Clarity AI, the leading global sustainability data analytics technology company, announces that Visalia, a Spanish company focused on responsible energy practices, has chosen its services to carry out a comprehensive assessment based on ESG (environmental, social and governance) criteria. governance). This evaluation supports your green bond issuance program for 100 million euros over 5 years issued in the MARF. In this framework, Solventis acts as registered advisor, placement entity and global coordinator, CaixaBank as payment agent; Araoz & Rueda as legal advisor; KPMG as financial advisor, and Ethifinance is responsible for the evaluation of the Green Financing Framework and the issuance of the Second Party Opinion. Get to know elEconomista ESG, the green portal of elEconomista.es.
Clarity AI has developed an ESG risk score which relies on advanced analytics to provide a clear, data-driven view on environmental, social and governance sustainability. This assessment helps medium-sized companies in Spain and other markets improve their sustainability profiles and connect more effectively with investors. In January 2025, Visalia Energía’s ESG risk score stood at 81 out of 100 (under the “All Companies” universe, within Clarity AI), providing investors with relevant insights into its sustainability strategy and performance.
“We are pleased to support Visalia at this key time for the company,” said Esther Albert, Strategy Manager at Clarity AI. “Our ESG risk score not only highlights the company’s commitment to sustainability, but also identifies areas for improvement and opportunities, driving a more responsible investment environment.”
Clarity AI methodology includes a comprehensive assessment of sustainability practices of Visalia, based on recognized industry frameworks, such as SASB, GRI and SFDR PAIs. This process generates an objective and unbiased ESG risk score that reflects both strengths and areas for improvement. Additionally, the platform allows Visalia to continually update its data, ensuring that the score always reflects the most recent information available.
This initiative also offers Visalia access to a network of more than 200 investors that use Clarity AI for portfolio analysis and reporting. The company can benefit from continuous benchmarking with a universe of more than 35,000 companies in the ESG space, thus obtaining valuable information on its competitive positioning.
On December 20, after placing a first tranche of 20 million euros of its 100 million euro green promissory note program to finance its Renewable Proximity Communities, Visalia has placed a second tranche of 4.2 million eurosin which the participation of entities and investment funds with a marked purpose oriented towards social and environmental sustainability has stood out.
Pablo Abejas, CEO of Visalia indicated that “in Visalia we have shown that we can be profitable while helping the most modest families and SMEs to access clean and renewable energy at competitive prices, without having to invest a single euro. In our social responsibility policy we are still going further and we provide help to hundreds of vulnerable families who suffer from energy poverty, in coordination with the Responsible Energy Foundation, of which Visalia is one of the founding patrons and which has been recognized in the sector as the best social initiative in the energy field in 2024”.
In recent weeks, Visalia has communicated to MARF several relevant facts, among which stands out the appointment of three women directors, in line with the gender diversity policy on the Visalia board of directors. To ensure the correct treatment of ESG risks Visalia has reserved a position for the ESG Directorate on its board, in such a way that maximum relevance is given to its ESG strategy and has appointed Pepi Jiménez, its director of ESG and human resources, as a director. .
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