© 2026 GlobalCapital, Derivia Intelligence Limited, company number 15235970, 161 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3AL. All rights reserved.

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement | Event Participant Terms & Conditions | Cookies

SRI

Top section

Top section

FIG

Financial institutions are printing more ESG bonds in euros

Green bonds' share of total FIG euro issuance is higher than in the previous three years
◆ French real estate group prints seven year bond ◆ Covivio skips guidance and tightens spread sharply ◆ Investor selectivity returns as orders fall

Aktor’s €650m capital increase attracts strong bid at lower end of range

Books multiple times covered as company seeks money for energy investments

Italy's Ferrovie increases sustainability-linked RCF by €1bn

Facility now €4.5bn but increase does not extend maturity date
◆ French real estate group prints seven year bond ◆ Covivio skips guidance and tightens spread sharply ◆ Investor selectivity returns as orders fall
Sub-sections
  • China wowed investors last week with a $6bn 144A bond amid a trade war with the US, but it missed a chance to solidify its credentials in the socially responsible bond market.
  • Korea Development Bank took $1bn from a dual tranche transaction on Monday, using a social label for one portion of the bond to attract a new group of investors.
  • The EU's plan to issue large volumes of green bonds as part of its recovery plan will shape that market, but it also risks undermining it due to a discrepancy as to what what counts as green, according to two experts.
  • The European Union finally hit screens on Monday afternoon to announce the highly anticipated debut syndicated bond under its Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) funding programme.
  • Société Générale has appointed Yasmine Djeddai as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific, a newly created position set up to leverage opportunities around environmental, social and governance-related financing in the region.
  • Equity-linked investors are anticipating further sales of green convertible bond by companies as the nascent asset class continues to grow following a strong run of issuance this year.