Green Business Loan

We offer discounted finance to businesses looking to implement energy-saving initiatives in order to reduce their carbon footprint and costs.

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Green business loans at a glance

Making your business more energy-efficient can be an effective way of reducing operating costs while being kinder to the planet.

Our Green Business Loan offers discounted finance to businesses who want to implement energy-saving initiatives in order to reduce their carbon footprint and their costs, for example, LED lighting to replace fluorescent lights, more energy-efficient heating and cooling systems hence reducing reliance on oil and gas.

Grants available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland1 may also help you with the cost of making your business more energy-efficient.

Features

  • Flexible repayment terms
  • We can tailor loans to suit your cash flow
  • Borrow from €5,000 to €300,000
  • For amounts up to €120,000 the variable interest rate is 6.29%2
  • For amounts from €120,000 to €300,000 the secured variable interest rate is 4.84%2
  • No arrangement fee
  • Terms between 3 and 7 years

To find out what the current Small Business and Agri Rate is, please click here

Who can apply

Our Green Business Loan is aimed at enabling businesses who are seeking funding support up to €300,000 for green initiatives that are environmentally focused.


Typically, projects could fall into the following categories:

  • Energy efficiencies from processes/distribution
  • Recycling/waste improvement & treatment efficiencies
  • Energy cost reduction
  • Premises energy (retro)fit efficiency improvements
  • LED lighting, refrigeration, insulation etc
  • Marketability/improvement of product
  • Reduced community emissions
  • Wind/water/solar technologies
  • Renewable energy
  • Rain water harvesting.

Projects specific to Agriculture may include:

  • Efficiencies from processes
  • Sustainable farm operations (organics etc)
  • Emission (methane) reduction programmes etc
  • Recycling/waste improvement efficiencies
  • Energy cost reduction
  • Premises energy (retro)fit efficiency improvements
  • Wind/water/solar technologies
  • Rain water harvesting.

Borrowers may need to confirm or provide proof of work being undertaken to enhance sustainability or retro-fit their business in order to qualify for a Green Busines

How to Apply

Existing Customers

If you’re an existing customer, all we need is a completed application. If we need more information from you before making our lending decision, we’ll get in touch.

New Customers

If you’re a new business customer, we’ll need the following:

  • A completed application
  • The business’ last 3 years’ certified accounts
  • 6 months business bank statement
  • 6 months personal bank statements (if your personal account is not already with Bank of Ireland). For Sole Traders, this will include any personal accounts you may have in your name or jointly with someone else. For Limited Company accounts this may include personal accounts of the Directors and Owners of the business

 

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Amounts up to €120,0003

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Amounts greater than €120,000 up to €500,0003

Call our team

Existing and new customers can call us on 0818 210 614 Mon-Fri, 9am – 5pm.

Visit your local branch

New customers can call into their local branch.


Help & Support

Need help and support? Read our frequently asked questions to find an answer.

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Representative examples

A Green Business Loan of €100,000 at a variable rate of 6.29% over a 7 year term will require 84 monthly repayments of €1,473.22. The total cost of credit is €23,750.48. The total amount repayable is €123,750.48. This discount would represent a saving of €1,205.40 over a 7 year period when compared with the non discounted rate.

A Green Business Loan of €200,000 at a secured variable rate of 4.84% over a 7 year term will require 84 monthly repayments of €2,809.95. The total cost of credit is €36,035.80. The total amount repayable is €236,035.80. This discount would represent a saving of €2,347.80 over a 7 year period when compared with the non discounted rate.

Security may be required. Level of security required and rate applicable, will be determined by the amount, purpose & term of facility, in conjunction with the nature and value of the security being offered.
Warning: If you do not meet the repayments on your credit facility agreement, your account will go into arrears. This may affect your credit rating, which may limit your ability to access credit in the future.
Warning: The cost of your repayments may increase
1 Bank of Ireland is not responsible for the information on third party websites
2 The interest rates quoted include a discount of 0.30% off the margin that the Bank applies to the Small Business Agri Rate (SBAR) for loans up to a maximum of €300,000.
3 Lending criteria, Terms and Conditions apply. Maximum credit of €300,000 available for online applications.