Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: CIP, Siemens Gamesa and more

Debt

Sustainability-linked loans webinar: Leveraged loans could be next frontier

Institutional investors are ready to provide an exciting new source of growth for the sustainability-linked loan market, Michael Hurley writes

Debt

Sustainable debt market transformed by Covid-19 impact in H1

Green Bonds

UK finance sector gets new advice on climate-related risks

Insurance,Investment,Markets,Policy

Consultation opens on climate change lobbying framework

The consultation on a framework to help investors assess the extent to which a company's lobbying is…

ESG,Investment,Policy

PE interest in ESG-linked financing has 'risen significantly'

The interest from private equity firms towards environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked financing…

Debt,ESG,Investment

Work begins to build climate change lobbying framework

Equity,Investment

National Grid signs $740m green loan from export agencies

National Grid has signed a green loan worth $743 million to help fund the construction of an electricity…

Debt

Snam issues maiden €500m 'transition' bond after 'climate action' criticism

Italian energy infrastructure firm Snam has raised €500 million ($567 million) through its inaugural…

Carbon,Debt,Green Bonds

Private equity firm EQT enters €5bn ESG-linked loan facility

Private equity firm EQT has entered into an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked, fund-level…

Debt,ESG,Investment

Cubico refinances solar project with €250m green loan

Renewables

Dredging firm Van Oord signs first green loan for LNG ships

Dutch offshore contracting firm Van Oord has secured its inaugural green loan to finance three liquefied…

Carbon,Debt,Investment

Blue like an Orange raises $200m for Latin America impact fund

Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital has raised $200 million at final close of its inaugural impact…

IMPACT

Total becomes next oil major to feel shareholder climate pressure

French supermajor Total has become the latest oil firm to face rising pressure from shareholders at its…

Carbon,Equity,Policy,Stranded Assets

Chinese regulators to exclude 'clean' fossil fuels from green bond standard

Chinese regulators propose to exclude controversial 'clean' fossil fuel projects from their list of eligible…

Policy

ACPR: Banks need to incorporate climate into risk management framework

The French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) has published a guide to good practices…

ESG,Policy

Majority of Europe's largest companies still 'failing' in climate reporting

In 2019, more than three quarters of Europe's largest companies were not adequately reporting climate…

ESG

Banks' fossil fuel commitments accelerate as pressure intensifies

Carbon,Debt,Investment

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

BNP Paribas accelerates its exit from coal

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

Debt,Equity