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Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Sycomore Asset Management, and Mirova are developing a tool to measure how investment impact biodiversity. AXA IM, BNPPAM, Sycomore and Mirova launched the Investor Statement on the need for biodiversity ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas has issued $140 million in equity-linked green bonds based on a forward-looking climate index of ASX-listed companies. Mike Watanabe, managing director, head of equity derivatives, Australia The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), First ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... is that it is delivered responsibly. To advance understanding in this area, in June 2020, Swedish pension fund AP7, BNP Paribas Asset Management and the Church of England Pensions Board announced that they were partnering with Chronos Sustainability ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... by further increasing Covered Bond issuance volume in the future." The joint bookrunners for this transaction are BNP PARIBAS, DBS, HSBC, and ING. The successful pricing of the deal demonstrates "investors' recognition of KHFC's credibility in its contribution ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... for Sustainable Insurance, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and four Founding Financial Partners - BNP Paribas, AXA, Natixis and AMP Capital. Other founding signatories to the pledge include AMP Capital, Australian Ethical Investment ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... is occurring as a result of the response to coronavirus, said Mark Lewis, global head of sustainability research at BNP Paribas Asset Management "In 2008/2009, a lot of the momentum that had been built up was de-prioritised in the wake of the GFC," Lewis ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... CIB, DBS Bank Ltd, ING and MUFG serving as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers. ABN AMRO, Banca IMI, BNP PARIBAS and SMBC Nikko served as Joint Lead Managers. Credit Agricole CIB and SMBC Nikko also served as Joint Green Structuring Advisors. ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... programs is a consideration on the agenda. Natalie Floate, head of market and financing services, Asia-Pacific, at BNP Paribas Securities Services Securities lending arrangements permits the beneficial owner of a security to lend it for a specified period ...

IFC expands EDGE program to include BNP Paribas ClimateSeed program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
The IFC has expanded its Edge certification program to include BNP Paribas' ClimateSeed carbon offset program. ClimateSeed is one of six accepted carbon offset programs in IFC's Zero Carbon Green Bujildings certificate under the IFC Edge program. To ...

Majority of Asia-Pacific investors expect to integrate ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Pacific region are aligning their ESG investment framework with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new BNP Paribas survey. Madhu Gayer, investment analytics and sustainability manager, BNP Paribas Securities Services According to the ...