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The Climate Action 100+ (CA 100+) initiative has released its latest 2020 progress report on the actions undertaken by high-emitting industries, such as aviation, in order to reduc...
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Mid-February the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced the expansion of its Sustainable Bond Market by creating a so-called Transition Bond Sub-Segment, which is not defined...
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Early March, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) — the EBA, the ESMA and the EIOPA [1]— submitted their advice to the European Commission regarding new KPIs that would mea...
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In a general context marked by heightened awareness of climate challenges [1], the hydrogen sector has seen a sharp acceleration in its development over the past 12 months. This is...
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On March 18, 2021, Trafigura Group Pte Ltd., a market leader in the global commodities industry, has successfully closed a sustainability-linked facility, the first for an actor in t...
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Elsan inaugural Sustainability-Linked Term Loan shall finance the acquisition of the group C2S. On the occasion of the Add-on, the entire financing of Elsan has been extended and i...
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The Sustainability-linked Bonds market undergoes a stepwise growth with 20 transactions totalling $8 billion of issuances in 2021 already. Is this the beginning of an exponential g...
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The European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA), the Loan Market Association (LMA), together with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), have released a joint guidance ...
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The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is one of the key pillars of the European Commission’s 2018 Sustainable Finance legislative package. It came into force in Dece...
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Despite the decline observed in 2020 in an unprecedented context of a global health crisis, the levels of worldwide CO2 emissions still represent a considerable challenge in the fi...
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On January 27th, President Biden has signed the landmark executive order "tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad." The Biden Administration aims to pursue a whole-of-govern...
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On January 14th, Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD), the regional development bank of the member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), issued ...
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On January 5th 2021, Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, launched its inaugural Green Convertible Bond into new shares and/or exchangeable for existing shares ...
Bonne Année!
Wishing you all health, happiness, and a more sustainable future in the New Year ahead!
This time of the year is an excellent occasion to reflect on achievements and lessons after ...
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China’s recently disclosed ambition to become carbon neutral by 2060[1] and to reach its GHG emissions peak before 2030 has been hailed as a potential game-changer[2]. Similar net...
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In the energy sector, the year 2020 has undoubtedly been that of a change of dimension for low-carbon hydrogen, as illustrated throughout the past six months by the multiplication ...
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In November 2020, the operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, Deutsche Börse acquired 80% of the American company, Institutional Shareholder Services group of companies (ISS), a ...
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On July 24, 2020, NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), an integrated power company built on dynamic retail brands with diverse generation assets, announced the $3.6bn all-cash acquisition...
