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Sustainable debt round-up: TenneT Germany, Bpifrance, Easpring Finland ... and more

TenneT Germany raises record €3.5bn in debut European Green Bond

TenneT Germany raised €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) through its inaugural bond issuance, marking the largest corporate European Green Bond (EuGB) transaction to date.

TenneT Germany plans inaugural bond issuance with EuGB

TenneT Germany is preparing to make its debut in the debt capital markets and its first-ever bond issuance with a European Green Bond (EuGB).

Sustainable debt round-up: TenneT, Nordea, Emirates NBD ... and more

Green bond comment, October 2020: Automotive green bonds drive up corporate issuance

Issuance from car makers has shifted to a higher gear in recent months, and it is a sign that corporates more broadly are tapping the market, says Ahren Lester

TenneT to invest €4bn annually in European energy transition

Netherlands-based electricity provider TenneT is to invest at least €4 billion ($5 billion) a year to connect renewable energy sources and develop a 'borderless European electricity market'.

CBI says 2019 saw largest green bond spread compression

The first half of 2019 saw the largest average spread compression and oversubscription of green bonds for two-and-a-half years, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

Bonds round-up: TenneT, Philips, NWB, LBBW, Avangrid and more...

SFIL, a state-owned lender to French local authorities, has issued a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) social bond, following a similar transaction by its Caffil subsidiary in February 2019.

Green bond comment, April: A return to form

After pausing for breath in 2018, the market for green, social and sustainability bonds surged again in the first quarter of this year.

Winners of Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 honoured by market

The Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019 feature several repeat winners alongside many new names, as 13 extra categories were added this year in response to the rapid growth of social and sustainability bonds.