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About BayernLB

The Bayerische Landesbank is a German publicly regulated bank, founded in 1972. It is one of the eight Landesbanken. As a commercial bank, BayernLB offers financial services in private, industrial, investment and foreign business. As a state and municipal bank, BayernLB is responsible for credit and financial counsel for the state of Bavaria and its municipalities and districts. Through its subsidiaries, the bank is involved in a variety of other business areas: the Bayerische Landesbodenkreditanstalt is an organ of state housing policy, while the LBS Bayern is a public building society (Bausparkasse). Through its full ownership of the Deutsche Kreditbank, based in Berlin, BayernLB is also involved in retail banking.

Website https://www.bayernlb.com/internet/en/blb/resp/index.jsp
Headquarters
Brienner Straße 18
80333 München
Germany
CEO/chair Dr Johannes-Jörg Riegler
CEO
Supervisor
Bundesbank
Annual report Annual report 2018
Ownership

BayernLB shareholders are the Free State of Bavaria (75%) and the Association of the Bavarian Savings Banks (25%). BayernLB's structure can be accessed here.

Related Dodgy Deals

BayernLB has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

Projects - active profiles

Dakota Access Pipeline United States profile

energy distribution | oil and gas
Debt – project finance
USD 120 million
2 August 2016 - 2 August 2019
source: Bloomberg terminal, courtesy of Rainforest Action Network
There are no active projects for BayernLB now.

Projects - on record profiles

Mining in Goa/ Sesa Goa India profile

mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
USD 25 million
August 2008

Mochovce nuclear power plant (units 3 & 4) Slovakia profile

energy plants - nuclear
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 350 million
April 2004

Companies - active profiles

RWE Germany profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - nuclear | mining - coal
Debt – corporate loan
USD 245 million
2014 - 2017
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Share issue – underwriter
USD 136 million
2014 - 2017
Combined share and bond issuance underwriting
source: BankTrack Coal Developers Report 2017
link
Uncategorised
EUR 110.9 million
2005 - 2013
shares/bonds underwriter or manager
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 24.1 
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014
Debt – corporate loan
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 6.2 million
revolving credit
source: Thomson ONE database.
There are no active companies for BayernLB now.

Companies - on record profiles

EDF France profile

energy plants - nuclear
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 189 million
source: Thomson ONE database

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) India profile

energy plants - coal | energy plants - hydro | energy plants - renewables | manufacturing | mining - coal
Debt – corporate loan
source: Euroweek - Issue: 972; Asian Development Bank, Manilla, 25 October 2006;Thomson ONE database;Press release NTPC, New Delhi, 27 March 2007.

SUEK Russian Federation profile

mining - coal
Debt – corporate loan
EUR 24.5 million
2005 - 2013
source: Banks and Coal Spreadsheet, Profundo, 2014

Vedanta Resources United Kingdom profile

mining - non coal
Debt – corporate loan
USD 25 million
August 2008

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external news
our news

28 major banks warned not to finance Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Over 20 Indigenous and environmental groups deliver urgent letter.
2017-06-09 | BankTrack, Rainforest Action Network, others
blog
external news
our news

BayernLB zieht sich aus Pipeline-Finanzierung zurück

2017-02-24 | Welt.de

Documents

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annual reports

Annual report 2018

2019-05-14 00:00:00 | BayernLB
our publications

Coal plant developers: 2018 research analysis

2018-12-05 00:00:00 | BankTrack
csr policies

Guidelines for financing transactions

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Sustainability policy

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Environmental policy

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Sustainability agreement for suppliers and external service providers

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
annual reports

Annual report 2017

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Statement on modern slavery and human trafficking

2018-06-12 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Code of conduct

2018-04-30 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Anti-money laundering policy

2018-01-15 00:00:00 | BayernLB
correspondence

Letter from RAN and 13 others to 14 banks that underwrote Kinder Morgan Canada IPO on warning to finance the IPO

2017-06-06 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network et al
annual reports

Sustainability report 2016

2017-05-01 00:00:00 | BayernLB
correspondence

Letter from BayernLB to BankTrack on Dakota Access Pipeline

2016-12-09 00:00:00 | BayernLB
correspondence

Letter from 500 organisations to BayernLB on financing DAPL

2016-11-30 00:00:00 | 500 organisations
annual reports

Sustainability Report 2014

2015-04-09 00:00:00 | BayernLB
annual reports

Umwelterklärung 2014

2014-06-01 00:00:00 | BayernLB
annual reports

Annual Report 2013

2014-01-01 00:00:00
annual reports

Annual Report 2012

2013-04-14 00:00:00 | BayernLB
annual reports

Sustainability Report 2011

2013-02-27 00:00:00 | BayernLB

Links

Bayern LB's webpage on corporate social responsibility

https://www.bayernlb.com/internet/en/blb/resp/verantwortung_1/overview/overview_responsibility/einstieg_verantwortung.jsp

Policies

Voluntary initiatives

BayernLB has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:

Investment policies

BayernLB's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

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csr policies

Guidelines for financing transactions

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Sustainability policy

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Environmental policy

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Sustainability agreement for suppliers and external service providers

2018-07-13 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Statement on modern slavery and human trafficking

2018-06-12 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Code of conduct

2018-04-30 00:00:00 | BayernLB
csr policies

Anti-money laundering policy

2018-01-15 00:00:00 | BayernLB

Good moves

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2017

Six banks step away from Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and backers

In February 2017, ABN AMRO, ING, BayernLB and Nordea all announced they would step away from financing either the project or its backers. In March, ING became the first bank to sell its portion of a project loan supporting the pipeline. This was followed by DNB and by BNP Paribas selling…