KfW Umweltprogramm
Supports German companies with subsidised loans for environmental protection, climate action, circular economy, biodiversity, and resource efficiency upgrades.
The KfW Umweltprogramm (programmes 240 and 241) is a subsidised loan instrument from KfW Bankengruppe supporting corporate investment in environmental protection, climate mitigation, circular economy measures, biodiversity preservation, and resource efficiency in Germany. Operated under KfW's promotional mandate on behalf of the federal government, the programme is part of KfW's Energie und Umwelt…
Offers subsidised loans of up to EUR 25 million to German companies and institutions investing in environmental protection, climate action, circular economy, and resource efficiency.
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