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News round-up: Investors go to work on deforestation, DFIs go fossil fuel-free

€1.8trn of investors urge companies to tackle deforestation

EU issues 'landmark' inaugural social bond to enormous demand

The EU has issued its maiden social bond to enormous investor demand, in what has been described a "landmark" issuance.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Aligned, Farrer Park, StarHub, FENC and Iberdrola

Nomura pursuing improvements in Japanese impact reporting

Nomura is planning to engage more with Japanese listed companies to ask them to disclose sustainability information, according to the manager of its Global Sustainable Equity fund.

Nomura, American Century launch EM impact fund

Nomura Asset Management and American Century Investments have launched an impact listed equity fund to invest in emerging markets, which has $5 million in seed funding.

Nomura wins ESG fund mandate from Japanese life insurer

T&D Holdings adds to ethical investment programme with T&D Funds - Euro ESG Bond Fund

Nomura buys investment bank Greentech Capital Advisors

Japanese bank Nomura has proposed to buy sustainability-focused investment bank Greentech Capital Advisors (GCA), in its first deal since the financial crisis.

Marfrig's sustainable cattle bond attracts new ESG investors

Beef producer Marfrig Global Foods was able to attract additional environmental, social and governance (ESG) investors for its $500 million Sustainable Transition Bond issued earlier this week.

Bond round-up – 24 April: China Three Gorges, Royal Bank of Canada, Citi, United Urban Investment, ANA Holdings

Hydropower developer China Three Gorges (CTG) has issued green bonds worth CNY20 billion ($2.98 billion), according to local media.

Bonds round-up: ICBC, Banque Postale, ABN Amro, ERG, Yorkshire Water, Woolworths, Shinhan Bank, IADB, Chile, Otto, Arizona State University, NYC Housing, OPIC, Nomura, Trianon

La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).