News Release
5 July 2019HSBC SUPPORTS NEW SDG BONDS FORRETAIL INVESTORSHSBC, as part of our commitment to sustainability and our responsibilities to theenvironment, economies and societies in which we operate, is supporting the issue oftwo new SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) bond offerings for Japanese retailinvestors.
The “EYE (Education, Youth and Employment) Bond” is being issued by the InterAmerican Development Bank (“IDB”) through Naito Securities, with HSBC serving asarranger. It will be available in two denominations – Turkish Lira (2-year tenor) andIndonesian Rupiah (3-year tenor).
With social expectations changing, investors are placing increasing importance on thewider impact businesses have on people and the planet. HSBC recognises theimportance of embedding good sustainability practice into our business and our aim is
to be a leading partner to the public and private sectors in supporting the transition to alow carbon future.
The HSBC Group has committed USD100 billion in financing to develop clean energy
and lower-carbon technologies between 2017 and 2025. In 2017, we issued the world’s
first corporate bond based on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals with avalue of USD1 billion. Last year, we supported more than USD2 billion worth ofsustainability bond transactions globally, making us the leading player in the sector1.
For more than a decade, HSBC has helped clients break new ground in the green bondmarkets in Europe and Asia, and finance some of the biggest climate-friendly
infrastructure projects in the world.
EYE Bonds
EYE Bonds are issued based on the Education, Youth, and Employment (EYE) Bond
program and provides funding for IDB’s eligible EYE project loans. The EYE Bond program
projects, like all IDB projects, are designed to promote sustainable growth, poverty
reduction and social equity. However, EYE projects specifically focus on education, youthand employment.
IDB has a “life cycle” approach to building human capital from early childhood care andeducation, through formal primary and secondary education, as well as programs thatfacilitate labor market placement by improving the transition from school to work throughvocational training. In this way, the IDB assists Latin American and the Caribbean
countries to increase productivity and improve social inclusion of young people
throughout key intervention stages.

Principal members of HSBC in Japan are:
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited
HSBC Global Asset Management (Japan) K.K.

(1) TRY Zero Coupon Note
Issuer: IDB
Ratings: AAA (S&P) / Aaa (Moody’s)Issue Date: August 8, 2019
Maturity Date: August 9, 2021

(2) IDR Zero Coupon Note
Issuer: IDB
Ratings: AAA (S&P) / Aaa (Moody’s)Issue Date: August 8, 2019
Maturity Date: August 9, 2022

Naito Securities is committed to building a sustainable future and bringing SDG
investment opportunities to Japanese retail clients. Today’s announcement marks theninth and tenth SDG related offerings Naito Securities has distributed over the past twoyears.

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Notes to editors:
1. According to Environmental Finance magazine
Inter-American Development BankThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is devoted to improving lives. Established in 1959,
the IDB is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social and institutional
development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts cutting-edge researchand provides policy advice, technical assistance and training to public and private sector clients
throughout the region.
Since becoming the first Asian member country of the IDB in 1976, Japan has been involved in
IDB projects through a number of funds and programs.
HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves
customers worldwide from offices in 66 countries and territories in our geographical regions:
Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets ofUS$2,659bn at 31 March 2019, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services
organisations.

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