Siemens Gamesa inks medical research supporting bank guarantee

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa signed an innovative €600 million bank guarantee line to cover the…

Debt,ESG,Renewables

Deutsche Bank sets 'ambitious' sustainability targets

Deutsche Bank outlined targets which will see the German lender boost sustainability assets to over €200…

Debt,Green Bonds

BNP Paribas accelerates its exit from coal

BNP Paribas said it is speeding up its timetable "for a complete exit from coal".

Debt,Equity

Corporate sustainable deposits top $2bn at Standard Chartered

Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered announced its corporate sustainable deposit product crossed the…

Carbon,Debt,ESG

Impax wins Canadian impact fund advisor mandate

Impax Asset Management has been appointed as sub-advisor for Northwest & Ethical Investments' CAD115…

Debt,Equity,IMPACT

Guidance documents issued to boost sustainable loan market

Leading loan market organisations have come together to produce two documents that aim to support the…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Expect green bond rebound amid Covid-19 recovery, HSBC says

The recent dip in green bond issuance is set to be short-lived, with a rebound likely due to factors…

Debt,Green Bonds

Dai-ichi Life boosts sustainable investments with Covid-related bonds

Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life has increased its investments in social and sustainability bonds by about…

Debt,Green Bonds,Insurance

Westpac abandons thermal coal funding in tighter climate policy

Westpac has committed to exit its funding of thermal coal firms by 2030 and to align its financing business…

Debt,Equity

HSBC closes coal project funding loophole as pressure mounts

HSBC has closed a controversial loophole which allowed the bank to continue to fund coal projects in…

Carbon,Debt,Equity

BlackRock launches $430m unconstrained ESG bond fund

BlackRock has launched its first environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused global unconstrained…

Debt,Green Bonds

Transition Pathway Initiative eyes analysis of corporate debt market

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) plans to extend its analysis of management quality and carbon…

Corporate,Debt,ESG,Investment

Cat bond market hits record highs despite Covid-19 hit

The first quarter of 2020 saw record levels of catastrophe (cat) bond issuance in the insurance-linked…

Debt,Insurance,Investment

Telenor signs €2bn sustainability-linked debt facility

Telenor has signed a €2 billion ($2.2 billion) sustainability-linked revolving credit facility (RCF)…

Debt

Moody's: ESG risks 'material' in a third of ratings actions

Moody's Investors Service reported that environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks were a "material"…

Debt

Sustainalytics draws up Covid-19 social bond criteria

Debt,ESG

Bond issuers get coronavirus guidance from ICMA

Guidance on how social bond issuers can contribute to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic has…

Debt,Green Bonds,IMPACT

Barclays tightens climate policy amid shareholder pressure

Barclays has announced an ambition to be net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 across its lending activities,…

Carbon,Debt,Equity

AfDB issues $3bn coronavirus bond, as ICMA prepares SBPs guidance

Debt,ESG

Carney: EU Taxonomy 'still too narrow'

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has reiterated that the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities…

Debt,Green Bonds,Policy