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Bond round-up: Volkswagen, E.on, Generali ... and more

Landmark Italian green bond ten-times oversubscribed

Italy has issued the largest ever sovereign green bond with its €8.5 billion ($10.2 billion) maiden green note, which was nearly ten times oversubscribed by investors.

Green bond comment, October 2020: Automotive green bonds drive up corporate issuance

Issuance from car makers has shifted to a higher gear in recent months, and it is a sign that corporates more broadly are tapping the market, says Ahren Lester

Sustainability loan market surges past $100bn in 2019 – Refinitiv

More than $103 billion in green and sustainability-linked loans has been announced so far in 2019, according to data provider Refinitiv.

E.ON pens €3.5bn ESG-linked loan in wake of Innogy merger approval

Energy company E.ON has agreed a €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) revolving credit facility, the interest rate on which is linked to the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating.

No oil & gas company aligned with 2°C pathway, says TPI

None of the 50 largest oil and gas companies have aligned their emission intensity with a pathway that would keep global warming to 2°C, as called for in the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

Bonds round-up: E.On, KfW, Kaneka, Guangzhou Metro ... and more

E.ON raises €1.5bn from its first green bond

Polish banks join European energy-efficient mortgage pilot scheme

A European initiative to explore the benefits of offering favourable mortgage conditions for energy efficient homes has expanded into Poland.

Set climate targets, power sector told by investors with $11trn in assets

Twelve of Europe’s highest-emitting power companies have been instructed to set out Paris-aligned transition plans by a group of investors with $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM), as they warn of the ‘potentially catastrophic’ effects of climate change.

Green bonds round-up, 17 October 2018

German commercial bank Berlin Hyp has raised €500 million ($578 million) from its third green Pfandbrief. This takes the total green debt issued by the bank to €3 billion.