Small loans, big dreams
A new type of financing in the form of social bonds has the potential to improve the lives of some of the world's poorest people.
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As Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria become an increasingly important concern, we explore the challenges and the opportunities ahead.
Build back better
The vital role finance must play in the post-Covid-19 recovery.
ESG opportunities: experts share roadmap for sustainable economy
At BNP Paribas' virtual Global Markets Americas Conference, authorities in ESG discussed key sustainability trends for the investment community.
The Knights of CSR
Can tourism be more sustainable? France's popular historical theme park Puy du Fou shows how through conservation efforts the sector can make a difference.
Can private equity drive change in sustainable finance?
EQT signs the largest ever ESG-linked fund facility, targeting social and environmental targets across all portfolio companies. This is why it matters.
BNP Paribas launches its Sustainability Graduate Programme
In October 2020, BNP Paribas will give ambitious graduates an opportunity to make a difference in its new Sustainability Graduate Programme – comprising three...
Energy efficiency: why it is crucial and how to accelerate it
Energy efficiency is key in reducing harmful emissions, but investment is stagnating. How can we stimulate funding and generate new solutions?
Carlo Carraro - Vice-Chair of IPCC WG III, Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Venice
CAF launches first Covid-19 Response Bond in Latin America
In late May, Corporación Andina de Fomento, the Development Bank of Latin America, issued its first Covid-19 Response Bond.
Biodiversity and finance after Covid-19
BNP Paribas' Head of Engagement Transformation Gwen Yu discusses how sustainable finance can protect biodiversity and natural capital in a post Covid-19 world.
How to embed sustainability mechanisms into transaction banking
Siemens Gamesa's €600m inaugural sustainability-linked syndicated guarantee facility shows how firms can use the tools of finance to help pioneer change.
Capital markets and Covid-19: have social bonds come of age?
Social bonds are on the rise as supranationals and agencies raise capital to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. With green bonds having dominated sustainable capital...
Bpifrance launches France’s inaugural Covid-19 response bond
Bpifrance has become the first French issuer to launch a Covid-19 response bond, whose proceeds will be used to support companies.
Asia spies green recovery from Covid-19
Export-Import Bank of Korea leads the return of Asian green bonds in the region's primary market since early March in the wake of Covid-19.
What Covid-19’s true impact on CO2 can teach us
The lockdown's effect on CO2 emissions is temporary, but does it give us a glimpse of what a fossil-free world could look like?
Trevor Allen - Sustainability Analyst at BNP Paribas
CDP issues first Italian social bond in response to Covid-19
Proceeds from Cassa depositi e prestiti SpA's €1 billion dual tranche 3-year and 7-year senior unsecured transaction to respond to the Covid-19 emergency and sustain...
How Covid-19 is refocussing sustainable finance
The COVID-19 pandemic is refocussing sustainable finance to include social SDGs, argues Constance Chalchat, BNP Paribas CIB's head of company engagement.
Development banks launch financial response to Covid-19 pandemic
Proceeds from NIB's first-of-its-kind €1bn Response Bond and EIB's €1bn Sustainability Awareness Bond to provide healthcare, as well as other financial support...
Environmental Finance Awards 2020: recognition for BNP Paribas
Recognition for BNP Paribas' sustainable finance markets team in this year's Bond Awards affirms the bank's market-leading role in supporting corporates.
Bonds that heal
As the world grapples with the threat of the Covid-19 coronavirus, more capital – in the form of social bonds – must be urgently deployed to support healthcare...
Bank 2030: How can banks accelerate financing of a low-carbon economy?
A new University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership report examines how banks can help transform the economy to a low-carbon one by 2030.
8,000 Titanics of melting ice a day: sustainability events in 2019
BNP Paribas' sustainable events in 2019 brought together the world's leading investors, borrowers and policymakers to discuss everything from transition finance...
Cadent launches the first ever UK transition bond
BNP Paribas' sustainable finance teams supported gas distribution network provider Cadent in the launching of the UK's first ever transition bond.
South Africa automotive group Motus closes its second SLL
Motus's £120 million sustainability-linked loan builds on its landmark 2019 transaction – highlighting the ongoing rapid growth of ESG financing.
ESB targets energy transition with first Irish utility SLL
Electricity Supply Board signed a new €1.4bn sustainability-linked loan targeting decarbonisation, marking the first SLL for an Irish utility.
Green Finance: What about Asia?
2020 is a critical year for the world to deliver on our commitments to the Paris Agreement. But questions remain over Asia's commitment.
What’s new in the sustainable capital markets?
Our specialists debate the growth of the sustainable capital markets – and how transition bonds will address the challenges of decarbonisation.
What we learnt at the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum 2020
ESG investing has gained considerable momentum in the past year. What's changed? What's new? And what are the opportunities ahead in the Middle East?
High yield and leveraged finance: bulls, bears and ESG
More than 1,000 market participants gathered at BNP Paribas' flagship annual conference to discuss the prospects and the challenges ahead – including ESG.
Eurazeo becomes first private equity firm to announce syndicated SLL
The margin on Eurazeo's loan is linked to sustainability key performance indicators, marking a milestone move towards greener capital markets.
Sustainable finance: five milestones in 2019
Looking back at five remarkable innovations in sustainable finance this year, growing the toolkit of financial incentives for ESG action.
From booming brown to going green, China enters its next transition
After exploding on to the world's green bond scene and becoming the biggest issuer globally, China has faced its share of skepticism around greenwashing...
Propelling the Taiwanese green bond market
Renewable energy Ørsted A/S becomes the first foreign corporate to issue a green bond on the Taiwanese market.
The glass is greener: first U.S. industrial HY green bond
BNP Paribas supported glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois (O-I) in becoming the first U.S. high yield industrial green bond issuer.
Is forex hedging next in the front line of sustainable finance?
Siemens Gamesa's novel €174m forex hedge linked to sustainability scores is another example of how finance can help align incentives. Here's how it works.
The conservation of nature is key – but are we investing enough?
Investing in nature could be the most cost-effective solution to the climate crisis, but why have we ignored it – and could blended finance solve it?
The rise of responsible investing in Asia Pacific
The most exciting developments are taking place in Asia, which is playing a game of fast catch-up.
Scaling up blended finance: how and why?
"Scaling up blended finance for low-carbon and green transition" was the focus of a One Planet event in Paris aiming to trigger effective climate action.
Could blended finance unlock the SDG funding gap?
By de-risking financing with capital from public sources, blended finance could be the key that achieves the UN's SDGs. What is it – and how does it work?
Seeding China’s Banks with Sustainable Lending
The Chinese banking sector is stepping up efforts to diversify green funding sources and applying green finance to the sectors that can make the biggest difference...
30,000 Feet and Rising: Sustainable Corporate Treasury Hits the Skies
BNP Paribas and JetBlue have taken off on a sustainability journey that highlights how businesses across all industries can embed ESG design into their corporate...
Using finance to help power coffee farmers out of poverty: NKG Bloom
Thousands of coffee farmers live in poverty. But Neumann Gruppe's $25m sustainable sourcing loan seeks to deploy the power of finance to sustain long-term,...
BNP Paribas’ Top 5 Takeaways from Climate Week NYC 2019
BNP Paribas' top takeaways from Climate Week NYC 2019 from UNEP PRBs, sustainable and environmental finance, A Plastic Ocean, and World Cleanup Day.
Italian energy company issues groundbreaking SDG-linked bond
Italian international energy company ENEL issues first ever KPI-linked bond to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Easy as one, two, three: how finance can help kids
The interest Peabody pays on its sustainability-linked loan depends on achieving childcare qualification training targets for tenants. Here's how it works.
Optivo’s sustainability-linked loan helps get people back into work
UK Housing Association Optivo's sustainability-linked loan shows how a tailor-made financial solution can help unemployed residents.
Sustainability-Linked Loans: Giving Firms Incentives to Improve
Large international companies are quickly learning the benefits of connecting their sustainability performance to their financing, with Dreyfus and NRG each recently...
Shining a spotlight on the latest sustainable finance innovations
Hear about the latest innovations shaping the sustainable finance market, from the rise of sustainability linked loans to investor and issuer perspectives on sustainability...
Sustainable finance: the rise and rise of sustainability-linked loans
The sustainability-linked loan is another product making rapid inroads into the sustainable finance landscape. Why now, and what are the prospects?
