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EU targets €225bn green bond issuance amid strengthened climate push

The EU said it intends to raise 30% of its €750 billion ($890 billion) Next Generation EU (NGEU) recovery fund through the issuance of green bonds, as it boosted its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions target for 2030.

Water webinar: With risk recognition rising, it's time to rethink resilience and adaptation

Water risk is beginning to receive greater attention, but it is time to press companies to disclose as well as consider the future opportunities. Ahren Lester reports.

EU recovery fund deal could boost green bond market: S&P

A massive potential 'green' debt issuance to fund the EU coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan could help crowd-in further green private capital to the market, S&P Global Ratings tells Ahren Lester.

ESG data market 'to more than double, to $5bn'

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and services market could more than double to over $5 billion by 2025, it has been forecast, as institutional investor interest grows in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Social bond growth outstrips green bonds - S&P

Social bonds will grow faster than green bonds this year, as issuers deploy the model to help finance coronavirus pandemic response measures, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Siemens Gamesa inks medical research supporting bank guarantee

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa signed an innovative €600 million bank guarantee line to cover the component construction for the world's largest offshore wind farm, with the premium on the deal used to finance a cancer research project.

Nasdaq launches ESG impact tracking tool

Nasdaq has launched a tool to help clients track the environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact of their portfolios and individual investments.

S&P Dow Jones launches Paris-aligned index family

S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has launched a family of climate-focused European indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.

Role of ESG in credit risk analysis is growing, despite data drag

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is becoming more "mainstream" and playing a growing role in credit risk analysis, said a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

'Tremendous' growth in investor interest in US offshore wind - S&P