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Tokyu Fudosan issues sustainability-linked bond amid ground-breaking ESG finance plan

Japanese real estate firm Tokyu Fudosan has raised JPY10 billion ($90 million) from a sustainability-linked bond...

SMBC, MUFG have highest share of fees from fossil fuel investments, AFII says

Out of 20 underwriters and lenders with large global reach,the ones that made the highest share of their debt transaction fees from fossil fuels are Japanese banks SMBC and MUFG, according to non-profit the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII).

CDP: 80% rise in carbon accounting for largest corporates

Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2021

News round-up: Mitsubishi, Bank of Japan, M&G, Morgan Stanley, and more

Climate resolutions filed targeting Japanese banks

Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity

The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.

Major European banks provided large-scale financial support to coal industry

European banks including Barclays, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale loaned billions of euros to coal companies across the EU in 2019, according to a report.

Third of investor votes back Mizuho Financial climate resolution

More than a third of Mizuho Financial investors backed a ground-breaking shareholder resolution urging the Japanese bank to disclose its climate risks and publish a plan to align investments with the Paris Agreement.