Berner Kantonalbank focusses on climate-friendly mortgages
The Berner Kantonalbank (BEKB) supports sustainable renovation with mortgages at preferential conditions. To this end, BEKB has teamed up with the Bernese online platform myky. The mortgages are based on the myky renovation calculator.
Berner Kantonalbank wants to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its mortgage portfolio by 2030. To this end, BEKB is supporting energy-efficient refurbishments with the introduction of myky mortgages, BEKB announced in a press release. They are based on the renovation calculator of the myky online platform.
“Our customers benefit from preferential conditions when renovating their homes in an environmentally friendly way”, BEKB CEO Armin Brun is quoted as saying in the press release. “At the same time, we as a bank are promoting the reduction of CO2 emissions in our market area.” By 2030, emissions from financed residential properties are to be reduced by 45 per cent and those from other properties by 35 per cent.
The myky platform was launched at the end of 2021 by BEKB together with Energie Wasser Bern and Gebäudeversicherung Bern. The start-up specialises in practical tips and tools to support homeowners. In addition to BEKB, 16 other cantonal banks are currently involved, represented by NNH Holding AG.