Archive

  • Bridging the financing gap for renewables in emerging markets

    03 April 2024

    How can financial institutions help overcome barriers to capital flows, ask Fabian Schlueter and Christian Toben

  • Alantra bags €213m debt facility for southern Europe solar portfolio

    25 January 2024
  • Commerzbank acquires majority stake in sustainable infra investor

    19 January 2024
  • How banks facilitate the sustainable transformation in emerging markets

    13 June 2023

    Christian Toben outlines the challenges faced by emerging markets as they transition towards a sustainable economy - and why financial institutions are part of the solution

  • Investors 'given free hand' to define sustainable investment under SFDR

    19 April 2023

    The European Commission has declined a request to define what constitutes a sustainable investment under SFDR, a decision which has split industry experts, Michael Hurley writes

  • Germany mandates 30-year green bond ahead of planned May issue

    11 May 2021

    Germany has mandated six banks as lead managers for its first 30-year green bond, expected to be issued later in May.

  • 'Double materiality' splits market in IFRS sustainability standards consultation

    07 January 2021
  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Ista and Acciona

    19 August 2020
  • UPM signs sustainability loan linked to biodiversity goals

    17 March 2020
  • Telefonica Germany takes out €750m sustainability-linked loan

    19 December 2019

    Telefonica Germany has agreed a €750 million ($835 million) revolving credit facility with a syndicate of three banks, the margin on which will be determined by the company's performance on sustainability criteria.