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Islandsbanki Financed Emissions 2020 2019
Islandsbanki Financed Emissions 2020 2019
Financed
emissions
Initial PCAF results for 2020 and 2019
Financed emissions
Table of contents
Opening remarks 3
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Today we are very proud to publish our to be the only Icelandic founding members
initial PCAF based measurement of the of the industry-led, UN-convened Net-Zero
CO2 footprint of our loan book. Our Banking Alliance (NZBA) launched in April
attitude regarding sustainability is that we 2021. The alliance brings together banks
should dare to speak about things that are worldwide representing over 40% of global
important, even if we are not yet perfect. banking assets and will allow us to learn from
Sustainability is a journey and one needs to others and contribute with our own lessons
remain humble and curious, whilst always and experience.
striving for better.
Last year we set out a bold goal – achieving We should not let perfection be the enemy
net-zero emissions by 2040. Setting such This publication is an important step on of the good. We do not have time to wait for
a long-term ambition without knowing that journey, but there is clearly scope for the perfect measurement before we start
either our precise starting point nor the path improvement across the whole piece which taking action to combat climate change. That
towards the goal might seem somewhat we will continue working on over the coming is why we are already putting a lot of energy
intrepid. months and years. In particular we have into encouraging, educating and supporting
learned that we lack data, national standards our customers on their sustainability journey.
But after careful consideration, debates and baselines in many areas – but identifying That is the most important and impactful
in the sustainability committee, in the those has allowed us to have a constructive way we can contribute to action on climate
management team and in the Board Room, dialogue with stakeholders in Iceland on how change.
we felt that we had no choice. Articulating to work together to address these shortfalls.
such an ambition was surely just a matter of
time and the earlier we said it out loud the There have been many meetings with
more pressure we would put on ourselves to stakeholders, various educational events
figure out ways to deliver on this big promise. and participations in working groups Birna Einarsdóttir
Of course, we were already working on and collaboration forums locally and CEO of Íslandsbanki and Chair of the
Sustainability Committee
measuring financed emissions, but that work internationally. In this context we are proud
received even more management attention
after the net-zero announcement.
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2019 2022
Founding signatory of PRB Published PCAF results for 2019 and 2020
Carbon neutral in operations since 2019 Became a member of Green Building Council
Iceland
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Key results
The main part of the Bank's carbon footprint lies within corporate loans,
specifically loans to the industrial and transportation sector
Íslandsbanki‘s total emissions in 2020
93%
by scope and sector Carbon footprint of
2% 0.3% the loan and asset
2%
portfolio is about
360
5% Industrial and transportation
of the loan portfolio
7% Seafood industry
Industrial and transportation account for 55% of emissions from loan book in
2020, although only 8% of carrying amount1 The industrials and A loan of ISK 1 m towards
transportation sector is real estate activities in
the most carbon intensive 2020 would have had a
119x
Carrying 1% sector both in 2020
amount 37% 16% 12% 12% 6% 9% 1.007
(ISK m) 4% and 2019. In 2020 it was
Emissions 1%
(ktCO2) 0%
13%
Mortgages
18%
Commerce
& services
55%
Industrial and
transportation
7%
6%
1%
Section 1
Financed
emissions: Full
portfolio results
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Net-zero operations
Carbon neutral in operations since 2019
Methodology in a nutshell
Measurement of financed emissions
In general The Bank's share is calculated by an In this first report 93% of the Bank's loan
attribution factor, that is in general the portfolio has been measured.
The methodology is according to the outstanding amount of the loan, divided by
Partnership for Carbon Accounting the underlying asset's original value. When this report is written, the
Financials (PCAF), operational control. At methodology for estimating the carbon
the time of the measurement, PCAF had Data quality & scope footprint of certain types of loans or assets
published methodology for the following is not available or should not be included,
asset classes: The emissions are calculated differently for and is therefore listed as out of scope or
each class, but within each class, there are methodology in progress. These include:
- Listed equity and corporate bonds five different approaches, depending on the
- Business loans and unlisted equity access to data. The approaches are given a – Loans to governments
- Project finance data quality score on a scale from 1-5, with 1 – Overdrafts to individuals
- Commercial real estate being the highest quality data and 5 a rough – Sovereign bonds and more
- Mortgages estimate.
- Motor vehicle loans The asset classes project finance and
The access to data is the biggest hurdle in commercial real estate are covered by
The methods used in this report are the the emissions calculations. The method the business loans and unlisted equity
ones highlighted in red. that scored the highest on the data quality methodology.
scale while choosing the cleanest data was
The methodology for all asset classes is prioritized. In the end a final data quality The Bank intends to increase its coverage in
built on the same foundation. The portion score, calculated by a weighted average future disclosures.
financed by the Bank, and the emissions of based on the outstanding amount, is
the asset class. presented.
