Green Bonds
Tesco issues €750m bond linked to science-based climate goals
Retailer issues its first sustainability-linked bond aimed at supporting efforts to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
Rishi Sunak: UK to issue first green bond and require firms to disclose climate risk
Chancellor unveils raft of green finance plans, including green taxonomy proposals and mandatory climate risk disclosure rules for listed companies
Just Group becomes first UK insurer to issue a green bond
Insurer says bond issuance will enable investment in green buildings, renewable energy, and clean transportation projects
UK's first local government green bond raises £1m for West Berkshire District Council
New funds to help deliver solar arrays, LED traffic lights, cycleways, and nature protection projects
Investors pounce on sterling market's maiden sustainability-linked bond
$500m sustainability-linked bond released by Enel sees nearly $3bn of orders, as PepsiCo reveals how it is to spend proceeds of $1bn green bond issued last year
Investors managing £10tr urge UK government to issue maiden green bond
BlackRock, NatWest, Barclays and Schroders among firms urging government to issue sovereign bond ring-fenced for green projects in wake of Covid-19 downturn
Oxford University announces first professorship in sustainable finance
The senior post is created as part of a five-year partnership with Swiss investment firm Lombard Odier, the university said
'Significant game-changer': How Transition Bonds could help heavy industries clean up their act
New report from Climate Bonds Initiative and Credit Suisse proposes new standards for emerging Transition Bonds category
Council-issued green bond enables residents to invest in solar farm
Warrington Borough Council's CMI aims to raise £1m, making it the second local authority to launch a green bond via ethical investment platform Abundance
Global green bond market rallies towards Covid-19 recovery
After tough start to 2020 due to pandemic global green bond issuance rallied in the second quarter of 2020, says Moody's
Alphabet shakes up sustainability bond market with massive $5.75bn issuance
Google parent company makes ESG-focused bonds the centre piece of giant $10bn bond sale that secured record low borrowing costs
West Berkshire Council launches UK's first local government green bond
Green bond arranged by Abundance Investment aims to raise £1m from residents to fund solar panels on council buildings
Christine Lagarde hints at green bond push from the ECB
'I have children, I have grandchildren. I just don't want to face those beautiful eyes, asking me and others: 'What have you done?''
Reports: China scraps 'clean coal' from list of projects eligible for green financing
People's Bank of China intends to move its green financing framework closer to global standards by excluding so-called 'clean coal', according to reports
How Covid-19 is refocussing sustainable finance
A broader focus of sustainable finance is needed to support sustainable business models covering both environmental and social elements, argues Constance Chalchat from BNP Paribas CIB
Could Cadent's first UK 'transition bond' help turbocharge the journey towards net zero?
Gas distributor's issuance marks UK's first transition bond, a nascent asset class aimed at helping high carbon firms shift towards becoming greener
Moody's predicts green bond market boost
Influential agency predicts 24 per cent growth for green bonds market this year, as greater clarity from governments and regulators drives investment
Green bonds reach record $255bn in 2019 with issuance set to soar in 2020s
Climate Bonds Initiative forecasts major global growth ahead that could see first $1tr issuance hit in early 2020s
National Grid tees up €500m green bond
Cash will be used to support firm's sustainability efforts
2019 a breakthrough year for sustainable debt, new figures show
Latest BloombergNEF data shows growth in green bond issuances outstripped even the most bullish forecasts, as sustainability-linked loans also made substantial gains
Swedish airport operator awarded $103m green bond to create 'climate smart' airports
Swedavia, which owns and operates 10 airports across Sweden, will use cash injection to make its airports 'carbon neutral' by next year
'The time for action is now': Apple issues $2.2bn green bond
Tech giant almost doubles its green bond offering as it seeks to accelerate emission reduction efforts
Moody's: Green bonds exceeding expectations
Ratings agency predicts green bond market to outperform its expectations of $200bn issuances in 2019
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