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The year 2020 has witnessed a new record in terms of green funds growth as documented by two recently released reports by Environmental Finance and Novethic. The peak is of course ...

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Verbund, an Austrian leading electricity company (Baa1/BBB+), has issued in March 2021 the first Bond combining both Green Use-of-Proceeds (Green Bond) and Sustainability Key Perfo...

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A seat for everyone is necessary at the climate action table. Sustainable Finance will fail in its mission if it continues to confine high-emitting industries to the sidelines.
The...

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On Tuesday 13th April 2021, the Social Loan Principles (SLP) have been published by the Loan Market Association (LMA), the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and the Loan S...

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On April 21, the European Commission ratified the EU Climate Law Regulation [1], setting a legally binding goal to cut GHG emissions by at least 55% [2] by 2030 compared to 1990 le...

In the context of the debate around nuclear in the EU Taxonomy, Natixis Green & Sustainable Hub conducted a short survey in December 2019, to determine if SRI investors might consider Nuclear a...

In 2019, we conducted a global investor survey on the "transitioning of brown industries". It originates from the debate around the role and eligibility of high-emitting industries to climate finan...

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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...