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EDF signs ‘sustainable’ RCFs worth a combined €600m

EDF has agreed two ‘sustainability-indexed’ revolving credit facilities (RCFs) worth a combined €600 million ($673 million).

Bond round-up: Societe Generale, Ferrovie, Posco, BKW Group and more...

New York State Housing Finance Agency has issued a preliminary statement announcing its intention to issue two sustainability bonds amounting to $72.77 million and $9.6 million.

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

Agriculture giant pens $750m sustainability-linked loan

Agricultural goods firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has tied the interest rate on a $750 million loan in North America to its performance on sustainability criteria, and plans to replicate this with existing loans in other markets.

Polish banks join European energy-efficient mortgage pilot scheme

A European initiative to explore the benefits of offering favourable mortgage conditions for energy efficient homes has expanded into Poland.

French regulator calls for ‘green and brown’ taxonomy

France’s financial regulator has called for the rapid introduction of a formal definition of investments that are beneficial or detrimental to the environment – a so-called taxonomy of ‘green’ and ‘brown’ assets.

Green bond round-up: Société du Grand Paris, Duke Energy, ReNew Power, Kommuninvest, World Bank, Santa Fe

Poland prices longest-dated sovereign green bond

The Republic of Poland has priced the longest-dated sovereign green bond, as it returned to the green bond market for a €2 billion ($2.3 billion) fundraise.

Green bonds round-up, 16 January

Italian energy company Enel has returned to the green bond market, with its third such deal, raising €1 billion ($1.1 billion).

Henkel signs €1.5bn sustainability-linked loan

Chemical and consumer goods company Henkel has signed a €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) loan, which will pay interest at a rate tied to the company’s performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.