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Bond round-up: Chile, H&M, IDB Invest ... and more

Investor group urges banks to set enhanced net zero targets

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Swire Properties, Adecoagro, Murra Wara II

UN's Principles for Responsible Banking tightens signatory scrutiny

Signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) have voted to establish a governance body to ensure effective implementation of the commitments, which could ultimately lead to laggards being thrown out.

$500m real estate green loan agreed in Singapore

Singaporean property manager GuocoLand has agreed a SGD730 million ($515 million) green loan for the construction of a residential and commercial development.

UN calls for investor action in coronavirus response

The UN has called for some of the world's largest investors to join efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, to respond to what it says is the greatest test since the organisation was founded, and to help "rebirth society as we know it".

UN's GISD aim 'to free up trillions of dollars' for SDGs

The UN's Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance held its first meeting as it looks to 'free up trillions of dollars' from the private sector to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

One-third of banking sector signs Principles for Responsible Banking

A set of principles designed to hardwire sustainability into the global banking industry has been formally launched with the backing of more than 130 banks – which together represent one-third of the global banking sector's assets.

Bond round-up: Westpac, CGNPC, Prologis, Hera, Hannon Armstrong ... and more

Agriculture giant pens $750m sustainability-linked loan

Agricultural goods firm Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has tied the interest rate on a $750 million loan in North America to its performance on sustainability criteria, and plans to replicate this with existing loans in other markets.