blueplanet Investments AG is evaluating the issuance of a green convertible bond to finance projects in the area of water hygiene

DGAP-News: blueplanet Investments AG / Key word(s): Issue of Debt/Sustainability
03.02.2021 / 12:43
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blueplanet Investments AG is evaluating the issuance of a green convertible bond to finance projects in the area of water hygiene

  • Setup and expansion of the "blueplanet water" sector
  • Finance mobile water treatment plants for the purification of contaminated groundwater, wastewater, sewage, rainwater and drinking water
  • Use of proceeds in accordance with the ICMA Green Bond Principles (GBP)

Frankfurt am Main, 03 February 2021- blueplanet Investments AG ("blueplanet AG", "blueplanet"), the German specialist for clean and safe water and sustainable hygiene applications, is considering the issuance of a green convertible bond (Green Bond) to finance and implement its growth strategy in the field of mobile drinking water hygiene.

blueplanet AG develops and produces sustainable solutions in the areas of hygiene "blueplanet hygiene", clean and safe drinking water "blueplanet water" and improvement of the food industry "blueplanet food". The corporate group holds three wholly owned subsidiaries in these business areas.

Committed to preserve and safeguard our planet, blueplanet provides sustainable technologies for a protected environment and clean and safe water. With its products, the company wants to contribute to an improved world and affordable access to clean drinking water and higher hygiene standards.

blueplanet has adapted its business model to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

blueplanet is already internationally successful in the hygiene and disinfection business field "blueplanet hygiene". With the potential inflow of funds from the Green Bond, blueplanet plans to build up the "blueplanet water" division and to invest specifically in decentralised and mobile drinking water treatment. Only projects that comply with the ICMA Green Bond Principles (GBP), which are in line with ecological standards and the company's strict Code of Conducts, will be financed with the proceeds of the bond.

Depending on the market environment, the bond could be issued in the first quarter of 2021.

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About blueplanet Investments AG (blueplanet):

Founded in 2015, blueplanet Investments AG pursues the goal of making a significant contribution to the preservation of our blue planet. In the same year, the United Nations Development Goals were adopted, to which the blueplanet Group is dedicated. It focuses on the supply of clean and safe drinking water and the improvement of hygiene standards on an ecological basis. Customers all over the world trust blueplanet's products and concepts. Their areas of application range from all fields of surface disinfection to the veterinary sector, and from indoor air disinfection to drinking water purification.
Due to deliberate acquisitions in technological innovations, the blueplanet group is now one of the fastest growing companies in its sector. Following its expansion in the hygiene sector, blueplanet now intends to focus more on its mission of "clean and safe drinking water for all". The group has been rated as one of the most sustainable ESG compliant companies in the world by an independent rating agency and currently has around 50 employees working at the group's sites.

Contact:

Instinctif Partners
Annette Kohler-Kruse
Tel.: +49 89 3090 5189 23
Email: annette.kohler-kruse@instinctif.com
blueplanet Investments AG
Ulrike Goldau
Tel: +49 69 4015 0789 0
Email: ug@blueplanet-investments.com
 

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