Green Bond Fact Sheet

A Green Bond Fact Sheet detailing a AUD 400 million green bond issued by Woolworths Group Limited on April 23, 2019, to finance low-carbon supermarket buildings and energy efficiency improvements in Australia.

• Woolworths Group Limited issued a green bond on April 23, 2019, with a total amount of AUD 400 million (USD 284 million) and a five-year tenor maturing on April 23, 2024.
• The bond is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard V2.1 with Low Carbon Buildings (Commercial), and it is noted as the first certified Climate Bond related to supermarket buildings.
• The use of proceeds is split between two main categories: 83% for the construction of free-standing supermarket buildings in Australia meeting Low Carbon Buildings eligibility requirements, and 17% for solar panel installations and energy efficiency improvements in those buildings.
• Woolworths Group operates as the largest supermarket chain in Australia with 995 stores and had an installed solar capacity of 2.2 GW as of June 2018.
• The bond attracted 80 investors, the majority of whom were domestic investors (75%) and asset managers (80%).

APA

Climate Bonds Initiative (2019). Green Bond Fact Sheet. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2019-04%20AU%20Woolworths.pdf

Chicago

Climate Bonds Initiative. Green Bond Fact Sheet. 2019. https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2019-04%20AU%20Woolworths.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Climate Bonds Initiative |title=Green Bond Fact Sheet |date=26 April 2019 |url=https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2019-04%20AU%20Woolworths.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{climatebondsinitiative2019green, author = {{Climate Bonds Initiative}}, title = {{Green Bond Fact Sheet}}, institution = {Climate Bonds Initiative}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://www.climatebonds.net/files/drupal-files/files/2019-04%20AU%20Woolworths.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }