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People Moves 31 July: HSBC; UNEP FI; Tribe
31 July 2020 -
Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: M+S, Naturgy, UOL, Argent
29 July 2020 -
HSBC launches ESG portfolio reporting service
21 July 2020Multinational bank HSBC has released a reporting service allowing institutional investors to measure the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of their investments.
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Iberdrola, Concert Properties, ERG
15 July 2020 -
Sustainable debt market transformed by Covid-19 impact in H1
01 July 2020 -
UK finance sector gets new advice on climate-related risks
30 June 2020 -
Transition finance guidelines to be published 'by end of year'
23 June 2020A working group convened by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) exploring the theme of 'climate transition finance' expects to publish guidelines by the end of the year, but stopped short of saying when a formal set of principles might be launched.
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National Grid signs $740m green loan from export agencies
16 June 2020National Grid has signed a green loan worth $743 million to help fund the construction of an electricity interconnector between Denmark and the UK, believed to be the first covered green loan to be signed with more than one export credit agency.
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Banks step up action on biodiversity
15 June 2020Natixis, HSBC and a number of Dutch banks are calling for the financial sector to accelerate action to prevent biodiversity loss.
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Sustainability-linked Bond Principles mark new era for bond market
09 June 2020A set of Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP) was launched today, in a landmark move that is expected to kickstart a new market of labelled bond issuance that will "complement rather than act as an alternative" to the green bond market.