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Garanti BBVA issues €30m green bond for sustainable agriculture in Türkiye

Sustainable debt round-up: BBVA, Iberdrola, Republic of Austria ... and more

BBVA using AI to price water risk

Spanish bank BBVA is using artificial intelligence (AI) to calculate water risk as part of a wider move to better understand its exposure and that of its clients.

'More nuanced conversation' needed on data centre water risk

More 'nuance' is needed in the debates around water risk posed by data centre developments, Jefferies has told a conference.

BBVA provides $200m green financing to Fibra Macquarie

BBVA México has provided a $200 million green financing facility to real estate investment trust Macquarie Asset Management México to support certified industrial property developments in Mexico.

Space agency launches 'Earth observation' data initiative to propel nature finance

Financial institutions, corporates and academics have begun work to identify the best ways to use 'Earth observation' data to propel nature-positive finance toward the $540 billion of annual investment needed to meet international targets.

'Ground-breaking' UK carbon capture and storage project secures £8bn financing

Two major 'net zero' projects linked to a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the North Sea have secured a combined £8 billion ($10 billion) in project financing from around 20 banks, including Standard Chartered, BBVA and ING.

IDB Invest and IFC back BBVA Colombia for $100m sustainable bond issuance

The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors

Investors have lamented that the agreement thrashed out at COP29 does not go far enough to plug the gap in funding required to help emerging markets transition to a net zero economy.

People moves, 15 November: BlackRock, Barclays, South Pole, WHEB ... and more