Graham Cooper

Sustainalytics says green 'pure-play' aligns with GBPs

US company Plug Power, which designs and makes hydrogen fuel cell systems is planning to issue green bonds "for general corporate purposes".

BNP Paribas accelerates its exit from coal

BNP Paribas said it is speeding up its timetable "for a complete exit from coal".

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Bailout funding should have environmental strings attached

The trillions of dollars of public funding being made available to help companies recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic should be conditional on sustainability commitments, say Vivid Economics and the Finance for Biodiversity Initiative.

Dai-ichi Life boosts sustainable investments with Covid-related bonds

Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life has increased its investments in social and sustainability bonds by about $190 million via two private Covid-19-related bond placements.

Macquarie expands its renewables portfolio in Norway

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) said it has agreed the project financing for its second wind farm in Norway.

Transition Pathway Initiative eyes analysis of corporate debt market

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) plans to extend its analysis of management quality and carbon performance to corporate issuers of fixed income products.

'Greenwashing' is a major challenge for 2020, warns LGIM

Greenwashing "will be one of the biggest challenges to asset managers in 2020," according to Sacha Sadan, director of investment stewardship at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).

HSBC raises 2020 estimate for social, sustainability bond issuance

HSBC expects issuance of social and sustainability bonds to reach between $100 billion and $125 billion this year - an increase of $25 billion on its previous estimate - because of the market's response to the Covid-19 virus.

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