it had achieved net zero carbon status in 2020 through a significant reduction in emissions from its own operations and the use of gold-standard carbon offsets. It has now committed to maintain its net zero position, further reduce operational carbon and work with its clients to remove more than a million tonnes of carbon from the work it delivers on their behalf by 2026.
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: "I am proud that Mace is generating sustainable profits that will create jobs, support communities overseas and protect the environment. This sustainability-linked loan shows the market this government is leading the world on supporting our transition to green technology.
"We are offering a clear and powerful incentive. If Mace meets or exceed the green targets set, UK Export Finance will charge them less interest and they get a better deal. If they fail to cut emissions by as much as they say, we increase the rates, and they pay more. By putting sustainability at the core of its growth plans Mace is setting a powerful example for others to follow."
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