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Net Hero Podcast – Banking on a greener future

Net Hero Podcast – Banking on a greener future

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Net Hero Podcast – Banking on a greener future

This week I talk to Bankers for Net Zero – are we anyway near getting a finance system to put the planet before profit?

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Masdar lists debut $750m green bond on London Stock Exchange

Masdar lists debut $750m green bond on London Stock Exchange

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Masdar lists debut $750m green bond on London Stock Exchange

The 10-year green bond offering was more than five times oversubscribed with ‘exceptionally strong appetite’ from investors

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Energy company launches $750 million green bond

Energy company launches $750 million green bond

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Energy company launches $750 million green bond

Masdar launched a multi-million dollar green bond to fund renewable projects

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London-based bank invests £12.5m in green bonds to back solar power in Poland

London-based bank invests £12.5m in green bonds to back solar power in Poland

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London-based bank invests £12.5m in green bonds to back solar power in Poland

The funding from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will ensure an additional 96MW of solar achieves financial close and starts implementation in 2022

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EU Commission raises €5bn in green bonds

EU Commission raises €5bn in green bonds

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EU Commission raises €5bn in green bonds

Under the NextGenerationEU green bond framework, the funds will be used for nine categories, including energy efficiency, clean energy and climate change adaptation

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Global green finance increased 100x in last decade

Global green finance increased 100x in last decade

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Global green finance increased 100x in last decade

It jumped from $5.2bn in 2012 to $540.6bn in 2021

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PNC pledges $20bn in environmental finance over five years

PNC pledges $20bn in environmental finance over five years

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PNC pledges $20bn in environmental finance over five years

It will provide financing for green buildings, renewable energy, clean transportation and environmental sustainability-linked bonds and loans

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Rishi Sunak’s £15bn green bond bonanza

Rishi Sunak’s £15bn green bond bonanza

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Rishi Sunak’s £15bn green bond bonanza

The Chancellor will unveil details of green bonds that will allow people to invest in green projects

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Paragon issues sub-ordinated green bonds worth £150m

Paragon issues sub-ordinated green bonds worth £150m

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Paragon issues sub-ordinated green bonds worth £150m

The proceeds of the bond will be allocated to green loans incentivising landlords to mitigate the impacts of climate change

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Apple’s green bonds funded a total of 17 renewable projects in 2020

Apple’s green bonds funded a total of 17 renewable projects in 2020

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Apple’s green bonds funded a total of 17 renewable projects in 2020

Green bonds are issued to back projects that have positive environmental and climate benefits

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Brazil’s BTG Pactual joins Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network

Brazil’s BTG Pactual joins Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network

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Brazil’s BTG Pactual joins Nasdaq Sustainable Bond Network

In 2019, the bank offset 100% of the carbon emissions caused by its global operations, including travel and journeys for work

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Premier Inn owner Whitbread launches £550m green bonds

Premier Inn owner Whitbread launches £550m green bonds

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Premier Inn owner Whitbread launches £550m green bonds

They support the company’s sustainability strategy, which includes science-based targets to reduce its carbon emissions intensity by half by 2025 and reach net zero on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050

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