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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is pushing forward with critical reforms that will shape the future integrity of the European Green Bond market. The new Consultation Paper details...
China will officially enter the global green sovereign bond market Wednesday, issuing its inaugural 6 billion yuan ($825 million) bond on the London Stock Exchange. This issuance, anticipated for years,...
Quanta Global Capital Limited (“Quanta”) has announced a $10 billion green bond issuance, featuring a five-year maturity and an annual coupon of 7.5%. Structured into 100,000 Preferred Notes priced at...
Iberdrola has successfully issued a €400 million green bond indexed to its share price, maturing in five years with a coupon rate of 1.5%. This bond allows investors to exercise...
AIB successfully raised €500 million through its seventh green bond issuance, reaffirming its leadership role in climate finance. This senior non-preferred bond will directly fund projects with distinct environmental benefits...
Neste Corporation successfully issued a EUR 700 million green bond with a 5-year maturity, carrying a fixed coupon of 3.750% under its updated EMTN programme. The bond is set for...
Air Liquide successfully issued a €500 million green bond, reaffirming its commitment to sustainable growth as outlined in its strategic ADVANCE plan. The bond, maturing in March 2035, carries a...
SSE plc, the UK’s largest corporate issuer of green bonds, has successfully issued a €600m, seven-year green bond with a coupon of 3.5%, maturing on 18 March 2032. This marks...
The Government of Canada is set to issue its third Canadian-dollar-denominated green bond this week, subject to market conditions. This follows a $4 billion issuance in February 2024, which was...
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust announced a $450 million green bond offering on a private placement basis across Canada. The debentures, issued under Allied’s Green Financing Framework, will bear...
EBRD backs Morocco’s railway sustainability efforts The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to MAD 400 million (€38.4 million) in Morocco’s railway sector, supporting a MAD...
Driving Renewable Growth ContourGlobal has successfully closed its first corporate-level Green Bond issuance, securing over $1 billion to accelerate its renewable energy expansion and carbon reduction efforts. Where the Funds...
Qatar is accelerating its commitment to sustainable development with a $2.5 billion (QR9.10bn) green bond initiative targeting renewable energy projects, infrastructure improvements, and environmentally friendly real estate development. Michael Brady,...
IFC champions biodiversity with landmark green bond The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, issued a green Kangaroo bond worth AUD 700M to close the biodiversity...
Record Demand for Iberdrola’s Hybrid Green Bond Iberdrola has successfully placed an €800 million hybrid green bond in the Euromarket, as reported to Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV). The...
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. has announced that the RBC Canadian Core Real Estate Fund (the Fund) reached a new milestone with its fifth major transaction since its inception in...
Robeco has unveiled its new High Income Green Bonds strategy, becoming the first asset manager to offer an Article 9 green bond strategy in the credit market. This innovative approach...
China’s National Development Bank (NDB) has taken another significant step in supporting sustainable finance by issuing 12 billion yuan (approximately $1.7 billion) in green financial bonds. These three-year bonds, offered...
Kimco Realty® (NYSE: KIM), a prominent REIT and leader in high-quality, open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use properties across the U.S., has achieved a significant milestone with the full allocation...
Iberdrola, through its US subsidiary NYSEG (New York State Electric & Gas Company), successfully placed a USD 525 million (EUR 490 million) 10-year green bond issue in the US. This...
The HKSAR Government has successfully launched an HK$25 billion green bond offering, denominated in Renminbi (RMB), US dollars (USD), and euro (EUR) under the Government Sustainable Bond Programme. Key Details:...
Abu Dhabi’s flagship renewable energy company, Masdar, also known as Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co., is gearing up for its second major financial initiative through the issuance of dollar-denominated green...
EBRD’s Largest Green Bond Issuance The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued its largest green bond to date, a EUR 1 billion 7-year benchmark. This marks EBRD’s...
Key Statistics from the Report The London Stock Exchange Group’s report on “Investing in the Green Economy 2024” presents a comprehensive analysis of the growth, composition, and financial performance of...
