Green bonds round-up, 18 July 2018

Terna, the operator of the Italian electricity grid, has entered the green bond market for the first…

Green Bonds

Banks report on TCFD-linked pilot study into physical risks

A scenario-based approach to help banks estimate the climate-related physical risks in their loan portfolios…

Debt,Investors,Policy

BAML regains top green underwriter spot, as US market 'reawakens'

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has regained the title of leading underwriter in the green bond…

Green Bonds

AccorHotels signs €1.2bn sustainability-linked loan

A consortium of 15 banks has signed a deal with AccorHotels to link the interest rate on a €1.2 billion…

Debt

Green Bonds round-up, 27 June

KBC Group, a leading Belgian financial institution, has issued its first green bond – a five-year, €500…

Green Bonds

France plans new tap of green OAT this week

The French government is preparing to tap its green sovereign bond for the fourth time.

Green Bonds,Policy

Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee

The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its…

Green Bonds

Green mortgage pilot scheme receives backing of major banks

A pilot green mortgage scheme, backed by major European banks, aims to boost the growth of energy efficient…

Debt

People moves: Palladium, Renewables Consulting Group and Impax

People

Members of EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance announced

The European Commission has announced the members of its Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance.

Investors

Green bond round-up, 13 June 2018

DNB Boligkreditt, a subsidiary of Norwegian bank DNB, has raised €1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) from its…

Green Bonds

LGIM announces exclusions from its £5bn Future World Funds

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has named the companies it regards as leaders and laggards…

ESG,Equity,Investors

Green bond round-up, 6 June 2018

The Bank of China (BoC) has issued one green and one sustainability bond at the same time, marking the…

Green Bonds

New report aims to help companies disclose physical climate risks

The disclosure of physical climate risks has received less attention than reporting transition climate…

Investors

Sustainable banking principles to be launched in November

Banks from five different continents have joined forces to redefine the sector's purpose, in alignment…

Green bond round-up, 25 May 2018

Electricity transmission operator TenneT successfully launched its eighth green bond, raising €1.25 billion…

Green Bonds

Renewi converts €550m banking facility to ‘green loan’

Renewi has converted its main €550 million ($650 million) banking facility into a green loan, paving…

Corporate,Debt

$10trn of investors urge oil and gas companies to ramp up climate efforts

Sixty big investors have urged the oil and gas industry to take responsibility for all its emissions,…

Carbon,Investors

Green bond round-up, 16 May

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic…

Green Bonds

Green bonds round-up, 2 May

DTE Electric, an electricity utility based in Detroit, Michigan, has entered the green bond market with…

Green Bonds