KBI urges greater investment in sustainable infrastructure

Asset owners should be investing more heavily and with more urgency in infrastructure projects that help…

Debt,ESG,Equity,Investors,Water

CNP Assurances plans to double green investments by 2023

French insurer CNP Assurances said it intends to double its assets under management (AuM) in green investments…

Debt,Equity,Insurance

Use ESG to unearth yield in African bond markets, Sustainalytics says

Bond investors hunting yield in African sovereign bond markets should use environmental, social and governance…

Debt,ESG,Investors

EIB fossil fuel lending phase-out hailed as ‘crucial milestone'

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to phase out lending to most fossil fuel projects by…

Debt,Policy,Stranded Assets

Riksbank divestments ‘open floodgates’ to questions on climate divestment

The Swedish Riksbank’s climate-related divestment from carbon-intensive issuers is set to ramp up the…

Debt,Green Bonds,Investors,Policy,Stranded Assets

Bonds round-up: KfW, DKB, Orsted, RBS ... and more

Debt,Green Bonds

VIDEO: Climate change provides opportunities to the insurance industry - Manulife's CFO

"Climate change provides a number of opportunities to the insurance industry and to other industries"…

Debt,Green Bonds

‘Sustainable’ securitisations to benefit from central banks’ ESG push: Moody’s

‘Sustainable’ corporate debt securitisations are set to benefit from central banks’ increased focus on…

Debt,Investors,Policy

E.ON pens €3.5bn ESG-linked loan in wake of Innogy merger approval

Energy company E.ON has agreed a €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) revolving credit facility, the interest…

Debt,ESG

Insurers and pension funds plan increase in real asset holdings

European insurance companies and pension funds expect to increase their allocations to real assets over…

Debt,ESG,Equity,Investors

Singaporean REIT signs SGD670m green loan

Mapletree Commercial Trust Management (MCTM) has agreed a SGD670 million ($492 million) green loan with…

Debt

Central banks should remove market neutrality, says CBI

Central banks are being recommended to remove their doctrine of market neutrality in order to tackle…

Carbon,Debt,Policy

Santander criticised for investments in Polish coal expansion

Spanish banking giant Santander has faced criticism for its investment in Polish state-run energy group…

Debt,Stranded Assets

Bonds round-up: Enel, Ireland, EBRD, IADB ... and more

Debt,Green Bonds

Enel's SDG-linked bond strategy 'doesn't mark the demise of the green bond market'

Banks and investors have dismissed claims that the green bond market faces an uncertain future following…

Debt,Green Bonds

Sustainability-linked loans 'now more popular than green loans'

Issuance of sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) is outstripping that of green loans this year, according…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Singapore REIT secures S$200m green loan

Singapore-based Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) has secured a S$200 million…

Debt

Innergex raises $125m from convertible debentures

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

Debt,Investors,Renewables

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…

Debt,ESG

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…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds