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First European social housing securitised sustainability bond issued

UK affordable housing association Sage Housing has raised £280 million ($383 million) from a sustainability bond, believed to be the first social housing securitisation (SHS) in this format in Europe, Environmental Finance can reveal.

People Moves 8 October: Blackstone, Lombard Odier and more

Blackstone hires global head of ESG for Private Equity

Blackstone to acquire ESG data provider Sphera for $1.4 billion

Papua New Guinea issues forestry carbon credits in first for sovereigns

Papua New Guinea is to become the first country to issue REDD+ forestry carbon credits.

News Round Up: Varma, Aviva, Qontigo, SEEIT, and more

SEEIT acquires US solar and energy storage projects

People moves 6 November: Pollination, Janus Henderson, Blackstone ... and more

Templeton leaves GIG to join Pollination

Blackstone announces on-site sustainable energy infrastructure venture

Private equity firm Blackstone has launched a company to invest in on-site sustainable energy infrastructure assets for companies, after securing a $250 million capital commitment.

LSEG’s purchase of Refinitiv ‘good for ESG data’ competition

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)’s planned purchase of Refinitiv could have a positive impact on the quality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, in part because it will lead to increased competition with Bloomberg, it has been suggested.