Carbon Banking

Fortis Merchant Banking is fully committed to helping customers seize the opportunities and master the liabilities created by our increasingly carbon-constrained world. With our unparalleled market expertise and broad range of services, we are the global partner of choice in Carbon Banking.

Our clients

We serve companies and organisations of many different kinds – our customer is, in essence, anyone affected by the global carbon schemes. Carbon Banking clients include:

• energy conglomerates and energy intensive industries wishing to hedge their emissions exposure 
• project developers reducing emissions in developing countries 
• governments purchasing emissions credits to help meet their Kyoto targets

Our international teams also provide services to other banks and funds that are active in Carbon Banking.

How we can help you

Carbon Banking at Fortis covers a broad spectrum of financial services ranging from equity and debt to trading and ad-ministration. As a pioneer in all financial aspects of the carbon market, Fortis Merchant Banking has the expertise to deliver superior solu-tions for your emission assets trading needs. These include:

• carbon trading services (OTC, intermediary and exchange-based) 
• carbon finance services (debt and equity solutions, M&A, etc.) 
• carbon clearing services (market access, clearing and settlement) 
• carbon trust services (registry, administrative and custodian services) 
• carbon fund services (establishment, structuring/engineering and management)

Fortis Merchant Banking: the right choice

We are the global market leader in Carbon Banking. Fortis was the first bank to launch Carbon Banking as an all-inclusive service, starting in 2004 when Fortis Merchant Banking executed its first trade under the EU ETS. In that same year, Fortis also became co-sponsor of the European Carbon Fund, the first such fund structured and managed by major financial institutions. Throughout 2005, Fortis Merchant Banking firmly established itself as a market leader and pioneer in the European carbon arena. Through our sound client portfolio and full suite of carbon services, we are able to deliver pioneering solutions for a myriad of carbon needs.

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