The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) published a technical paper on integrating climate risks. The document can be downloaded .
Year: 2020
Banco BV becomes Brazil’s first firm to use Financial Corporate Green Bond
The Green Bond issuance will have funds destined to renewable energy assets and projects. Read more here.
NUS raises S$300m in its first green bond issuance
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully raised S$300 million through a green bond, the first of its kind among universities in Asia. With
BASF places chemical industry’s first green bond
BASF says it has successfully issued corporate bonds with a total volume of €2.0 billion ($2.28 billion) on the capital market, including its first-ever placement
China Purging Coal from Green Bonds Seen Luring Investors – Bloomberg
Fossil fuels are no longer considered “green” by China’s central bank. The People’s Bank of China plans to remove “clean utilization of fossil fuel” projects
Green Bonds Standout in Pandemic Fixed Income Volatility
As more and more investors seek refuge in the bond markets, which can fuel more growth in fixed income, product differentiation can help spur more
Sustainability-linked loan or green loan: Which? When? Why?
The Loan Market Association (“LMA”), Loan Syndication and Trading Association (“LSTA”) and Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (“APLMA”) have published new guidance on the key aspects
Renewable power is outperforming fossil fuels in major American and European stock markets – Report
“Publicly traded renewable power portfolios have posted “significantly higher” investor returns and shown lower volatility than fossil fuels, over the past decade and during the
Energy Investing – A joint report by the International Energy Agency and the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment
Given the apparent financial attractiveness of renewable power, why hasn’t financing via public markets taken off? As we explore in this report, risk and return