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Apple sells €2bn green bonds in first Euro foray

Consumer electronics giant Apple has tapped the euro green bond market, in a deal worth €2 billion ($2.2…

Green Bonds

Sustainalytics report shows ESG risks for Australian equity investors

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) research provider Sustainalytics has assessed areas in the…

ESG,Investors

ANZ issues New Zealand's 'first' ESG-linked loan

New Zealand-based dairy firm Synlait says it has secured the country's first environmental, social and…

Debt,ESG

FTSE AW firms not prepared for physical climate impacts

Less than 20% of firms in the FTSE All World (AW) index have a strong physical climate risk management…

ESG,Stranded Assets

Generali becomes first EU insurer to issue a green bond

Italy’s Generali has become the first EU insurer to issue a “green bond”.

Green Bonds,Insurance

ESG factors increasingly important for active managers

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are increasingly influencing the investment decisions…

ESG,Investors

The ESG data files – part four: fixed income data

While the availability of sustainability-related data for fixed income investments is catching up with that for equities, much progress remains to be made, Michael Hurley is told

ESG

ING launches sustainability-linked swap contract

ING has structured an interest rate swap in which the payments by the client will be determined, in part,…

ESG

EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions

The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we…

Green Bonds,Policy

ESG data files – part 3, continued: ESG rating providers

The second instalment of this analysis of ESG rating agencies finds that investors are increasingly drilling down into the data that underlies the ratings. Peter Cripps reports.

ESG

Almost 60% of hedge fund managers don't consider ESG, BarclayHedge

An overwhelming 59% of hedge fund managers do not consider environmental, social and governance (ESG)…

ESG,Investors

ESG data files – part 3: ESG rating providers

As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.

ESG

Environmental Finance launches ESG data guide

Environmental Finance has launched its Guide to ESG data providers, detailing more than 100 products…

ESG

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 data files: part two – non-reported data

What are the uses of, and potential, for non-reported or alternative data sources, asks Peter Cripps

ESG,Investors

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

Green Bonds

Green and sustainability loans: the growth accelerates

The green and sustainability-linked loan market grew exponentially last year. The next growth spurt could be driven by emerging markets, Michael Hurley writes

The ESG data files – introduction

ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports

ESG,Investors