Survey: 79% of Bulgarian businesses move to slash GHG emissions, six in 10 affected by extreme weather

19 / 02 / 2025

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Almost eight in 10 Bulgarian companies – 79% – have acted to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a European Investment Bank (EIB) Group survey.

Bulgarian companies’ emission-reduction actions include saving energy and producing renewable power.

Six in 10 Bulgarian companies report they have been affected by extreme weather and the share taking steps to mitigate climate change impacts has more than doubled to 56%compared with 2021.

The new country results from the EIB Group Investment Survey (EIBIS) highlighted that Bulgarian businesses also are more likely than firms elsewhere in the European Union to have women in senior positions or as company owners.

Compared with other EU countries, Bulgaria has a higher share of firms with 40% or more women in senior management and 50% or more women owning the company.

EIBIS is an annual report based on polling of approximately 13,000 firms in all EU Member States plus a sample from the United States. Its main results were released in October 2024, showing that EU businesses lead the way in investments in climate mitigation and adaptation.

“We will continue helping Bulgarian firms to take climate action, adapt to global warming and boost their competitiveness,” said EIB Vice-President Kyriacos Kakouris.