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  • Volkswagen Financial Services upsizes Swiss franc green bond debut

    18 January 2024
  • Bond round-up: Volkswagen, E.on, Generali ... and more

    10 January 2024
  • Volkswagen blocks shareholder proposal on climate lobbying

    11 April 2022
  • Investors target Volkswagen for climate lobbying

    05 April 2022

    Seven European investors have co-filed a shareholder resolution with Volkswagen for "trailing behind its peers" to report its climate lobbying, after more than three years of dialogue with the car company.

  • News round-up - McKinsey, M&G, Tesco, Platts, HanETF, and more

    05 March 2021
  • Bloomberg identifies VW, ArcelorMittal among 'green' recovery picks

    05 March 2021
  • 'Impact monetisation' model unveiled by Value Balancing Alliance

    12 February 2021

    A methodology for monetising the impact of companies on society and the environment has been published by an alliance of the world's largest corporates.

  • Sustainable bond 'greenium' expands 'significantly' in 2020

    17 November 2020

    Investors have been willing to pay a significant 'greenium' for green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds in 2020, in contrast to 2019, according to a report from BNP Paribas.

  • Bank of England 'encouraged' by green bond greeniums

    26 October 2020

    A senior Bank of England (BofE) official said the 'greeniums' reported on the recent green bond issues were an "encouraging sign" that climate-positive investment was being favoured by the market, and serves as a fillip to further sovereign green bonds - including in the UK.

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

    07 October 2020

    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