Japanese financial services group Mizuho has issued a green bond. The €800 million in funds raised will be deployed through subsidiary Mizuho Bank and used for investment in environmental projects, especially renewable energy.
Finnish asset manager Aktia is launching a sustainable corporate bond fund in accordance with the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Article 9 or ‘Dark Green’ classification.
Rabobank, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have partnered with Tassal Group, a leading salmon and seafood, on a A$497 million (US$345 million) sustainability-linked loan. Integrating sustainability progress with loan payments could be a way forward to hold this crucial sector more accountable to its climate impacts.
