Central Bank of Slovenia raises green social and sustainable bond holdings to EUR 748 million and meets first medium-term climate target

The Central Bank of Slovenia published climate-related disclosures for its own financial asset portfolio, reporting that holdings of green, social and sustainable bonds reached EUR 748 million by the end of 2025, up EUR 122 million from the end of 2024 and enough to meet its first medium-term climate target. The update also shows a sharp reduction in portfolio carbon intensity, with the weighted carbon intensity of its non-financial corporate bond portfolio falling by about 50% and that of its equity portfolio by 74%. Green, social and sustainable bonds now represent about 11.5% of the central bank’s total financial asset portfolio, compared with EUR 32 million and less than 1% of the portfolio in 2018. The weighted average carbon intensity of the non-financial corporate bond and equity portfolios is about 81% and 84% lower, respectively, than comparable reference indices. The disclosures sit within the central bank’s socially responsible and sustainable investing strategy introduced in 2023 and aligned with the European Union climate neutrality strategy. The long-term objective is to bring greenhouse gas emissions in the central bank’s own asset portfolio as close as possible to net zero by 2050. By no later than the end of 2030, it aims to hold at least EUR 800 million in green, social and sustainable bonds and to continue reducing the carbon footprint of holdings in private-sector issuers, including corporate bonds, covered bonds and shares.