The European Banking Federation published the first in a joint series of industrial policy briefs with UNEP Finance Initiative, aiming to help financial institutions and other stakeholders understand how key European industry sectors are evolving in the sustainable transformation. The inaugural brief focuses on the EU chemical industry and identifies seven potential policy levers intended to strengthen the sector’s investment case and improve its ability to attract finance for decarbonisation. The brief frames transition investment needs around coherent, predictable and long-term industrial and environmental policies, simplified processes and stable incentive systems to support innovation and demand for sustainable products and services. It summarises key policies affecting the chemical sector and groups its recommendations around enhancing the enabling environment, ensuring a coherent and horizontal policy approach to the sector’s transition and financing, and deploying de-risking mechanisms to improve investment viability and bankability, drawing on joint EBF and UNEP FI work and feedback from banks and industry leaders. A related webinar, Financing the Clean Industrial Deal, is scheduled for 16 December.
European Banking Federation 2025-12-12
European Banking Federation publishes joint brief setting out seven policy levers to strengthen financing for the EU chemical sector transition
The European Banking Federation and UNEP Finance Initiative released the first policy brief to guide financial institutions on sustainably transforming key European industries. The inaugural brief focuses on the EU chemical industry, proposing seven policy levers to enhance investment appeal and finance decarbonisation, emphasizing coherent policies, simplified processes, and stable incentives for innovation and sustainable product demand.