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  • WBA announces 2,000 most influential firms for sustainable future

    21 January 2020

    The World Benchmarking Alliance has revealed the 2,000 companies that it believes have the greatest influence on global progress towards a "more sustainable future" ahead of ranking them for progress.

  • Langham Hospitality Investments signs first Asian hospitality sustainability loan

    12 December 2019

    Langham Hospitality Investments has secured sustainability-linked loans worth HK$7.5 billion ($960 million), the first by an Asian-listed hospitality firm.

  • Green bond issuance could pass $250 billion in 2019, says Moody's

    08 November 2019

    Moody's has upgraded its prediction for green bond issuance in 2019, to $250 billion, after a stronger than expected third quarter.

  • Singaporean REIT signs SGD670m green loan

    22 October 2019

    Mapletree Commercial Trust Management (MCTM) has agreed a SGD670 million ($492 million) green loan with a syndicate of five banks.

  • 20% of Hong Kong companies sustainability compliant

    11 July 2019

    Only 20% of Hong Kong's largest companies have good compliance with international sustainability guidelines, according to Standard Ethics.

  • Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

    03 July 2019

  • Pimco, AfDB, Iberdrola and ING elected to GBP executive committee

    13 June 2019

    US investment management giant Pimco and Dutch bank ING are among four institutions to have been elected to the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) and Social Bond Principles (SBPs).

  • $7bn of Chinese soy chain capital ‘exposed to deforestation risk’

    31 May 2019

    Chinese financial institutions have been urged to manage their exposure to deforestation risks, after a study found that about $7 billion in bond and share issues by companies in the country’s soy supply chain are exposed.

  • AIIB issues $2.5bn sustainability-themed bond

    10 May 2019

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued its first 'global bond', worth $2.5 billion, to finance environmentally friendly infrastructure investment and promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing across Asia.

  • Bonds round-up: ICBC, Banque Postale, ABN Amro, ERG, Yorkshire Water, Woolworths, Shinhan Bank, IADB, Chile, Otto, Arizona State University, NYC Housing, OPIC, Nomura, Trianon

    17 April 2019

    La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).