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  • Green bond round-up, 13 June 2018

    13 June 2018

    DNB Boligkreditt, a subsidiary of Norwegian bank DNB, has raised €1.5 billion ($1.76 billion) from its first green covered bond.

  • Sustainable banking principles to be launched in November

    01 June 2018

    Banks from five different continents have joined forces to redefine the sector's purpose, in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.

  • Amundi creates position of chief responsible investment officer

    29 May 2018

    Amundi has appointed Stanislas Pottier to the new position of chief responsible investment officer.

  • Green bond round-up, 16 May

    16 May 2018

    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has priced its second social bond to help finance socio-economic development on the continent.

  • Green bond comment, May: It's all about impact!

    02 May 2018

    Is the green bond market evolving into the impact bond market?

  • TCFD guidance for banks launched

    26 April 2018

    Guidance was today launched to help banks assess and report the 'transition risks' in their loan books, as recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • Green bond round-up, 25 April

    25 April 2018

    More than $3.3 billion of green bonds have settled in the first three days of this week*, with announcements suggesting that a strong pipeline of issuance of green and social bonds can be expected in coming weeks.

  • Banking on a changing climate?

    05 April 2018

    Climate change poses a significant threat to banks. How big is their exposure to climate risks, and what are they doing to mitigate them, asks Peter Cripps

  • Danone 'paves the way' for linking ESG with traditional financing

    21 February 2018

    An agreement to link Danone's €2 billion ($2.5 billion) syndicated credit facility with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria has been hailed as "the future of banking".

  • BNP plans to double renewables financing by 2020

    07 February 2018

    BNP Paribas aims to double its annual financing of renewable energy projects to €15 billion ($18.5 billion) in 2020 from €7.2 billion in 2015 and to remain among the top three underwriters of euro-denominated green bonds this year.