Sustainable finance

A world's first for France and its €4bn green inflation-linked bond (OAT€i)

03 Jun 2022

3 - minute read
 
Natixis acted as Joint Bookrunner for the issuance of a long 15yr Inaugural Green Inflation- Linked Bond for the Republic of France [1]
On May 25th, France treasury (Agence Franc...

What 2021 unleashed and what 2022 holds for us

20 Jan 2022

7 - minutes read
 
The Green & Sustainable Hub (GSH) is pleased to share its sincere New Year wishes with its newsletter readers. This period is always an opportunity to reflect on the last tw...

EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy, a painkiller to taxonomy headaches?

30 Nov 2021

10-minute read
 
On November 4, 2021, the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF)[1] taxonomy working group unveiled the “EU-China Common Ground Taxonomy - Climate Change Mitigation (...

Banks’ prudential requirements: towards a comprehensive integration of ESG risks into the EU prudential framework

30 Nov 2021

20-minute read
 
On October 27th, the awaited review of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) proposal was released by the European Commission w...

Release of our study the New Geography of Taxonomies

30 Sep 2021

4-minute read
 
Following our recent article “Sustainable Taxonomy development worldwide: a standard-setting race between competing jurisdictions” (July 2021), we have just released our dedicated ...

Generali issued the first ever Green Cat Bond

29 Jul 2021

1-minute read 
 
The first ever Green Cat Bond
Generali successfully priced last June 25, 2021 a € 200m Catastrophe Bond (“Lion III Re DAC Notes”)[1]. This is the first ever Green Cat Bond sponsor...

European Central Bank’s historic pledge on climate

29 Jul 2021

8-minute read 
 
The European Central Bank (ECB) has been under increased pressure from civil society and politicians to take action on climate change[1]. Sign of the acceleration that we are witn...

Sustainable Taxonomy development worldwide: a standard-setting race between competing jurisdictions

29 Jul 2021

9-minute read
 
On July 12, the Platform on Sustainable Finance published two draft reports about a social taxonomy proposal and an extension of the current green taxonomy to significantly harmful...

A fury of Sustainable Finance announcements in the European Union

29 Jul 2021

In July, a multitude of legislative proposals and strategies related to sustainable finance have been announced by the European Commission and the European Central Bank...

The sustainable finance disclosure regulation (SFDR): enhancing clarity on sustainable investment products

24 Feb 2021

7-minute read
 
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...

Structuring formats and thematic proliferation: orientation map

29 Jul 2020

3-minute read
 
The past months have evidenced two important standards developments hosted by the ICMA: an update of the Social Bond Principles and the establishment of the Sustainability-Linked B...

Cicero and K2A pave the way for a new green-labelled equity market

12 Jun 2020

CICERO[1] is a research center for climate research and environmental science. Its subsidiary "CICERO Shades of Green Ltd" (thereafter CICERO) is one of the leading providers of second party opini...

European Commission’s Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy: broader and deeper

30 Apr 2020

The European Union has not shown any slack in its drive for a more sustainable financial system in spite of the Covid-19-related crisis. In the search for solutions and new regulatory measures th...

French market authority issues a first set of requirements to control sustainable funds communication

08 Apr 2020

In a context of strong growth of sustainable investment funds and a few months after the setup of a dedicated sustainable finance commission, the French AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) has m...

Last minute: EU Taxonomy, final report of the TEG just out!

10 Mar 2020

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The European Commission’s Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance has published two landmark reports on March 9. Natixis Green and Sustainable Hub is currently thoroughl...

Why we need a shaded taxonomy from green to brown and in between

28 Oct 2019

As a part of The European Files magazine on sustainable finance, Natixis shared its position on the European Union's work.

“Favouring or penalizing specific assets on the basis of environmental c...

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