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1 https://www.cdp.net/en/articles/media/finance-sectors-funded-emissions-over-700-times-greater-than-its-own
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2020 2019
Methodology
Methodology
Out of scope
Out of scope
Total assets
Total assets
In scope for
In scope for
in progress
in progress
Emissions
Emissions
emissions
emissions
Intensity
Intensity
Assets
(ISK m) (ISK m) (ISK m) (ISK m) (kt CO2 eq) (ISK m) (ISK m) (ISK m) (ISK m) (kt CO2 eq)
Total financed emissions / ISKm) / ISKm)
in 2019 were 358 kt Cash and balances with Central Bank 78,948 78,948 138,863 138,863
Loans to credit institutions 89,920 89,920 52,728 52,728
CO2eq and 163 kt CO2eq
Bonds and debt instruments 128,216 13,016 35,901 79,299 0.25 0.02 52,614 10,491 9,389 32,735 0.03 < 0.01
in 2020. Derivatives 6,647 6,647 5,621 5,621
Loans to customers 1,006,717 932,750 73,534 433 158.72 0.17 899,632 817,276 82,356 351.29 0.43
he methodology of
T Shares and equity instruments 14,851 10,337 4,509 5 3.57 0.34 13,094 10,047 3,047 6.82 0.68
each asset class can be Investment in associates 775 775* 731 731*
Property and equipment 7,341 7,341* 6,953 6,953*
found in the next section.
Intangible assets 3,478 3,478 0
Other assets 4,125 4,125 4,270 4,270
The breakdown of the Non-current assets at disposal groups held for sale 3,173 3,173 0
total emissions in relation Total 1,344,191 956,103 301,704 86,384 162.54 0.17 1,174,506 837,814 298,337 38,356 358.14 0.43
to the Bank‘s balance
sheet can be found on Loans to customers
pages 24 og 25. Individuals 437,377 389,543 47,834 9.01 0.02 349,181 298,208 50,973 8.87 0.03
Commerce and services 124,260 117,005 7,255 20.82 0.18 126,488 116,922 9,564 21.33 0.18
Out of scope for financed Construction 42,352 40,554 1,798 10.75 0.27 44,420 42,769 1,651 11.98 0.28
Energy 8,673 8,673 1.30 0.15 7,887 7,876 11 2.59 0.33
emissions but included in
Financial services 1,539 1,099 8 433 < 0.01 < 0.01 2,315 2,293 22 0.02 0.01
the operational footprint. Industrial and transportation 78,561 73,176 5,385 87.29 1.19 82,288 75,251 7,037 274.83 3.65
Investment companies 23,440 23,323 117 0.28 0.01 23,590 23,472 118 0.47 0.02
Public sector and non- organisations 10,911 832 10,079 0.08 0.10 12,312 805 11,507 0.11 0.14
Real estate 157,502 156,565 937 1.18 0.01 145,559 144,390 1,169 1.74 0.01
Seafood 122,102 121,980 122 28.00 0.23 105,592 105,288 304 29.37 0.28
Total 1,006,717 932,750 73,534 433 158.72 0.17 899,632 817,273 82,359 351.29 0.43
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ktCO2 eq
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2020 2019
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Conclusion Measuring, disclosures & target setting Financing the transition to a net-zero
future
The estimations presented in this report The measurement will be carried out
have provided a valuable starting point annually from now on and the Bank will The transition to a net-zero world will
for mapping the path towards the goal of continue improving the quality and reliability require substantial investment which
becoming net-zero. along with increasing the coverage. creates opportunities for banks to support
customer’s financial needs. Green loans that
The path to zero for Íslandsbanki might The 2021 PCAF results are expected to be fall under the Bank’s Sustainable Financing
be different compared to banks in other due in summer 2022 and will be submitted Framework are important tools to support
countries and regions. The natural resources to the Carbon Disclosure Project as part of the transition required.
in Iceland provide Icelanders with greener the banks overall carbon emissions.
electricity and heating than for most and The Bank is committed to creating positive
while increasing the energy efficiency of Based on the measurement, the aim is to incentives to expedite investment in the
housing is important, its impact on the total have science-based targets approved by transition that is needed to halt climate
emissions is negligible. Being an island, the end of 2022 for short and medium term change. A part of that financial incentive
the transportation sector is doomed to be financed emissions. As part of that work the comes from channeling favorable funding
carbon intensive as it still is dependent on Bank will set intermediate targets for 2030, rates when issuing sustainable bonds.
fossil fuel. using robust and science-based guidelines. Another part comes from evidence that
suggests sustainable loans entail lower
The Bank's financed emissions decreased credit risk. The Bank can therefore extend
significantly between 2019 and 2020, but cheaper funding to sustainable companies
not entirely intentionally as it is mostly due which are not themselves able to access
to the pandemic and reduced activity in the capital markets directly, for example due to
tourism sector. their small size.
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Section 2
Methodology
and results per
asset class
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In the table below, green vehicles refers to compared to 2019 is due to more loans to
fully electric vehicles, methane vehicles or green and hybrid vehicles and less to fossil
hydrogen vehicles. fuel vehicles.
