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  • Novartis issues first Sustainability-linked Bond with social targets

    17 September 2020

    Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has issued a €1.85 billion ($2.2 billion) sustainability-linked bond (SLB) - the first SLB to incorporate social targets.

  • Boralex completes C$805m refinancing of Canadian wind farm

    11 August 2020

    Renewable energy producer Boralex has completed a C$805 million ($600 million) refinancing over 16 years for its 230MW Niagara Region Wind Farm (NRWF) in Ontario, Canada.

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Swire Properties, Adecoagro, Murra Wara II

    05 August 2020

  • Renewables webinar: 'Risk is easy to get wrong'

    22 July 2020

    The renewables sector requires better risk assessment and corporate willingness to enter into lasting partnerships, according to industry professionals.

  • Environmental Finance's webinar - Renewable energy: mapping out the next investment push

    21 July 2020

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

    15 July 2020

    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.

  • AgriFunds urged to improve natural capital risk disclosure

    07 July 2020

    Food and agriculture funds have been urged to improve reporting on nature-related risks, after a report showed major investors in the sector were materially exposed to the financial risks associated with natural capital threats.

  • SocGen, CDC sign $100m West Africa risk sharing facility

    03 July 2020

    Societe Generale and the UK's CDC Group have agreed a $100 million trade finance risk sharing facility to increase access to finance for businesses and importers in Africa.

  • Snam issues maiden €500m 'transition' bond after 'climate action' criticism

    12 June 2020

    Italian energy infrastructure firm Snam has raised €500 million ($567 million) through its inaugural 'transition bond' to finance or refinance energy transition projects, just over a year after its 'climate action bond' attracted controversy.

  • Cubico refinances solar project with €250m green loan

    11 June 2020

    Cubico Sustainable Investments has achieved financial close on the refinancing of the 50MW Arenales concentrated solar power (CSP) project in Seville, Spain.