The Green Wave

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All signals are green: sustainability is playing an increasingly important role in real estate. Whether it be property owners, investors or tenants, all are showing an increasing interest in the environment, climate protection and the efficiency of buildings. This green building trend is inspiring architects and city planners to create innovative designs that bring nature to urban areas. Sustainability is even becoming an indispensable criterion for financing.

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The Bosco Verticale is an architectural highlight that can be admired in the centre of Milan. The “vertical forest” certainly lives up to its name: the façades of both high-rise blocks are covered by enough trees to make up a one-hectare forest. In Frankfurt, 195,000 plants adorn the almost 200-metre high EDEN Tower in one of Europe’s highest vertical gardens. And in one of Munich’s quarters “the Werksviertel”, sheep have found a green home on a building’s rooftop.

The proportion of green buildings is steadily growing. It is rare for properties at top locations to be built or renovated without a sustainability certificate.

These spectacular designs, taking things to the extreme, symbolise a change of direction: nature is taking urban spaces back — not just as trees lining the pavements, but as natural elements of structures on roofs, in courtyards and on walls. Together, the “urban ecosystem” and the increased number of green public spaces work to counteract paved areas and provide many benefits: plants improve the quality of air, they provide shade and cool, they offer sound-proofing and they are both aesthetically pleasing and good for the soul.

Ecological, efficient, and smart
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Key certifications for green buildings
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Sustainable finance
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Green finance at pbb

pbb is also addressing the issue of how environmental, social and corporate governance concerns can be suitably taken into account in lending and funding.

In 2020, we created a framework
for issuing green bonds.

The first were issued in the first quarter of 2021. We have also started to build up a database that will allow us to grant green loans in the future.

4 Green projects

Year of
construction
2016

Warsaw
Spire

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Rated „Excellent“
Warsaw is one of Europe’s booming cities. As the economy grows, so too does the skyline. The Warsaw Spire financed by pbb is particularly striking. The highest office building in Poland has been received awards for both architecture and environmental standards.

Completion
scheduled for
2023

EDGE East
Side Berlin

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The Smart Tower
As of 2023, the building is set to meet the highest environmental, technology and modern workplace standards. pbb is part of the financing syndicate behind the capital’s beacon project.

Year of
construction
2015

ERSTE Campus,
Vienna

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New curves in the district
Environmental and social sustainability were key factors in the construction of the innovative office complex in Vienna. This commitment was rewarded with a platinum certification, which is the highest accolade in the DGNB system.

Year of
construction
2009

Augustusplatz,
Leipzig

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In the midst of things
You cannot get much more central: the office and business premises financed by pbb are located at Augustusplatz, putting them right in the heart of Leipzig. The building at number 11 has recently been refurbished and its energy efficiency improved.

Typical for pbb

pbb supports real estate investors in Europe and the US with financing for challenging projects. Below you will find a selection of international transactions that demonstrate the financing skills we provide for our clients.

Solar Carve Tower,
New York

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FOUR PARX MACH 2,
Hamburg

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Futurama Business Park,
Prague

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Look 21,
Stuttgart

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Leadership and Responsibility

Andreas Arndt
We are committed to expanding our core business in Commercial Real Estate Finance, enhancing pbb’s sustainability and driving forward digitalisation.

Andreas Arndt
Chairman of the Management Board and
Chief Financial Officer

We are a reliable and, in a positive sense, a predictable financing partner for our clients in Germany, Europe and the USA.

Thomas Köntgen
Deputy CEO, Real Estate Finance and
Public Investment Finance

Thomas Köntgen
Andreas Schenk
In this pandemic-related challenging market environment, the management of the credit portfolio and the selection of new business are extremely important issues.

Andreas Schenk
Member of the Management Board,
Chief Risk Officer

Issuing green bonds is an essential part of our approach to integrating sustainability aspects into pbb’s business model.

Marcus Schulte
Member of the Management Board,
Treasurer

Marcus Schulte

6 Top News
in 2020/21

What has been going on at pbb in recent months? Here is a small selection of the key news and events.

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About pbb

Business model pbb

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REAL ESTATE
FINANCE

PIF

PUBLIC
INVESTMENT
FINANCE

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pbb as an employer

823

Employees end of 2020

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Sustainability at pbb

100%

Carbon-neutral power supply at all German pbb locations

PRIME

at oekom

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Financial year in figures

16 CET1 ratio

42 Cost-income ratio

154 Pre-tax profit in € mn

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