Our initiatives

We are dedicated to safeguarding the safety and well-being of Europe through the provision of funding for projects related to security and defence at a time of war on the European continent. This is why we have introduced the Strategic European Security Initiative (SESI), aimed at mobilising investment in technology and security infrastructure in Europe, thus bolstering overall security efforts. 

The EIB Group approved a strategy for gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. The strategy strengthens the impact on gender equality of EIB Group lending and support for projects that increase the economic participation of women.

To develop a sustainable yet competitive economy, we need to address our current linear economic model and find ways to circulate our resources for as long as possible. The EIB provides finance and advisory for circular economy projects.

Since the start of the pandemic, the EIB Group has mobilised all possible resources to counter both the economic fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak and the disease itself.

The EIB is investing in the sustainable blue economy and supporting initiatives aiming at reducing pollution and preserving our oceans. Under our Clean and Sustainable Ocean Programme, the Sustainable Ocean Strategy (“Blue SOS”) and the Clean Oceans Initiative aim to invest in projects focusing on sustainable development on rivers, coasts and the oceans across the globe.