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Virgin Australia secures $410m sustainability-linked aircraft financing

DeA Capital Real Estate secures €280m green loan for Rome project

DeA Capital Real Estate has signed a €280 million ($319 million) green loan underwritten by Crédit Agricole CIB to support the development of a Four Seasons Hotel in Rome.

China's offshore green bond to catalyse market

The successful second Chinese sovereign green bond looks set to attract more Chinese issuers to the offshore market, Crédit Agricole CIB's Carmen Tsang tells Ahren Lester

Second Latvian sustainability bond 2.4 times oversubscribed

Latvia has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from its second sustainability bond, almost five years after its debut, with the seven-year deal attracting an orderbook in excess of €2.4 billion.

Exemption for asset managers in ESRS 'creates a reporting vacuum'

The EU risks creating a "reporting vacuum" that undermines investors' data needs if it proceeds with a proposal to exempt asset managers' reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), observers warned.

Latvia launches second sustainability bond after framework update

Latvia has launched its second sovereign sustainability bond today (3 June) after the Baltic country published its updated framework last month.

'Landmark' second Chinese sovereign green bond 10-times oversubscribed

The Chinese government has raised RMB6 billion ($885 million) from its second green bond, with the dual-tranche deal attracting an orderbook in excess of RMB62 billion.

Crédit Agricole Italia backs €20m ESG-linked loan to frozen pizza company

PIRC to assess Crédit Ag response to ECB fine

Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) says it will assess how Crédit Agricole responds to a fine from the European Central Bank (ECB) as it mulls a vote against members of the bank's sustainability committee and board.

Proxy advisor to 'review election' of Crédit Ag governing body after ECB fine

Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) will review the election of any member of Crédit Agricole's sustainability committee, its board chair or its CEO, after the bank's climate-related fine by the European Central Bank (ECB), it said.