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  • EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions

    07 August 2019

    The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we know it”, according to French investment bank Natixis CIB.

  • EU taxonomy eligibility criteria ‘extremely stringent’, says Natixis

    10 July 2019

    ‘Transition activities’ included in the EU’s sustainability taxonomy have been described by French bank Natixis CIB as “extremely stringent”, in a report designed to assess the taxonomy’s usability.

  • Green and sustainability loans: the growth accelerates

    01 July 2019

    The green and sustainability-linked loan market grew exponentially last year. The next growth spurt could be driven by emerging markets, Michael Hurley writes

  • Bond round-up: Chile, Korea, Engie, CDC, Vattenfall, BayWa, RATP … and more

    19 June 2019

  • People moves: Finance for Tomorrow, M&GPrudential, KEB Hana Bank, Union Investment Institutional

    31 May 2019

    Philippe Zaouati, CEO of French asset manager Mirova, part of Natixis Investment Managers, has stepped down as chair of Finance for Tomorrow.

  • Voltalia signs €100m sustainability-linked loan

    21 May 2019

    French power producer Voltalia has signed a €100 million ($112 million) sustainability-linked loan, which the company claims is the first such deal by a pure-play renewables company.

  • Green bond round-up: Natixis, Co-op Group, Cofide, Millicom, Hemfosa Fastigheter, Indiana Finance Authority, New York MTA, S&P Global Ratings and DKB

    15 May 2019

    French bank Natixis has issued a €180 million ($209 million) green bond whose repayment and coupon rate will be determined by the performance of the Euronext Climate Objective 50 Euro EW index.

  • 27 firms sign up to green finance principles for Belt and Road

    29 April 2019

    A set of green financing guidelines for China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has received backing from 27 firms around the world.

  • UK pension pool invests £50m in Mirova infrastructure fund

    10 April 2019

    A Mirova infrastructure fund has attracted a €50 million ($43.2 million) investment from the Brunel Pension Partnership pool of UK pension funds.

  • People moves: ING, Natixis CIB

    05 April 2019

    Xiaofei Guo has been promoted to become vice president of sustainable finance at ING.