Eesti Energia successfully issued its inaugural EUR 400 million green hybrid bond, listed on the London Stock Exchange. The raised funds will be invested in ongoing and planned green energy...
The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport has successfully concluded a historic $2.55 billion Green Bond issuance, the largest ever municipal bond financing for an airport project....
Iberdrola, Europe’s leading electricity company by market cap (circa €80 billion), has issued a green bond for 335 million Swiss francs (€350 million) in two tranches, diversifying its sources of financing. The...
Key Impact Points: Peab has successfully issued green bonds totaling $141 million, demonstrating robust investor interest with around 150 participants. These funds will bolster Peab’s commitment to achieving its climate...
Global law firm White & Case LLP advised VERBUND AG on its €500 million green bonds issuance including biodiversity with a seven-year term and a fixed coupon of 3.250%. VERBUND...
Air Liquide has successfully issued a new 500 million euros green bond, in line with its ambition to combine growth and sustainable development. The Group intends to use the proceeds...
Key Impact Points: Qatar has successfully raised $2.5 billion through its first-ever green bond issuance, marking a significant milestone in the Gulf state’s financial landscape. The bonds are split into...
Amprion has once again successfully placed a green dual-tranche bond with a total nominal value of €1 billion on the international capital market. The bond was issued under Amprion’s €9...
Scotiabank has issued its inaugural EUR 1 billion, 5-year senior fixed rate Green Bond (the “EUR Green Bond”) in the European market pursuant to Scotiabank’s Sustainable Issuance Framework released on April 5, 2024 (the...
RWE successfully placed its first green US dollar bond with a total volume of US$2 billion. The bond was issued in two tranches of US$1 billion with 10-year tenor and...
TenneT Holding B.V. successfully priced a dual Tranche Green Hybrid Bond of EUR 550 million with a coupon of 4.625% and a non-call period of 5.25 years and EUR 550...
The Republic of Iceland issued a green bond in the amount of 750 million euros, the equivalent of ISK 111 bn. The bond bears a 3.5% fixed rate coupon, a...
The Government of Canada is announcing its plan to issue its second Canadian-dollar-denominated green bond this week, subject to market conditions. This follows the successful issuance of Canada’s first 7.5-year, $5...
Verizon Communications Inc. issued its Green Bond Impact Report, outlining the full allocation of the nearly $1 billion of net proceeds from its fifth green bond, which was issued in May 2023....
World First: supports Japan’s ambitious emission reduction goals Japan will issue the first tranche of its JPY1.6tn (USD11bn) Climate Transition Bond, with proceeds being used to fund Japan’s ambitious Green Transformation (GX)...
Iberdrola continues to strengthen its liquidity position, confirmed that it has refinanced €5.3 billion by signing its largest ever credit facility. The agreement, signed with 33 international banks, also helps to consolidate...
As one of the top ten largest green bond issuers in the U.S., Equinix used the net proceeds to support 172 green building projects across 105 sites, 33 energy efficiency...
Bloomberg announced the launch of new green-tilted fixed income indices, which seek to increase weighting to green bonds in some of Bloomberg’s flagship indices such as the Global Aggregate, Treasury...
Ericsson has successfully placed a green Euro-denominated 500 million 4.5-year bond. The bond was issued under Ericsson’s Euro Medium Term Note Program (EMTN). The issue follows a well-attended road show,...
• The third green issue of the year has set a coupon of 4.183%.• The company is making progress on its renewed objective of having around 40% of its financing...
Aiming to finance increased production of SiC power semiconductors to support decarbonization Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will issue green bonds for the first time to raise funds for...
H&M Group has issued a EUR 500 million green bond with a maturity of 8 years under its EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme. The bond generated great interest amongst...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has invested €150 million in the inaugural €600 million green bond issue by automotive supplier Valeo. A key feature of this operation is the establishment of a...
Tanzanian Bank NMB is launching a 10-year multi-currency medium-term bond worth 1 trillion Tanzanian shillings ($400 million) as part of a green bond initiative. The bond is the first of...
Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) published its 2023 Green Bond Allocation and Impact Report, which outlines how proceeds from green bonds issued in September 2022 were used to help the railroad...
The Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have partnered to support the development of green bond markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The...
LG Energy Solution Ltd., a leading global battery manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, is planning to issue green bonds to fund a variety of ESG initiatives. The company has...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, and Internacional de Inversiones (IDEI), a developer of sustainable real estate projects, announced the issuance of a green bond...
Kimco Realty® (NYSE: KIM), North America’s largest publicly traded owner and operator of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and a growing portfolio of mixed-use assets, announced the publication of its third Green Bond...
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has announced the launch of the Goldman Sachs Global Impact Corporate Bond Fund and the Goldman Sachs USD Green Bond Fund, which aim to enable fixed...
Masdar announced the successful completion of its first green bond issuance for US$750 million 10-year senior unsecured Notes today. There was exceptionally strong appetite from regional and international investors with...
The ten-year bond issue, supported by strong demand, demonstrates the strong support and confidence investors have in the company. See related article: Iberdrola Introduces Global Green Employment, the Largest Platform...
In March 2023, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia...
Under an agreement announced, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), will invest up to $500 million in PT Bank BTPN Tbk, comprising a social bond and a green bond issuance. The...
Company has issued five green bonds for a total of $5 billion since 2019 Verizon Communications Inc. settled its fifth green bond offering of $1 billion, with the net proceeds expected...
Siemens Energy successfully placed its first-ever Green Bond with a nominal value of EUR 1.5 billion, an important step in the company’s efforts toward integrating sustainability more and more into...
The European Commission has issued €6 billion of NextGenerationEU green bonds in its fourth syndicated transaction for 2023. The single tranche transaction was executed via a tap of the green...
Comcast announced the issuance of a $1 billion 10-year green bond, offering investors the opportunity to support environmental efforts such as those currently underway or under consideration as part of...
Iberdrola has surprised the market once again. The company has set the terms and conditions of a new hybrid green bond, amounting to €1 billion, as reported to the National Securities Market Commission...
As announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, Government of India, as part of its overall market borrowings, will be issuing Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs), for mobilizing resources for green infrastructure....
Hong Kong aims to raise up to the equivalent of $5 billion in a dollar, euro and offshore Chinese yuan green bond issuance, sources with direct knowledge of the matter...
Ford Motor Company reported first-year actions guided by the sustainable financing framework the company launched in November 2021. The Sustainable Financing Report 2022 highlights how the net proceeds from the company’s inaugural...
Iberdrola has tapped the fixed income market in Europe, as it did in March, successfully closing a double-tranche transaction for a combined amount of €1.5 billion: €750 million with a six-year...
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (“URW”) today announces the update of its Green Financing Framework, which establishes a clear framework for the financing and/or refinancing of eligible new development projects and the regeneration of...
The European Commission has issued a further €8.5 billion, of which €6 billion through a NextGenerationEU green bond for its recovery programme and €2.5 billion to support Ukraine under the...
BBVA placed CHF 425 million of a senior preferred bond issue today. The labeled green bond is divided into two tranches with maturities of three and six years. The first...
New York voters approved a $4.2 billion environmental bond on Tuesday, one of the biggest wins for environmental, social and governance infrastructure in eight years and a sign of the...
The Indian government’s first ever green bonds will focus on funding solar power projects, followed by wind and small hydro projects, as Asia’s third largest economy attempts to tap the...
Boston Properties, Inc., the largest publicly traded developer, owner and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, announced that its operating partnership, Boston Properties Limited Partnership, has agreed to...
The Framework enables State Street to fund Green and Social projects that will directly support State Street’s broader ESG strategy State Street Corporation today announced that it has issued $1...
New benchmarks for bonds financing projects with environmental and social benefits Bloomberg announced the launch of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Green, Social, Sustainability Bond Indices, further growing its offering of...
