Green, Social and Sustainability Bond Awards 2019

Los Angeles, like many other cities in the US and Europe, faces a housing crisis, as several years of rapidly rising prices has put home ownership out of reach for many.

Indonesia's first sovereign green deal marked a milestone in the market's evolution. The $1.25 billion transaction was the first green sovereign issue from Asia, and the largest green sukuk to date.

Norway's Cicero retained its title as External assessment provider of the Year for the third consecutive year, although this time the award went to its new subsidiary - Cicero Shades of Green.

Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB) picked up the Environmental Finance bond award for best social bond from a supranational, sub-sovereign or agency for the second year in succession.

CPPIB invests the assets of the CAD368.5 billion ($275 billion) Canada Pension Plan.

The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pinal's $61.4 million green bond was hailed as the first renewable natural gas project financing in the US capital markets.

ING Group's dual-tranche green bond raised a total of $2.9 billion, helping make it the largest Europe-based financial institution issuer of green bonds to date.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) was involved in a number of large transactions that helped it claim lead manager of the year...

French bank BNP Paribas claimed three separate titles for the year's best lead manager, in 12 months that were packed with deals from first-time issuers.

Berlin Hyp won the asset-based green bond award by Environmental Finance for the second time this year.

NYK pioneers with world's first shipping green bond

HSBC scooped awards as an underwriter in the green, social and sustainability categories.

The Province of Ontario is the largest issuer of Canadian dollar green bonds, having raised a total of CAD3.05 billion ($2.27 billion).

The Amundi Planet Emerging Green One green bond fund - the largest in the world by a factor of four - bought more green-labelled issuance in its first year than originally anticipated. Michael Hurley reports

The Public Utilities Commission of San Francisco (SFPUC) issued two series of green bonds which are believed to be the world's first to incorporate a put option.

Since joining the market in 2015, New York City Housing Development Corporation (NYCHDC) has been a serial issuer of sustainability bonds.

Crédit Agricole's longstanding commitment to the green, social and sustainable fixed income market was recognised by judges.

Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) issued the first ever social Pfandbrief, raising €500 million ($588 million).

French food and drink manufacturing giant Danone issued its inaugural social bond, raising €300 million ($368.5 million).

Grid operator TenneT biggest green issuance to date scooped the award for the best corporate green bond of 2018.

Region Ile de France marked its commitment to the socially responsible investment market in 2018 by issuing its sixth green and sustainability benchmark...

North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the largest German state with a population of almost 18 million, has an impressive track record in the sustainability bond market.

The AUD250 million ($184 million) dual-tranche sustainability bond from Australia's Macquarie University in August 2018 was a pioneering transaction in several respects. In particular, it was the first dual-tranche university bond in AUD and includes the longest-dated, labelled sustainability bond.

JP Morgan's Marilyn Ceci is one of the pioneers of the green bond market.

The IFC was one of the first social bond issuers to align committed social projects to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

BMO Capital Markets acted as joint lead manager for the World Bank's two Canadian dollar-denominated sustainable development bonds in 2018, each raising CAD1 billion ($745 million).

The judges of Environmental Finance's bond awards saluted Zurich Insurance Group's pioneering work on green, social and sustainability bonds.

Daiwa was the joint lead manager for two social samurai bond transactions issued by BPCE in 2018.

US law firm Latham & Watkins advised on a number of significant global deals, including the first ever sovereign 'blue bond'.

In February 2018, a $95 million, multi-tranche, sustainability-labelled series of project bonds was issued to help develop a sustainable rubber plantation and rehabilitate degraded land in two provinces in Indonesia.

November's €750 million ($856 million), seven-year sustainability bond from BNG Bank was the fifth such issue from the Dutch public sector lender- all of them benchmark size.

Luxembourg Stock Exchange has won the Environmental Finance's exchange of the year award for the third consecutive year.

New York City-based bank JP Morgan has been a vocal supporter of the growing sustainability bond market, and is the fourth-largest lead manager of sustainability bonds.

Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index was voted best index for the third consecutive year.