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Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

Green and sustainability loans: the growth accelerates

The green and sustainability-linked loan market grew exponentially last year. The next growth spurt could be driven by emerging markets, Michael Hurley writes

The ESG data files - introduction

ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports

Green bond round-up, 12 June 2019

The US Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) plans to enter the green bond market with a new commercial mortgage-backed security programme.

STOXX expands its range of ESG-X Indexes

STOXX has expanded its range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed indexes.

ESG ratings ‘not far from being random’

Ratings of companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are “not far from being random”, Schroders has claimed.

AIIB issues $2.5bn sustainability-themed bond

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued its first 'global bond', worth $2.5 billion, to finance environmentally friendly infrastructure investment and promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing across Asia.

ING's sustainability loans and bonds hit €21bn mark in Q1

Dutch ING bank has reached a total of €21 billion ($23.48 billion) in sustainable-linked loans and sustainable bonds finance activities in Q1 2019.

People Moves: AAM, Morgan Stanley, AP1, Carbon Market Institute, Gold Standard, Ethic, Aviva Investors

Aegon Asset Management (AAM) has hired two people for its responsible investment team.

Morningstar launches series of ESG managed portfolios

Morningstar has launched five environmental, social and governance (ESG) multi-asset managed portfolios.