To achieve the Paris Agreement’s objective of limiting the rise of global mean temperature to +2°C compared to the preindustrial period, a shift in the allocation of private finance flows from carbon-intensive activities to investments compatible with a 2°C pathway […]
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The Sustainable Development Goals can sometimes be seen as those high-level objectives where the immediate value on the ground and in people’s lives is not immediately obvious. However, an innovative financial deal unveiled yesterday is showing how strong environmental and social targets […]
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Op 26 februari heeft ABP voor € 360 miljoen belegd in groene obligaties van de Belgische staat. Met de uitgifte wil België investeren in projecten die klimaatverandering tegengaan. België is het tweede West-Europese land dat groene obligaties uitgeeft na Frankrijk. […]
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The meteoric growth of green bonds is a sign that the finance industry is finally waking up to the potential of sustainability. But speakers at a recent green finance forum said that the opacity of how the funds are used means […]
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The European Commission welcomes the final report by its High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG), which sets out strategic recommendations for a financial system that supports sustainable investments. The Commission will now move to finalise its strategy on sustainable […]
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Today, the European Commission published the final report and recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG). The HLEG, set up by the European Commission in December 2016, was given the task of developing recommendations to deliver an […]
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ING collaborated with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) and three other banks on the carmaker’s first euro green bond. The EUR 600 million bond will make environmentally friendly vehicles more accessible to consumers. “This bookrunner mandate for Toyota confirms ING’s strong […]
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The climate bonds market is expected to hit a new benchmark this year, according to a new report by HSBC. The report predicts continued strong growth of up to 50 per cent year-on-year in the global green bonds market, as it […]
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Op de One Planet Summit, een initiatief van de Franse president Emmanuel Macron, heeft de Belgische premier Charles Michel aangekondigd dat hij vanaf volgend jaar zogenoemde groene obligaties gaat lanceren, waarmee hij bij banken, financiële instellingen en investeringsfondsen centen wil […]
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The EBRD intends to invest up to US$ 100 million in “Amundi Planet – Emerging Green One”, a fund designed to become the world’s largest green bond fund and the first exclusively dedicated to emerging markets. Following approval by its […]
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On the occasion of the Paris 2017 Climate Finance Day, nine of Europe’s largest industrial emitters of green bonds (EDF, Enel, ENGIE, Iberdrola, Icade, Paprec, SNCF Réseau, SSE and TenneT) publicly announce their pledge to further develop one of the […]
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BNG Bank heeft bij internationale beleggers de afgelopen weken twee duurzame obligaties geplaatst ten behoeve van kredietverlening aan gemeenten en woningcorporaties. In totaal heeft de bank sinds 2014 zes duurzame obligaties ter waarde van EUR 4,1 miljard geplaatst, waarmee ze […]
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