Green loan

Green Loan is a type of financing that enables farmers to use the proceeds for projects contributing to the environment. For investors, Green Loans give an opportunity to indirectly contribute to the generation of high-quality soil carbon credits, which are later sold on the Voluntary Carbon Market and receive part of the proceeds from their sale.
-2,847,928 kg CO2e

PL0002397

Goal
38,350 €
Raised
38,350 €
100%
Return rate
20.82%

Rating
B+

Period
48

Time left

LTV
80%

Country
Poland

Loan purpose
Working capital

Business information
Security measures
Loan history
Project owner Address
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
xx. Xxxxxxxx 18, 72-320 Xxxxxxxxóx
header_1 Declared Owned
Farming land131.00 ha60.00 ha
20242023
Revenue 99,925.00 € 136,508.00 €
Net profit - -
Equity ratio - -
Project description
Documents
Payment schedule

About the farm

The farmer has been farming since 2005, when he took over 21 ha from his father, and has since expanded his farm to 148 ha, of which he owns 69 ha. On the farm he is involved in crop production. He works independently. His sowing structure consists of 23 ha of rape, 15 ha of rye, 16 ha of oats, 24 ha of lupine, 18 ha of winter barley, 30 ha of winter wheat, 22 ha of maize.

On the farm he uses machinery such as:

  • PRONAR 2013 trailer
  • UNIA spreader 2019
  • UNIA disc aggregate 2019
  • UNIA plough UNIA 2021
  • UNIA 2021 spreader
  • LEMKEN 2021 ploughless aggregate
  • LEMKEN 2021 Cultivating and sowing unit
  • PRONAR 2021 trailer x2
  • HARDI sprayer 2021

The farmer plans to increase the acreage to 250ha within the next three years, and is already in preliminary talks with the owners of the land he leases. The loan is to be used for current agricultural needs including the purchase of fertilisers for the coming season.

Main Terms

The principal will be repaid by the farmer in regular instalments over the span of 4 years in accordance with the repayment schedule.

89 hectares of land are included in the Green Loan program. It is estimated that a total of 900 carbon certificates will be generated in 5 years (based on a conservative estimation). Consequently, investors will receive below indicated portion of sales proceeds from every carbon certificate generated from the land of the project owner involved in the program;

(1) 60% of income received during the loan period;

(2) 40% of income received for the following year after the loan period.

It is expected that the first carbon certificates will be generated and sold in the second quarter of 2026. The exact return will depend on the amount of sequestered CO2 levels and the sale price of the carbon certificates.

If the project owner (farmer) withdraws from the Carbon Credits Agreement and does not intend to follow the agreement on the carbon revenue split with investors, the project owner will be obliged to repay the entire loan as well as pay the penalty, calculated by multiplying the interest rate by the entire loan amount and period equal to the duration of the loan agreement plus 12 (twelve) months.

Investors of this loan would receive a penalty of 38350 EUR * 12% * 5 year = 23010 EUR. This penalty can be reduced by the return earned by investors from the carbon credits generated

If the project fails to be delivered successfully through no fault of the farmer, the farmer commits to paying investors a minimum interest rate of EURIBOR 6M + 1.5%. This commitment applies in situations such as the lack of market demand for selling carbon credits, among others.

Annualized return forecast

Conservative scenario (€20 per carbon certificate): 12,95% IRR*

Today's scenario (€35 per carbon certificate): 20,82% IRR*

Optimistic scenario (€100 per carbon certificate): 47,33% IRR*

Read more about the return scenarios in the document section

*The internal rate of return (IRR) is a metric used in financial analysis to estimate the profitability of potential investments. Learn more about it

Keep in mind that the return forecast is an estimation and does not guarantee you the returns mentioned above.

Project risks

Please note that investing in this project carries inherent risks, including the potential for the loss of profits and invested funds.

In the event that the Project Owner fails to fulfil their obligations, HeavyFinance will take all necessary measures to safeguard the interests of investors and utilise the provided collateral. However, the Platform Operator does not guarantee the complete fulfilment of the Project Owner’s obligations.

There is also the possibility that carbon certificates may not be generated due to various reasons, such as the actions of Heavy Finance UAB, the project owner, or external factors.

Due to changes in market conditions, measurement methodologies and other factors, the price of carbon certificates is subject to change.