Hybrid vehicles refer to battery electric Note that scope 2 is not included in these
hybrid vehicles, plug in hybrid vehicles and results. Electricity production in Iceland
methane hybrid vehicles. comes mainly from hydro and geothermal
powerplants which makes the scope 2 of
Fossil fuel vehicles refer to gasoline and electric and hybrid electric cars very low.
diesel fuelled vehicles.
Between years, the portfolio is 3.5% smaller
Further information can be found in on page but the carbon footprint decreases by 10%.
21.
The emissions are equal to the annual
Discussion emissions of around 13 thousand average
passenger cars in the Icelandic car fleet1.
The change in financed emissions in 2020
Results 2020
The motor vehicle loans portfolio emissions. Only scope 1 is calculated as according to the PCAF standard.
1 Based on average emissions as according to Orkusetur and the driving distance as according to The Icelandic Transport Authority
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Mortgages
Financed emissions
Methodology a significant carbon footprint but that is geothermal energy and hydropower, which
not included in the operational footprint is where most of the heating and electricity
The energy consumption was estimated estimated in this category. The reason come from.
based on the type of housing and building being that it should be caught by the
material per square meter. The information business loans and unlisted equity or the The mortgage portfolio increased in volume
on the energy consumption was gathered project finance categories when houses are by 34% from 2019 to 2020 but the carbon
from Mannvit x Arion bank's report on constructed.. footprint of the portfolio only increased by
Icelandic housing. 17%, as the new mortgages were mostly for
Discussion apartments.
The emission factor was gathered through Mortgages in Iceland are one of the
the Environment Agency of Iceland. In Breakdown of the 2019 emissions are
“cleanest“ loans available in Iceland, due to
Iceland geothermal energy is used in most available on page 23.
places for heating and electricity production Results 2020
is mostly driven by hydropower. The emission
factor is therefore low, compared to other
countries.
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3. if the company’s revenue was not The lack of scope 3 is not an issue in this
available, the emissions were estimated version as none of the Bank’s customers
proportionally through the loan fall into the category where PCAF requires
balance. scope 3.
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For business loans to listed companies Discussion The most intensive industries are industrials
the denominator of the attribution factor and transportation, seafood, construction
becomes the enterprise value of the The pandemic had a considerable impact and energy.
company including cash. on the business loans and unlisted equity
portfolio. The emissions of the industrials and Based on these results, Íslandsbanki’s
For unlisted equity the outstanding amount transportation sector decreases significantly, business loans and unlisted equity in 2020
is calculated as the Bank’s number of shares which was the by far most carbon intensive amount to 3% of the total emissions of the
divided by the total number of shares, sector the previous year. This is mainly due to Icelandic economy according to information
multiplied with the total equity. less demand for passenger transportation on from Statistics Iceland.
land and air.
Emissions of the business loans and unlisted equity category. Scope 3 is not included here as it is under a phase-in approach and is
not required for this version of the financed emissions.
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Methodology Methods (2) and (3) where mostly used to For bonds to private companies the
assess the emissions of the corporate bonds. denominator becomes, as for estimating
The emissions are gathered as for the business loans to private companies, total
business loans and unlisted equity asset All listed equity and corporate bonds where equity + debt.
class: the relevant methodology is available are
covered in this calculation. Discussion
1. through company reporting,
As the same methods are used for this The intensity of this portfolio is quite low for
2. estimation based on statistical data,
asset class and the business loans and two reasons. The listed equity and corporate
emissions of the Icelandic economy
unlisted equity, the downside of using the bonds are mostly invested in low-carbon
and revenue of the Icelandic economy,
coefficients based on the data from Statistics sectors (regarding scope 1 & 2). Equally as
from Statistics Iceland. An intensity
Iceland is, again, that it is not possible to in the business loans and unlisted equity
coefficient was calculated based on the
assess the difference between scope 1 and 2, category, the pandemic has a significant
sector and multiplied by the company’s
and scope 3 becomes unattainable. impact on the emissions and many of the
revenue,
Bank‘s customers are increasing in value.
3. and using the PCAF database.
Section 3
Further details
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Further details
Detailed methodology
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Mortgages
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Property and
equipment is listed
out of scope here
as it is a part of the
operation carbon
footprint, discussed
on page 7.
Methodology in
progress
Methodology in
progress refers to
categories where
the methodology
is underway, for
example sovereign
bonds.
The emissions of the different PCAF categories in relation to the Bank’s balance sheet in 2020. Within the asset class loans to customers about 93% of the portfolio was measured.
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Property and
equipment is listed
out of scope here
as it is a part of the
operation carbon
footprint, discussed
on page 7.
Methodology in
progress
Methodology in
progress refers to
categories where
the methodology
is underway, for
example sovereign
bonds.
The emissions of the different PCAF categories in relation to the Bank’s balance sheet in 2019. Within the asset class loans to customers 91% was measured.
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eq) eq)
More detail on the
breakdown in terms of
NACE rev. 2.
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