UK housing association signs £75m sustainability-linked loan

Debt

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…

Debt,Renewables

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…

Debt,Green Bonds,People

Principles for Responsible Banking sets sights on 100 signatories

The final official Principles for Responsible Banking have been published, with the UN Environment Programme…

Debt,ESG

M&G launches ESG emerging markets bond fund

M&G Investments has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-themed fund that will invest…

Debt,ESG,Investors

BNP signs £50m sustainability-linked loan for housing association

BNP Paribas has announced its fourth sustainability-linked loan of the year. The interest rate on the…

Debt,ESG

Cubico raises €75m for renewables projects refinance in Italy

Cubico Sustainable Investments has raised €75 million ($84 million) in debt for the refinancing of 27.4MW…

Debt,Renewables

EDF signs ‘sustainable’ RCFs worth a combined €600m

EDF has agreed two ‘sustainability-indexed’ revolving credit facilities (RCFs) worth a combined €600…

Debt

Overcoming the obstacles facing blended finance

Junji Hatano examines the issues that must be tackled to achieve dramatic growth in blended finance for sustainable development in developing countries.

Debt,Equity,Investors,Renewables

Cofco signs $2.1bn sustainability loan in first for China

Cofco International has agreed a $2.1 billion sustainability-linked loan with a consortium of 20 banks,…

Debt

ESG: fixed for good

ESG investing has taken time to gain a foothold in the fixed-income market. But things have changed: ESG considerations have come to the fore and they're probably here to stay, says Corinne Bendersky.

Debt,ESG,Green Bonds,Investors

AIIB makes $100m loan for Indian renewables

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed to provide $100 million in loans to L&T Infrastructure…

Debt,Renewables

DWS launches ‘sustainable’ corporate bond fund

German asset manager DWS has launched a ‘sustainable’ mutual fund focusing on investment grade corporate…

Debt

NatWest creates new ESG framework

NatWest Markets (NWM) has established a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework to facilitate…

Debt,ESG,Investors

EIB and Amundi to launch €1bn Green Credit programme

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Amundi are to launch a €1 billion ($1.12 billion) programme to…

Debt,Investors

Tobam to reduce carbon footprint in fixed income portfolios

French asset manager Tobam aims to reduce the carbon footprint of its fixed income portfolios, to at…

Debt,ESG,Investors

HSBC launches green loan range for SMEs in UK

HSBC has launched a range of green loans for British small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), shortly…

Corporate,Debt,ESG,Investors

Responsible soy credit facility to issue $1bn in green bonds

A credit facility that aims to issue $1 billion in green bonds to fund sustainable soy production in…

Debt,Investors

ESG risks increasingly affect insurers' credit profiles

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks increasingly affect insurers' credit profiles, with…

Debt,ESG,Insurance

Australian pension fund buys minority stake in Swiss impact firm

Australian pension fund Christian Super has bought a “significant” minority stake in ResponsAbility Investments,…

Debt,ESG,Equity