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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.

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: CIP, Siemens Gamesa and more

    08 July 2020

  • 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.

  • Telefonica Germany takes out €750m sustainability-linked loan

    19 December 2019

    Telefonica Germany has agreed a €750 million ($835 million) revolving credit facility with a syndicate of three banks, the margin on which will be determined by the company's performance on sustainability criteria.

  • Unicredit and Deutsche Bank in €1bn sustainability-linked loan

    06 December 2019

    Lenders UniCredit and Deutsche Bank helped close a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) syndicated, environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked revolving credit facility for German specialist chemicals firm Lanxess.

  • Santander criticised for investments in Polish coal expansion

    17 October 2019

    Spanish banking giant Santander has faced criticism for its investment in Polish state-run energy group PGE and Energa Group.

  • People Moves: UniCredit, Omers

    16 August 2019

    UniCredit has appointed Eriks Atvars as its global head of natural resources.

  • UniCredit launches two ETFs based on ESG and factor indexes

    30 July 2019

    Italian bank UniCredit has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on indexes that combine a factor strategy with environmental, social and governmental (ESG) screens.

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

    10 July 2019

    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: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

    03 July 2019