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Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Macquarie said. "This transaction further demonstrates the leading global role Macquarie is playing in the growth of green finance and the development of new renewables capacity," said Alex Harvey, Macquarie's chief financial officer. "The future utilisation ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Initiative noted. "BNP Paribas Asset Management is fully committed to supporting the development of green finance," said Gaetan Obert, head of sustainability - BNP Paribas Asset Management. "We provide guidance to the market through our ...

CEFC signs agreement with Metro Finance to launch green vehicle finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... qualifying lower emissions vehicles, the CEFC noted. "In this way, Metro Finance will be leading the movement to promote green finance within the transport industry which it regards as an inevitable progression," Crossman said.

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... world's largest green bond markets, increasing inter country capital flows will be one of the catalysts to bring green finance in China to new heights. Acceleration of existing investment levels is pivotal to the country's low carbon growth path to 2030 ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... Bond Indemnity product unique to this class, and we are proud to be working with the CBI to continue developing the green finance market." NAB, ANZ, and the Investor Group on Climate Change are all members of the partners program. "Asset managers and ...

Climate-aligned bond universe jumps to US$895 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... unlabelled climate-aligned bonds at $674 billion and labelled green bonds at $221 billion. "We're making a start on green finance," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO. "But banks, corporates and governments have to be working much more closely with ...

Green Bond issuance up 50% on first half of 2016: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... (CBI). Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Kidney has been in Australia this week to speak on international green finance trends and green bond directions. So far in 2017, there has been US$54.4 billion in green bond issuance aligned with the ...

Investa Commercial Property Fund Issues $100 million certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... fund manager. "Diversifying our sources of debt with Green Bonds demonstrates our support for the growth of the green finance market, re-enforces our leadership position in corporate sustainability and reflects our long-term commitment to transitioning ...

S&P DJI launches Green Bond Select Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Macpherson, senior director, ESG strategy and product management, S&P DJI. "Globally, there is a big push to get into green finance," Macpherson said. "Hitting at the heart of this, is the second generation of green bond indices, which are more streamlined ...

Commonwealth Bank issues $650 million climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... praised Commonwealth Bank's "active leadership." "The Commonwealth Bank climate bond marks a significant step for green finance globally, as institutional investors and pension funds will take note of one of the world's largest banks entering the climate ...