Bond round-up: Societe Generale, Ferrovie, Posco, BKW Group and more...

New York State Housing Finance Agency has issued a preliminary statement announcing its intention to…

Green Bonds

Green, social and sustainability bond issuance leaps 37% in H1

Issuance of labelled green, social and sustainability bonds jumped 37% in the first six months of this…

Green Bonds

Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

Green Bonds

GPIF to invest in more CAB bonds to boost standardisation

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is to invest in "larger amounts" of climate awareness…

Green Bonds,Investors

Dai-Ichi Life invests $200m in green and sustainability bonds

Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested JPY21.6 billion ($200 million) in green and sustainability bonds…

Green Bonds,Investors,Insurance

Video: impact metrics should be more comparable

Impact reporting is crucial for investors as they gain access to transparent information about where…

ESG,Green Bonds

FTSE Russell to launch climate government bond index

FTSE Russell will next month launch what it believes to be the first sovereign bond index to specifically…

ESG,Green Bonds

Green Bonds round-up, 26 June

BBVA issued its first green bond, also for €1 billion, in May 2018. Since then it has issued two much…

Green Bonds

EU taxonomy could boost green bonds from US munis, Calvert predicts

The EU taxonomy of climate-related activities could encourage greater green bond issuance from US municipalities,…

Debt,Green Bonds

US Representatives join call for sovereign green bonds

US Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) and 13 colleagues have introduced a bill in the House of Representatives,…

Green Bonds,Policy

Engaging with sovereigns on ESG issues is a challenge, says Allianz

Engagement with sovereign issuers of debt on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is difficult…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Central banks 'to turn to green QE'

Central banks could turn to "green quantitative easing" (QE) as part of their increasingly active response…

Green Bonds,Investors

Germany’s Dürr claims first ESG-linked Schuldschein

German engineering group Dürr has raised €200 million ($224 million) from an innovative Schuldschein…

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds

Bond round-up: Chile, Korea, Engie, CDC, Vattenfall, BayWa, RATP … and more

Green Bonds

LGIM calls for bonds to back sustainable palm oil

Investors would welcome specific bonds that help finance the growth of sustainable palm oil, according…

Green Bonds,IMPACT,Investors

Green bond market should get a boost from proposed EU standards, say insiders

Revised proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) from the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable…

Green Bonds,Policy

Proposed green bond standard to 'safeguard' market growth

The proposed EU green bond standard (EU GBS), released today, will 'safeguard' the growth of the green…

Green Bonds,Investors,Policy

EU’s TEG unveils final reports in milestone moment for sustainable finance

In what has been billed a landmark moment for sustainable finance, a far-reaching set of recommendations…

Equity,Green Bonds,Policy

Introduce tax exemption for green bond investors, Canada told

Canada’s government has been encouraged to establish a comply-or-explain approach to climate-related…

Green Bonds,Policy

ESMA urges EU Commission to increase sustainability regulation

The European Commission has been urged by an EU supervisory authority to introduce regulation, rather…

Green Bonds,Policy