Allegro includes ambitious 2030 climate, circular economy, and diversity targets into its funding strategy

18.09.2026

Allegro, the largest online marketplace founded in Europe, sets market standards with its new Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework. This financial structure allows Allegro to tie its loan terms to the achievement of environmental and social targets, such as carbon emission reductions, re-commerce growth, and diversity in leadership.

Under the sustainable development strategy for 2026–2030 that Allegro announced earlier this year, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) targets already are an essential engine for building the group's market value. Under the new financing framework, attaining specific ESG targets will mean lower financing margins for Allegro.

This marks a transition to an ever deeper, more active integration of ESG goals into Allegro’s business model. Allegro doesn’t want to just pursue operational responsibility - we want our ESG commitments to be directly reflected in our financial results. Adding the ESG component to our existing financing structure within the new financing framework does exactly that, as it aligns our strategy with our operational values, proving that double-digit business growth and deep social and environmental responsibility can - and must - go hand-in-hand."

Jon Eastick, Allegro’s Chief Financial Officer

Under the newly established framework, three core ESG targets from Allegro’s strategy may be included in the group’s debt instruments - such as sustainability-linked bonds or loans.

The targets are:

· Decarbonising Operations: Allegro commits to a 43% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 vs 2024

· Driving the Circular Economy: Allegro is targeting PLN 7 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) from re-commerce by 2030, or more than double the Group's 2025 re-commerce baseline of PLN 3.48 billion

· Advancing Equitable Leadership: Allegro commits to increasing the share of women in senior management positions (career level 7 or above) to 33% by 2030 vs 26% in 2024

Moody’s Ratings provided a second-party opinion (SPO) of the framework, assigning it a sustainability quality score "good" based on its alignment with international standards. Allegro's progress against the targets will also be verified independently by an external auditor and published annually by the company.

Erste Bank Polska and mBank are Sustainable Finance Coordinators who supported Allegro in the preparation of the framework and structuring of the resulting transaction. Allegro’s targets have been included in a sustainability supplement to Allegro’s PLN 6.0 billion Senior Facilities Agreement from 2025. The facility can now be classified as sustainability-linked, and its financing margin will be adjusted to reflect the progress on meeting the three targets.

Allegro’s evolution from a local auction site to a major Central and Eastern European e-commerce leader with 21 million active buyers includes successful ESG milestones set along the way. Last year alone, the group secured prestigious certifications for equal pay and made significant advancements in sustainable packaging, as it continues to blend its regional market expansion with transparent, verified corporate responsibility goals.