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The rise of hybrid sustainable debt frameworks
15 December 2021Frameworks that enable debt issuers to finance either specific projects or general purposes are increasingly common, Michael Hurley writes
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Sustainable loan principles ‘key to unlocking gargantuan financing needs’
02 May 2019Recently-launched Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles (SLLPs) are ‘key to supplying the gargantuan amount of financing’ required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, White & Case has argued.
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Sustainability-linked loan principles launched
22 March 2019The launch of a set of Sustainability Linked Loan Principles has been hailed as a “critical development” for incentivising borrowers to improve their sustainability performance.
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Xylem signs $800m sustainability-linked credit facility
11 March 2019Global water technology company Xylem has signed an $800 million sustainability-linked senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which it claimed is one of the first sustainable improvement loans in the US.
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Circularity Capital closes upsized equity fund at £60m
14 January 2019Circularity Capital has reached a £60 million ($77 million) final close for an equity fund – smashing its £50 million target.
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The 12 themes set to shape 2019
04 January 2019What are the areas to watch for responsible investing in 2019, asks Peter Cripps
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Henkel signs €1.5bn sustainability-linked loan
17 December 2018Chemical and consumer goods company Henkel has signed a €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) loan, which will pay interest at a rate tied to the company’s performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
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Investors and corporates join forces in new plastics initiative
31 October 2018More than 15 major institutional investors and organisations representing several hundred companies have joined forces in support of a new initiative "to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at source".
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Ontario government backs latest Emerald cleantech fund
02 May 2018The Ontario Capital Growth Corporation (OCGC) has committed CAD35 million ($27 million) to the latest cleantech fund from Zurich-based Emerald Technology Ventures.