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'Blunt' ESG scores have 'no place' in credit rating process, says KBRA
13 August 2021Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) said environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores have "no place" in the credit rating process despite ESG risks being relevant to credit quality, arguing the "blunt" ESG scores can "distract" credit analysts from their fundamental work
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Green bond round-up: BNP Paribas; NYSERDA; Nigerian first; Konan Ultra Power
06 March 2019BNP Paribas has returned to the green bond market, with a €750 million ($850 million) transaction.
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Green bonds round-up, 23 January
23 January 2019Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has issued its second green bond, raising CAD500 million ($375 million).
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Green bonds round-up, 2 May
02 May 2018DTE Electric, an electricity utility based in Detroit, Michigan, has entered the green bond market with a $525 million, 30-year issue. It pays a coupon of 4.05% and was priced at 97 basis points over US Treasuries, giving a yield to maturity of 4.076%. The issue has been rated Aa3, A and A+ by Moody's, S&P Global and Fitch, respectively.
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Green bond round-up, 25 April
25 April 2018More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.
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Green bond round-up, 11 October 2017
11 October 2017Fiji looking at green bonds, says economy minister Fiji is considering using green bonds to help boost the country's renewable energy resources, according to a senior minister quoted in the local press.