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October 2020

France maps green and brown expenses over 2021 budget proposal – auspicious developments for climate change mainstreaming and sustainable finance

27 Oct 2020
21 min.

As public debate over the ecological transition creates pressure on governments, transparency & availability of information on the environmental impact of public spending are necessary to main...

European Central Bank accepts sustainability-linked bonds as collateral

27 Oct 2020
2 min.

Following the publication of ICMA’s Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles  (SLBP)  in June 2020 (see our July article), a few inaugural issuances of this new product were observed on the market re...

Success of AFD Group’s €2bn inaugural issuance under its new SDG Bond Framework

27 Oct 2020
3 min.

Natixis acted as Sole Sustainability Structurer and Joint Bookrunner for AFD’s inaugural Sustainable Development Goals Bond (€ benchmark 7-year SDG Bond), under its new SDG Bond Framework.  
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Towards a Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures and investors’ appetite for science-based targets on natural capital

27 Oct 2020
5 min.

On September 25, 2020, sixty-two Financial institutions, corporates, governments and regulatory bodies as well as think-tanks created an “Informal Working Group” (IWG) to work on a Task Force for ...

Total confirms net zero ambition by 2050 and announces intermediate scope 3 absolute emissions targets

27 Oct 2020
7 min.

Held last 30 September, Total’s Investor Day was an opportunity for France’s integrated oil group to reaffirm its commitment to fighting climate change. The event was eagerly awaited after rival B...

Is green in the pipeline? Sensing gas’ potential contribution to climate change mitigation

27 Oct 2020
7 min.

In the energy sector, the latest strategic and climate announcements from BP and Total have been the subject of extensive comments (see this month's Trends section). While there are many similarit...

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