Hera sells first Italian green bond at tiny NIP

Hera, the multi-utility based in Bologna, brought the green bond concept to Italy on Thursday, raising €500m with the first environmentally themed bond in the country.
The company, rated Baa1/BBB, provides rubbish collection, waste management, water, gas distribution, electricity supply, district heating and some electricity generation to about 4m people in 277 municipalities in central and northern Italy.
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