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Sammaan Capital launches $450m social bond

FAB raises $20m from second 'blue bond' backed by T Rowe Price

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised $20 million from its second blue bond, just two months after its ground-breaking debut.

SEC chair backs giving companies more power to block 'politicised' ESG resolutions

Companies would be given more power to ignore shareholder proposals under a rule change proposed by the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), who argued investors' ESG-related proposals risked undermining growth.

BNP Paribas: Nature worth financing even when "return not there"

From Genevieve Redgrave in Abu Dhabi

People Moves, 10 October: Nuveen, Santander, Aviva ... and more

Amundi mulls role of nature, transition debt in follow-up to EGO fund

Amundi is considering including nature-related and transition-themed bonds in a follow-up to its first-of-its-kind blended finance green bond fund.

The humanitarian sector is 'terrified of the private sector'

Private finance could play a role in humanitarian disasters outside of their traditional "comfort zone", such as epidemics and conflicts, as aid agencies establish longer-term relationships with the sector, attendees at a recent seminar heard.

Webinar: More impact data the 'tipping point' for sustainable bond issuance

More impact data can help encourage more sustainable bond issuance, but a lack of standardisation around reporting can cause challenges for investors, an Environmental Finance webinar heard.

Australian pension fund targets AUD1bn impact allocation

From Jennifer Forrest at the GIIN Impact Forum in Berlin.

WDP's first public green bond is seven-times oversubscribed

Belgian logistics property firm Warehouses de Pauw (WDP) said its first €500 million ($580 million) public green bond received a "strong reception" from investors.