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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
17 April 2019La Banque Postale has issued its first green bond, raising €750 million ($849 million).
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Barclays' energy policy backs tar sand projects with 'big money', say campaigners
16 January 2019Barclays' revised energy policy has been criticised by environmental pressure groups as underwhelming in ambition, as it provides "big money" for tar sand projects.
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Set sustainable lending policy to reap reward, emerging market banks told
08 January 2019Banks operating in Southeast Asia and parts of Latin America have an ‘historic opportunity’ to reap multi-trillion-dollar benefits by adopting or improving their sustainable lending policies, according to Global Canopy.
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People Moves: Columbia Threadneedle, Natixis, NBIM, BMO Capital Markets, Hong Kong Green Finance Association, FRC, Pattern Energy and NextEra Energy Partners
04 January 2019Columbia Threadneedle boosts responsible investment team
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Green Bonds round-up, 19 December
19 December 2018The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated THB5 billion ($152 million) to buy the whole of a two-tranche green bond offering from Thailand's B. Grimm Power.
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Nine banks add their backing to Principles for Responsible Banking
18 December 2018A further nine banks and eight other stakeholders have backed the fledgling Principles for Responsible Banking, the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has revealed.
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Henkel signs €1.5bn sustainability-linked loan
17 December 2018Chemical 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.
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Green bond round-up, 21 Nov
21 November 2018US real estate company Boston Properties has raised $1 billion from its inaugural green bond.
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Green bonds round-up, 14 November 2018
14 November 2018Netherlands-based ING Group has completed a dual-tranche green bond worth $2.96 billion, making it the largest Europe-based financial institution issuer of green bonds.
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First sovereign blue bond launched
29 October 2018The Republic of Seychelles has issued a first-of-its-kind sovereign 'blue bond' to help conserve its marine environment, sparking hopes that the deal will kickstart a new market for ocean-themed bonds.