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AccorHotels signs €1.2bn sustainability-linked loan
06 July 2018A consortium of 15 banks has signed a deal with AccorHotels to link the interest rate on a €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) loan to the hospitality company’s sustainability performance.
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Green Bonds round-up, 27 June
27 June 2018KBC Group, a leading Belgian financial institution, has issued its first green bond – a five-year, €500 million ($600 million) transaction that was three-times oversubscribed.
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France plans new tap of green OAT this week
25 June 2018The French government is preparing to tap its green sovereign bond for the fourth time.
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Green bond round-up, 20 June, 2018
20 June 2018ESG investors flock to Australian SDG bond National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued its first 'green SDG bond' which it said aligns with the Green Bond Principles while also contributing to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee
19 June 2018The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.
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Green mortgage pilot scheme receives backing of major banks
15 June 2018A pilot green mortgage scheme, backed by major European banks, aims to boost the growth of energy efficient buildings in Europe by establishing a standardised European framework and data gathering process.
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Green bond round-up, 13 June 2018
13 June 2018DNB Boligkreditt, a subsidiary of Norwegian bank DNB, has raised €1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) from its first green covered bond.
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Green bond round-up, 6 June 2018
06 June 2018The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability bond at the same time, marking the first dual issuance of this sort.
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Finance for Tomorrow elects new board
04 June 2018Finance for Tomorrow – an initiative to promote Paris as a centre of sustainable finance – has elected a new board to serve for two years as it begins the second phase of its development.
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Amundi creates position of chief responsible investment officer
29 May 2018Amundi has appointed Stanislas Pottier to the new position of chief responsible investment officer.