(IN BRIEF) Snam has introduced a revamped Sustainable Financing Framework built around two strategic pillars—Green Financing and Sustainability-Linked Financing. The Green pillar focuses on EU Taxonomy-aligned investments like pipeline retrofits, while the Sustainability-Linked pillar ties funding costs to ESG performance … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon neutrality, decarbonization strategy, energy transition, ESG targets, EU Green Bond Standard, EU taxonomy, green financing, ICMA, infrastructure, ISS, methane emissions, Moody’s, net zero, Nicole Della Vedova, Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2, Scope 3, Snam, strategic finance, sustainability, Sustainability-Linked Bonds, Sustainable Finance Framework, sustainable investment
(IN BRIEF) Stadler’s Berlin plant has secured its future with a new collective labor agreement reached between management, employee representatives, and IG Metall. Announced on 11 April 2025, the agreement includes a location guarantee until 2032, ensuring stability and job … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Berlin plant, BVG, collective labor agreement, coronavirus, economic challenges, Employee Representatives, energy prices, IG Metall, international competition, Jan Otto, job security, Jure Mikolčić, labor negotiations, location guarantee, partership, research and development, Stadler, sustainability, sustainable investment, Ukraine conflict, wage harmonisation, working hours
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a NOK 3 billion Sustainability Awareness Bond (SAB) maturing on April 2, 2030, with an annual coupon of 4.329% and a reoffer spread of NOK mid-swaps +6bps. This marks the second … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Anders Wallacher Haukås, Anna Sjulander, EIB, EMTN, female entrepreneurship, gender equality, Luxembourg, NOK mid-swaps +6bps, Nordea Liv, Olivier Chapiteau, Per Egil Aamo, reoffer spread, SAB, SEB, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, SpareBank 1 SMN, SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge, Sparebank 1 Østlandet, Sparebanken Møre, Sparebanken Vest, Sparebanken Øst, Sustainability Awareness Bond, sustainable investment, T+6, Thomas Colliander, women’s economic empowerment
(IN BRIEF) Bulgaria-based Postbank, a subsidiary of Eurobank Group, has secured a €75 million guarantee from the European Investment Bank to facilitate up to €150 million in additional loans for mid-sized companies. This risk-sharing agreement offers preferential financing terms, such … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Bulgaria, collateral, domestic economy, EIB, EIB Group, Eurobank Group, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, funding accord, guarantee, Interest rates, job protection, Kyriacos Kakouris, lending, Mid-Caps, Mid-Sized Companies, partnership, Petia Dimitrova, portfolio, Postbank, preferential financing, risk-sharing, SMEs, strategic partnership, sustainable investment, working capital loans, €150 million, €75 million
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has launched the Green Private Credit fund, aimed at advancing Europe’s green transition and decarbonizing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The fund, with a target size of EUR 200 million, will generate up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BPCE Assurances, Capital Markets Union, Climate Action, decarbonization, EIF, environmental sustainability, EU Green Deal, European Investment Fund, financing, gender equality, Green Private Credit, MACIF, Mutuelle Médicis, partnership, private credit, SFDR Article 9, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable investment
(IN BRIEF) Schroders has been awarded a £5.2 billion sustainable investment mandate from UK wealth manager St. James’s Place (SJP). The allocation will be invested in Schroders’ Global Sustainable Value Equity and Global Sustainable Growth strategies, blending value and growth … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged active investment solutions, active management, Alex Tedder, Co-Head of Equities, diversified exposure, FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, Global Sustainable Growth, Global Sustainable Value Equity, Group Chief Executive, investment goals, partnership, Q1 2025, Richard Oldfield, risk-adjusted returns, Schroders, SDR labels, SJP, St. James's Place, sustainability, Sustainability Disclosure Requirements, Sustainability Focus label, Sustainable & Responsible Equity fund, sustainable investment, sustainable investment mandate, tailored investment solutions, tailored solutions, value and growth investment styles, £5.2 billion
(IN BRIEF) RWE, a leading energy company, has announced its updated Green Financing Framework to support sustainable investment. With a focus on building a sustainable energy system, RWE plans to invest over 50 billion euros by 2030 as part of … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided UniCredit Group with two guarantees worth €370 million to support investment by small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across seven EU countries. The transactions are backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s long-term … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, EIB Group, EIF, European Union, Gelsomina Vigliotti, INNOVATION, InvestEU, job creation, Paolo Gentiloni, SMEs, sustainable investment, The European Investment Fund, UniCredit Group
(PRESS RELEASE) ROTTERDAM, 28-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Robeco, an international asset management company of Dutch origin and part of Orix, has announced the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report, which details the steps the firm has taken to integrate sustainability … Read the full press release
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) ROTTERDAM, 28-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Robeco, une société internationale de gestion d’actifs d’origine néerlandaise et faisant partie d’Orix , a annoncé la publication de son rapport de développement durable 2021, qui détaille les mesures que l’entreprise a … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 21-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroders (LON: SDR), a British multinational asset management company, has announced the launch of the Schroder Sustainable Bond fund, designed to provide investors with long-term diversified returns through sustainable investment across the full … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LUXEMBOURG, 26-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), the leading listing venue for international securities, has announced it entered into an agreement with Solactive AG, a Germany-based index provider active globally, to establish a new green … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Climate Bonds Taxonomy, ESG, German index, green bond, Green Bond market, Green Bonds, index, Julie Becker, LGX, LGX Academy, Luxembourg Green Exchange, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, LuxSE, Solactive AG, Solactive LGX Green Bond Impact Index, Sustainable Finance, sustainable investment, sustainable securities, Timo Pfeiffer, transparency, transparent
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