Innergex raises $125m from convertible debentures

Canadian renewable energy group Innergex has raised $125 million from an issue of convertible unsecured…

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ANZ issues New Zealand's 'first' ESG-linked loan

New Zealand-based dairy firm Synlait says it has secured the country's first environmental, social and…

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Sustainability bond labels can be a case of ‘splitting hairs’

The transition bond label is unnecessary and can amount to ‘splitting hairs’ over the perceived sustainability…

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One-third of banking sector signs Principles for Responsible Banking

A set of principles designed to hardwire sustainability into the global banking industry has been formally…

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Pictet launches ESG govt debt fund

Pictet Asset Management has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG) debt fund primarily…

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Citigroup, Shell and 3M removed from DJSI World

S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) and RobecoSAM have reviewed the companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability…

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Foresight launches A$150m fund for CBI-certified loans

Foresight hopes to raise A$150 million ($100 million) for a fund that will make loans to Australian small-scale…

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Amundi and AIIB launch $500m climate bond portfolio

Amundi and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and are to launch a $500 million climate bond…

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Cat bond market tested by natural disasters

The growth of the catastrophe (cat) bond market has slowed, after being tested by a spate of cyclones…

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Enel inks ‘world-first SDG-linked’ bond

Enel has issued what it claims is the first bond to link its coupon to the company’s achievement of a…

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CDL targets SDGs with S$250m sustainability loan

Singapore-based real estate developer City Developments Limited (CDL) has secured a S$250 million ($179.6…

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LGIM Real Assets invests £57m in UK solar projects

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) Real Assets has invested £57.5 million ($69.9 million) in…

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Equator Principles revision under fire from investors and NGOs

A proposed revision of the Equator Principles does not go far enough in respecting the rights of indigenous…

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Amazon fires cast spotlight on finance for natural capital

The current squabbling between G7 countries and Brazil about how to tackle the thousands of fires raging…

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Exchanges ‘should consider sustainability standards for commodities’

Stock exchanges, clearing houses and other market infrastructure organisations have been advised to consider…

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Most ASEAN banks still financing coal power and deforestation, says WWF

The vast majority of banks in south-east Asia are still financing ‘unsustainable’ activities such as…

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Rise of sustainable CLOs to grow universe of ESG-friendly companies – Moody’s

The growth of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) that incorporate sustainability factors is set to…

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UK housing association signs £75m sustainability-linked loan

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Lekela reaches $330m close on 250MW Egyptian wind project

Renewables platform Lekela Power has reached financial close of its 250MW wind project in Egypt, raising…

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ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference 2019 – early bird ends this Friday

The fifth annual ESG in Fixed Income, featuring the Green Bonds Americas conference will take place in…

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