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Annual Report KOMMUNINVEST COOPERATIVE SOCIETY Annual Report 2019 INTRODUCTION Kommuninvest in brief ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 3 Chairman’s Statement ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 6 President’s Statement ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Our mission ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Focus of sustainability efforts ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 Sustainable financing ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 Responsible operations �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 18 Sustainable organisation ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 20 Sustainability indicators ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 22 Auditor’s opinion ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 24 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ REPORT Business focus ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 26 Local government loan financing ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27 Lending �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 Funding �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 30 Liquidity management ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 31 Organisation and employees ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32 Financial position ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 33 Risk and capital management ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 34 Governance and control ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 39 Board of Directors’ Report – Parent Society �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 44 Proposed distribution of earnings��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 45 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Table of contents, Financial Statements ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 47 Income statement and Statement of comprehensive income – Group �������������������������������� 48 Balance sheet – Group ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 50 Statement of changes in equity – Group ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 52 Cash flow statement – Group ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 54 Income statement and Statement of comprehensive income – Parent Society ����� 55 Balance sheet – Parent Society ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 56 Statement of changes in equity – Parent Society ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 57 Cash flow statement – Parent Society ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������58 Notes ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 59 Five-Year Summary �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 99 Alternative performance measurements – Group ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 100 Signatures ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 101 Audit Report ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 102 Review Report �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 105 Members of the Kommuninvest Cooperative Society ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� 106 Annual Report of the Kommuninvest Cooperative Society. “Kommuninvest” or “the Group” refers to the Kommuninvest Group, consisting of a member organisation, the Kommuninvest Cooperative Society (the Society), the credit market group Kommuninvest i Sverige AB (the Company) and Kommuninvest Fastighets AB. The Annual Report for Kommuninvest i Sverige AB (publ) is available from kommuninvest.se/en While care has been taken in translation, readers are reminded that the original annual report, signed by the Board of Directors, is in Swedish. KOMMUNINVEST IN BRIEF Working together for better terms Kommuninvest’s role entails offering secure and cost-effective financing to its members and customers – Swedish municipalities, regions, municipal companies and other local government actors. Our vision Green Loans Kommuninvest shall be the world’s best organisation for local government 278 financial administration. We finance the development of Sweden’s local and regional sectors, as well as investments Green Loans for a sound and sustainable society. + 12Kommuninvest is owned by Green Loans were 278 municipalities and 12 regions. introduced in 2015 for financing environmental and climate-related Basic concept investments. Since the Together, municipalities and regions can launch, the volume of borrow more securely and inexpensively Green Loans has increa- than each of them could individually. Together, sed to SEK 63 billion. the local government sector can also increase Organisation its expertise in financial management. with clear division of roles Kommuninvest comprises two parts. Since 1986 The Kommuninvest Cooperative Society Since its inception in 1986, Kommuninvest has (the Society) and the credit market company AAA helped reduce the Swedish local government Kommuninvest i Sverige AB (the Company). sector’s funding expenses by many billions of kronor. Ultimately this has benefited citizens who Kommuninvest Cooperative Society have had access to improved public services Administrates membership and at both the local and regional levels. the joint and several guarantee. The Board of Directors consists of elected politicians from municipalities and regions. Aaa Kommuninvest i Sverige AB Conducts the financial operations, including funding, liquidity management and lending. SEK 407 bn The Board of Directors consists of individuals Kommuninvest i Sverige Lending to members amounted to with expertise in areas such as public admi- AB has the highest SEK 407 billion at the end of 2019.
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