On 15 May, the 15 members of the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) gathered for their Annual Meeting and launched a new initiative to deepen cooperation on responsible financing requirements and impact measurement. The European DFIs jointly manage […]
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The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) launched a Sustainable Development Bond to raise awareness for the critical role that water and ocean resources play in development around the world. This EUR denominated 10-year forward Euro […]
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Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today announced the successful pricing of its issuance of EUR 750 million 0.500% Green Innovation Bonds due 2026. This inaugural Green Innovation Bond was created by Philips in collaboration with Rabobank as […]
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Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced that it has completed issuance of a $1 billion Sustainability Bond. It is the largest Sustainability Bond the Company has issued to date and follows two previously issued Sustainability Bonds in 2016 and 2017. […]
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From sustainable water technology to financing for electric vehicles, renewable energy and green buildings: ING supported multiple sustainability transactions in the first quarter of 2019. Many of these were sustainability finance ‘firsts’, as ING empowers clients to transition to a […]
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ACTIAM and KBI Global Investors have become the latest investors to join the BBFAW Global Investor Collaboration on Farm Animal Welfare. The participating investors engage with the companies – including food producers, retailers and wholesalers, and restaurants and bars – […]
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De Volksbank wants to make a relevant and positive contribution to society by focusing on financial resilience and sustainability. By issuing Green Bonds, de Volksbank wants to add another element to its value chain. Therefore de Volksbank published a Green […]
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A new approach to help banks evaluate the sustainability of the farming enterprises that they lend to could lead to greater recognition and reward for farmers who look after the long-term health of their soil, water, and biodiversity. The new […]
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced that 60 investors (including the Dutch FMO) are adopting the Operating Principles for Impact Management—a market standard for impact investing in which investors seek to generate positive impact for society alongside financial […]
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BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Chris Ouellette as Head of CSR (Corporate & Social Responsibility) within its Sustainability Centre. Based in Paris, he joined at the start of April and reports to Jane Ambachtsheer, Global […]
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Amsterdam and London continue to lead the latest global rankings of green financial centres, according to the latest edition of the Global Green Finance Index. Copenhagen, Zurich and Paris are close behind. The Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) is published […]
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The phone call to the World Bank Treasury came out of the blue: in late 2007, a group of Swedish pension funds wanted to invest in projects that help the climate, but they did not know how to find these […]
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