Sustainable Finance
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TD Securities Launches Carbon Advisory Business
Canadian investment bank TD Securities announced the launch of a new Carbon Advisory business, aimed at offering clients with end-to-end carbon market solutions. Forming part of the firm’s ESG Solutions…
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S&P Slashes Sustainable Bond Forecast on Worsening Market Conditions
Global issuance volumes for green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bonds (GSSSB) are expected to fall 16% this year to $865 billion, according to a forecast in a new report by…
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HSBC Announces Series of Senior Sustainable Finance & Climate-Focused Hires
HSBC announced today a series of senior appointments, forming part of the bank’s effort to build its new Sustainability Center of Excellence, according to an internal memo seen by ESG…
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Fitch Launches ESG Ratings for Labelled Bonds at Entity, Framework and Instrument Level
Fitch Group’s sustainability-focused analytics business Sustainable Fitch announced today the launch of ESG Ratings, Data & Analysis, a new ESG ratings product for investors providing sustainability scores and analysis at…
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Amazon Partners with Matt Damon’s Water.org to Provide Water Access to 100 Million People
Amazon and global non-profit organization Water.org announced today the launch of a shared water & climate fund aimed at providing lasting water access for 100 million people across Asia, Africa,…
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Barclays Names Marie Freier as Global Co-Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking
Barclays announced today the appointment of Marie Freier as Global Co-Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking (SIB). In her new role, alongside Co-Head Brian Reilly, Freier will help support…
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Nordea Issues First-of-its-Kind Bond to Fund Climate-Focused Sustainability-Linked Loans
Northern Europe-based financial services company Nordea announced the issuance of a NOK 4.1 billion (USD$400 million) bond, the first of its kind to have proceeds earmarked exclusively to finance sustainability-linked…
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Anglo American Ties Interest on $745 Million Bond to Climate, Water & Job Creation Goals
Global mining company Anglo American announced today the launch of its first sustainability-linked bond, with a €745 million offering of 10-year notes, with terms tied to the company’s performance on…
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DBS Sets Decarbonization Targets for Lending Book in Key Emissions Intensive Sectors
Singapore-based financial services group DBS announced today a series of 2030 sectoral decarbonization targets aimed at cutting the emissions footprint of the company’s finance and investment activities in key carbon-intensive…
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Moody’s Transfers Sustainable Debt Opinion Service to Ratings Agency, Proposes new Assessment Framework
Global integrated risk assessment firm Moody’s announced that it will transfer its sustainable debt Second Party Opinions (SPO) business to become part of its rating agency under Moody’s Investor Service…
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