Ahold Delhaize today announces that it has successfully closed a €1 billion, Sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility (the ‘Facility’), refinancing its existing 2015-dated €1 billion facility. The Facility is an important milestone that highlights how Ahold Delhaize is reinforcing the alignment […]
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Financing for projects tied to sustainability—covering a wide swath of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations―is enjoying rapid growth. The trend is most advanced in Europe, with other regions moving in the same direction. Many banks pursuing the business of […]
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LafargeHolcim yesterday priced a EUR 850 million sustainability-linked bond with a coupon of 0.5% maturing in 2031. With this first bond of its kind in the building materials industry, the company is confirming its sustainability leadership in the sector. Géraldine […]
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Schiphol Group is pleased to announce that it has closed a EUR 400 million sustainability linked Revolving Credit Facility with ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, ING, NatWest, Rabobank, SMBC as bookrunning mandated lead arrangers. ING acted as Coordinator and Sustainability Coordinator. The stand-by facility refinances Schiphol’s […]
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On the 23rd of September ABN AMRO and online platform Sustainabonds hosted a virtual roundtable discussion on the state of play in the corporate Green & Social Bond market. The event was joined by experienced Green Bond issuers Enexis, Philips, […]
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided that bonds with coupon structures linked to certain sustainability performance targets will become eligible as collateral for Eurosystem credit operations and also for Eurosystem outright purchases for monetary policy purposes, provided they comply […]
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The German energy service provider ista is linking its financing structure to the company’s sustainability successes. The new ESG-linked syndicated loan in the amount of up to EUR 1.85 billion in total was signed with an international consortium of banks. […]
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For GrandVision, responsibility and sustainability are more than buzzwords—they are a shared mindset across all departments and operations. And signing a Sustainability Linked Loan in 2019 reinforced the commitment of the company to advance its environmental, social and governance (ESG) […]
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Rabobank is pleased to announce the successful closing of a sustainability-linked SEK 1.925bn club deal for Oatly, one of the world’s fastest growing, most exciting food brands and a company for which sustainability is truly at the core of its […]
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With a volume of € 400 million, Aurubis placed a loan with an ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) component for the first time. Aurubis is the first company in the basic materials industry in Europe to do so, making […]
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The Green & Social Bond Principles released Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) at their 6th Annual General Meeting today. These are voluntary guidelines for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) defined as forward-looking performance-based bond instruments where the issuer is committing to future improvements in […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged food supply chains globally and especially in developing markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa where lockdown measures have led to reduced food production and rising prices. In order to ensure a continuous flow […]
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