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Macquarie inks two UK renewables deals

Australian investment bank Macquarie is to finance a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy project undertaken by supermarket chain Tesco, and will also acquire an additional stake in a Welsh offshore wind farm.

Countries pledge $9.8bn to GCF

The first replenishment of the UN-backed Green Climate Fund (GCF) has seen 27 countries commit to provide a further $9.8 billion in funding for the next four years.

Morningstar expects record year of sustainable fund launches in Europe

A record number of sustainable fund launches are expected this year, said financial services firm Morningstar, with this growing segment of the market capturing two-fifths of net inflows in Europe.

E.ON pens €3.5bn ESG-linked loan in wake of Innogy merger approval

Energy company E.ON has agreed a €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion) revolving credit facility, the interest rate on which is linked to the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating.

People Moves: EV Private Equity, Finance Watch, ING, Solactive and PRO BTP Group

ING Americas announced the appointment of Bloomberg's Dan Shurey as vice president for sustainable finance, covering the Americas region.

Talking transition with metals and mining companies

Bringing 'brown' sectors to the green bond market is possible, but will require a sophisticated approach to assessing companies' strategies to shift to low-carbon business models, writes Manuel Adamini

VIDEO: What is next on the ESG horizon for Toyota?

Speaking at our ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference in September, Adam Stam, National Manager - Secured Funding at Toyota Motor Credit Corporation explains what projects Toyota is working on and how these relate to social and sustainability bonds and what is next on their ESG horizon.

‘World-leading’ UK Stewardship Code aims for greenwashing crackdown

Demographic trends pose risks to sovereign creditworthiness

Demographic trends are one of 15 factors considered by Fitch in its ESG relevance scores. Ed Parker explains

Fishing and sustainability data added to Bloomberg terminals

Bloomberg will host sustainability data from NGO Global Fishing Watch (GFW) on its terminals.