Full steam ahead for French rail network modernisation following SNCF's first green bond

Michael Holder
clock •
Full steam ahead for French rail network modernisation following SNCF's first green bond

World's first railway infrastructure green bond priced at €900m, as Dutch firm announces all its electric trains will run on wind energy by 2017

French state-owned railway infrastructure giant SNCF Réseau has successfully issued its first green bond, becoming the first transportation company in Europe to do so. Successfully priced last week...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech developments
  • Stay in the know with our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guides
  • Choose from 3 paid membership levels or start a 7-day no-strings trial

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen
member?

Login

Michael Holder
Author spotlight

Michael Holder

View profile
More from Michael Holder

'It is time for humanity to grow up': Boris Johnson delivers COP26 plea to world leaders

'Writing is on the wall for coal power': China to ditch overseas coal funding, as US vows to double climate finance

Most read
01

'The energy sector was crying out for change': Octopus Energy's Greg Jackson on the future of energy

• 8 min read
02

BCG confirms new targets to accelerate progress towards net zero

• 3 min read
03

'Hostile and highly opportunistic': Good Energy rebuffs Ecotricity's latest takeover offer

• 3 min read
04

Mark Carney-led offset market taskforce hands over reins to new governance body

• 5 min read
05

Sadiq Khan: All new London buses to be zero emissions

• 3 min read

More on Rail

'Critical': $6.6tr investor alliance calls for 'massive investment' in CO2 removal solutions
Investment

'Critical': $6.6tr investor alliance calls for 'massive investment' in CO2 removal solutions

Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance also urges policymakers to standardise carbon credits to allow carbon markets to act as a market proxy in the absence of a global carbon price

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock • 3 min read
Dozens of countries have now publicly backed the '30 by 30' goal
Biodiversity

'A game changer that will help safeguard humanity': Philanthropies pledge record $5bn for nature protection

Bezos Earth Fund, Nia Tero, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Wyss Foundation among the nine philanthropic organisations behind record private funding announcement

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock • 5 min read
The UK's Expert Finance credit agency has faced growing calls to align its investment practices with UK climate goals | Credit: UKEF
Investment

Green trade: UK Export Finance pleges to align its financing with net zero by 2050

UK's export credit agency vows to increase support for 'clean growth, renewables and climate adaptation exports' as it unveils new emissions goal

Cecilia Keating
Cecilia Keating
clock • 5 min read