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'Incredible week' as green bond market breaks $100bn barrier

The green and social bond market saw a frenzy of activity this week, after a spate of issues that should propel the green bond market through the $100 billion barrier for the first time.

Knight to lead HSBC's new sustainable finance centre

Zoe Knight has taken a new role at HSBC as group head of the recently launched Centre of Sustainable Finance.

HSBC prices $1bn SDG bond

HSBC this week priced an innovative $1 billion bond aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in a deal that was three times oversubscribed.

InsuResilience set to deploy $550m

An international initiative that aims to provide insurance to 400 million poor and vulnerable people by 2020 has announced additional funding and signed up new partners.

Insurers urged to build relations with governments

Insurers should work harder to persuade governments to engage with their long-term fiscal responsibilities, which include climate change, according to Stephen Catlin.

Swiss and French re/insurers doing most to avoid coal underwriting

Swiss Re, Zurich, Axa and Scor are making the most effort to avoid underwriting the coal industry, according to a report by Unfriend Coal, a network of environmentalists which targets insurers.

Zurich limits coal exposure in investment and underwriting

Third major firm to do so after Axa and Scor

Green Bond round-up 15 November 2017

Societe Generale responds to SDGs with new initiative

Societe Generale is creating a new initiative to help finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

M&G fund applies ESG to high-yield bonds

M&G Investments has launched a bond fund focusing on the high-yield market that will incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.