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Loans round-up: Bunge, Ekobot, CJ Cheiljedang, Vistry, Siemens Gamesa and more...

Shareholder group steps up rare metals engagement

A group of shareholders with a total of €30 billion ($34 billion) in assets said it will this month begin stepping up its engagement with companies involved with potential controversies in the supply chains of rare earths and rare metals.

News round-up - McKinsey, M&G, Tesco, Platts, HanETF, and more

Bloomberg identifies VW, ArcelorMittal among 'green' recovery picks

BNP Paribas launches first blue economy ETF

BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched the first exchange-traded fund focused on the blue economy, with the €35 million fund investing in listed equities that contribute to the sustainable economic use of the ocean resources

Hydrogen's explosive potential to green the economy

'Green' hydrogen promises many benefits to help decarbonise our economies, but it may need EU carbon prices to be five times higher by 2030. Ahren Lester reports.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: CIP, Siemens Gamesa and more

Siemens Gamesa inks medical research supporting bank guarantee

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa signed an innovative €600 million bank guarantee line to cover the component construction for the world's largest offshore wind farm, with the premium on the deal used to finance a cancer research project.

Siemens Gamesa links €2.5bn loan to sustainability performance

Wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa has agreed to link the margin on its main financing facility to its performance against sustainability criteria.

Green Investment Group closes €270m Swedish wind project

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) has reached a €270 million ($310 million) financial close on an onshore wind project backed by one of the longest corporate wind power purchase agreements (PPAs) in existence.