The four-tranche green bond follows a similar €3.85 billion issue earlier this year Investors show strong interest with orderbooks over €6 billion TenneT currently has €19.5 billion in green debt...
As part of Fonterra’s commitment to sustainability and implementation of its strategy, the Co-operative has released its Sustainable Finance Framework. This Framework aligns Fonterra’s funding strategy with its sustainability ambitions and...
The Swiss government announced the completion of its inaugural green bond issuance, raising CHF766 million ($USD766 million) to fund expenditures supporting its environmental goals in areas including clean transportation and...
First Abu Dhabi Bank has given initial price guidance of 145-150 basis points over U.S. Treasuries for five-year dollar-denominated green bonds expected to price on Thursday, a bank document showed. See...
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is offering the world’s first 100-year dollar-denominated bonds Nearly $18 billion in demand for the bonds Saudi Arabia plans to increase renewable energy production to...
NatWest sees Debt Management Office raising about £5 billion Syndication follows historic rout in UK bond markets Country’s bond supply surging as Bank of England rolls back monetary stimulus The...
Boliden is the industry leader in extracting and producing metals with a low climate footprint Goal is to reduce CO2 intensity by a further 40% by 2030 Boliden has issued...
Company is committed to reducing greenhouse emissions 26% by 2030 and being net zero by 2050 Moving freight by rail instead of truck reduces GHG emissions by up to 75%...
Deal is expected to raise billions of dollars Proceeds earmarked for projects including renewable energy, clean transport and green buildings Crown prince has committed to investing $40 billion in local...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the upcoming issuance of Singapore’s inaugural sovereign green bond – known as Green Singapore Government Securities (Infrastructure) [“Green SGS (Infra)”]. This green bond will...
PepsiCo Accelerates pep+ Transformation PepsiCo, Inc. PepsiCo announced the closing of a new $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond. The Company will use an amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the offering to fund...
Austria has hired banks to sell its first ever green bond, according to memos on Monday from two lead managers seen by Reuters. The bond, due 23 May 2049, will...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday laid out a plan to issue an estimated 20 trillion yen ($157 billion) worth of “green transition” bonds to help finance investment to...
Ukrainian power company Ukrenergo has paid $28.4 million on time as the first coupon on its debut five-year “green” Eurobond and will continue servicing its debt despite Russia’s invasion, the...
The Netherlands has become the first government to closely align its green bond framework with the European Union’s sustainable investment rulebook, the Dutch State Treasury Agency said on Tuesday. The...
This week, the Government of Canada successfully issued its inaugural 7.5-year, $5 billion green bond. This transaction fulfills the government’s commitment to issue a $5 billion green bond within the...
Investments from Apple’s $4.7 billion in Green Bonds have helped jump-start the development of new low-carbon manufacturing and recycling technologies, the company announced today. Apple has issued three Green Bonds since 2016, with...
Export Development Canada (EDC) has released a new, third-party reviewed Sustainable Bond Framework to enable greater support for initiatives that create a more equitable and sustainable world. Now, in addition...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) launched on Friday a new fund investing in Asian green bonds to help finance projects to combat climate risks in one of the world’s...
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced the issuance of its inaugural $750 million green bond, with a 3.000% semi-annual coupon and maturing in 2029, to advance the environmental goals that are part of Amgen’s environmental, social and...
Midea Group Co., Ltd. completed USD 450 million 5-year unsecured green bonds, issued at T+98 base points, setting a record of the lowest issuance margin for international U.S. dollar bonds with the...
Firm is a crucial part of UAE’s aim to be net zero by 2050 Persian Gulf petrostates increasingly weighing green bonds Abu Dhabi’s state oil producer is considering a sale...
Nordic financial services group SEB announced the completion of a new green bond offering, raising €1 billion with proceeds aimed at financing green loans. The bank reported strong demand for the...
Telecom giant Verizon announced the release of its new Green Bond Impact Report, indicating that it has fully allocated the nearly $1 billion of funds raised in its most recent...
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