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<body>In June 2019, Crédit Agricole CIB signed the Poseidon Principles to incentivise maritime shipping’s decarbonisation. Thibaud Escoffier, Global Head of Ship Finance, presents this initiative.</body>

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<body><figure @class="image"><img @height="1365" @src="https://ca-cib.celum.cloud/Euromoney Awards_1_46890_CDN_images.jpg" @style="aspect-ratio:2048/1365;" @width="2048"></img></figure>The Euromoney Awards for Excellence recognise and celebrate the best banks and bankers worldwide, and are widely recognised as a benchmark of excellence in the global financial industry. In a hotly contested field, the Crédit Agricole Group has been named:<ul><li>World's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance</li><li>Europe's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance</li><li>France's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance</li></ul>Crédit Agricole CIB was also awarded Asia's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance,  read more on Euromoney write-up <a @href="https://www.euromoney.com/article/2y387o9cl1og4ow8kgkowsgko/awards/awards-for-excellence/asias-best-bank-for-sustainable-finance-2025-credit-agricole-cib/">here</a>.Furthermore, Crédit Agricole CIB was involved in 2 winning ESG deals:<ul><li>Asia's Best ESG Deal: Hong Kong SAR Government Digital Bond</li><li>Africa's Best ESG Deal, AfDB </li></ul><a @href="quote1">quote1</a></body>

<body>This year, the Crédit Agricole Group received three major awards, particularly in the field of sustainable finance.</body>

Crédit Agricole Group named "World’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance" at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025

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<body><figure class="image"><img height="1365" src="https://ca-cib.celum.cloud/Euromoney Awards_1_46890_CDN_images.jpg" style="aspect-ratio:2048/1365;" width="2048"></img></figure>The Euromoney Awards for Excellence recognise and celebrate the best banks and bankers worldwide, and are widely recognised as a benchmark of excellence in the global financial industry. In a hotly contested field, the Crédit Agricole Group has been named:<ul><li>World's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance</li><li>Europe's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance</li><li>France's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance</li></ul>Crédit Agricole CIB was also awarded Asia's Best Bank for Sustainable Finance,  read more on Euromoney write-up <a href="https://www.euromoney.com/article/2y387o9cl1og4ow8kgkowsgko/awards/awards-for-excellence/asias-best-bank-for-sustainable-finance-2025-credit-agricole-cib/">here</a>.Furthermore, Crédit Agricole CIB was involved in 2 winning ESG deals:<ul><li>Asia's Best ESG Deal: Hong Kong SAR Government Digital Bond</li><li>Africa's Best ESG Deal, AfDB </li></ul><a href="quote1">quote1</a></body>

<body>The transaction, valued at €5.2 billion, is the largest offshore wind transaction of the decade and includes both a 50:50 partnership between Iberdrola and Masdar in the project and the securing of a £3.6 billion project finance facility, signed with 24 international financial institutions and structured as a Green Loan.Crédit Agricole CIB acted as joint sell-side M&A advisor to Iberdrola and joint Debt financial advisor to East Anglia 3. The Bank is also participating as Mandated Lead Arranger, providing interest rate hedging for the Project Financing, and acting as Green Loan Coordinator and Agent for a £2.4 billion Bridge Loan Facility. Additionally, the Bank is also acting as Mandated Lead Arranger for 50% of the Bridge Loan.<subtitle-block>A flagship project supporting the UK and Europe’s energy transition</subtitle-block>East Anglia 3, located off the Suffolk coast, will have a capacity of 1.4 GW and will supply renewable electricity to over 1.3 million UK households once operational in late 2026. The project benefits from long-term revenue visibility through a 15-year CPI-linked Contract for Difference (CfD) awarded by the UK Government, as well as a Power Purchase Agreement signed with Amazon in 2024.<subtitle-block>A collaborative effort across Crédit Agricole CIB teams</subtitle-block>This complex and high-profile transaction mobilised a wide range of Crédit Agricole CIB’s sector and product expertise, including M&A, debt advisory, project finance, and derivatives structuring. It demonstrates the Bank’s ability to support strategic clients throughout the entire value chain of the energy transition.This operation further reinforces the Bank’s position as a leading player in the sustainable power sector and its commitment to supporting the development of large-scale renewable energy projects worldwide.<a @href="quote1">quote1</a><a @href="quote2">quote2</a><a @href="quote3">quote3</a></body>

<body>Crédit Agricole CIB has played a central role in the landmark partnership between Iberdrola and Masdar on the East Anglia 3 offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom.</body>

Crédit Agricole CIB supports Iberdrola in major UK offshore wind transaction

<body>The transaction, valued at €5.2 billion, is the largest offshore wind transaction of the decade and includes both a 50:50 partnership between Iberdrola and Masdar in the project and the securing of a £3.6 billion project finance facility, signed with 24 international financial institutions and structured as a Green Loan.Crédit Agricole CIB acted as joint sell-side M&A advisor to Iberdrola and joint Debt financial advisor to East Anglia 3. The Bank is also participating as Mandated Lead Arranger, providing interest rate hedging for the Project Financing, and acting as Green Loan Coordinator and Agent for a £2.4 billion Bridge Loan Facility. Additionally, the Bank is also acting as Mandated Lead Arranger for 50% of the Bridge Loan.<subtitle-block>A flagship project supporting the UK and Europe’s energy transition</subtitle-block>East Anglia 3, located off the Suffolk coast, will have a capacity of 1.4 GW and will supply renewable electricity to over 1.3 million UK households once operational in late 2026. The project benefits from long-term revenue visibility through a 15-year CPI-linked Contract for Difference (CfD) awarded by the UK Government, as well as a Power Purchase Agreement signed with Amazon in 2024.<subtitle-block>A collaborative effort across Crédit Agricole CIB teams</subtitle-block>This complex and high-profile transaction mobilised a wide range of Crédit Agricole CIB’s sector and product expertise, including M&A, debt advisory, project finance, and derivatives structuring. It demonstrates the Bank’s ability to support strategic clients throughout the entire value chain of the energy transition.This operation further reinforces the Bank’s position as a leading player in the sustainable power sector and its commitment to supporting the development of large-scale renewable energy projects worldwide.<a href="quote1">quote1</a><a href="quote2">quote2</a><a href="quote3">quote3</a></body>

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