Social Bonds: the next frontier for ESG investors
Institutional investors are now turning their attention to social bonds as a way of integrating social impact into their portfolios. What are social bonds?...
Agnes Gourc - Co-Head Sustainable Finance Markets at BNP Paribas
Clarity and transparency to boost EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan
The EU taxonomy for sustainable activities is a major step towards mobilising capital behind the Paris Agreement and UN SDGs says Trevor Allen,...
Trevor Allen - Sustainability Analyst at BNP Paribas
Easy-peasy: voluntary carbon offsetting made simple with ClimateSeed
ClimateSeed CEO explains how the carbon-offsetting platform connects businesses with sustainable projects, enabling them to reduce their carbon footprint.
BNP Paribas named World’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility 2019
BNP Paribas wins top honours for global CSR, as well as for financing and transaction banking in Western Europe, in Euromoney's Awards for Excellence 2019.
Transition Bonds: a possible game-changer in the shift to low carbon?
BNP Paribas sustainability analyst Trevor Allen chairs a panel on transition bonds, which have the potential to be a game-changer in the shift to the 2°C low-carbon...
Taxonomy, Green Bond Standard proposed as Europe moves towards common framework
What's a 'green' financial product? The European Commission's TEG has proposed a classification system for environmentally friendly activities and a standard for...
World Environment Day: tackling air pollution
The 2019 World Environment Day focuses on improving air quality, with #BeatAirPollution as its theme. BNP Paribas is moving forward with clean air technologies,...
ESG Global Survey 2019: investing with Purpose for Performance
Our latest survey reveals a stronger commitment to integrating ESG in investment decisions since 2017. The next few years will be vital for asset owners and managers...
South Korea ups its sustainability drive
Korea is championing low-carbon development in Asia Pacific, with strong support from the government and regulators. While it is one of the top seven emitters of...
The future of investing: are the UN SDGs the new investor compass?
BNP Paribas' ESG Global Survey reveals a rapid shift to ESG integration as investors increasingly embrace the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals...
Environmental Finance Awards 2019: four awards for BNP Paribas
Bank sustainability bond lead manager of the year, one of four accolades for the bank, underlines BNP Paribas' leadership in sustainable finance.
Is Asia joining the sustainable investment revolution?
While investing sustainably has generated tremendous interest, ESG in Asia Pacific has lagged behind other regions. Is this about to change?
Ligia Torres - CEO Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management
Thames Water’s easy-to-swallow PIL earns BNP Paribas Team of the Month
£1.4bn positive incentive loan marks the first UK corporate to link its interest rate to a sustainable infrastructure score – underlining the power of green finance...
The Middle East is joining the green finance revolution!
Get ready, because the Abu Dhabi Declaration of 25 signatories, including BNP Paribas, may change how we think about the region’s economic model.
A new element in the mix
BNP Paribas collaborates with chemical company Solvay on €2bn revolving credit facility linked to environmental commitments.
Facilitating Winds of Change for Climate Finance
What is the business climate around climate? That was the question debated in New York City as BNP Paribas kicked off its global series of Sustainable Future Forums...
Positive Innovation
Entrepreneurs and corporate intrapreneurs presented innovative impactful projects to help scale up actions tackling climate change.
The future is now
The next 10 years will be crucial in determining climate change impacts on economies and societies.
Bridging the socially responsible investment funding gap
Antoine Sire, Head of Company Engagement at BNP Paribas, on how banks and investors could support in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Antoine Sire - Head of Company Engagement at BNP Paribas
Reaching the inflection point
Sustainability is all about long term thinking, but are we reaching an inflection point where policy and finance are aligning?
Steering standards: Leadership Towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Prominent business leaders discussed the alignment of the private sector with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Dual Digital: Data Analytics as an Enabler for Sustainability
The BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum's panellists discussed how they rely on new technologies and data to manage their sustainable roadmap.
Baking sustainability into finance
Pierre Rousseau, BNP Paribas Senior Strategic Sustainable Business advisor, talks to L'Opinion about how sustainability could become the new normal in finance.
From ambition to action: Finance for a better tomorrow
At the third BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum in Singapore, the emphasis was on putting the UN Sustainable Development Goals into action
Innovation as a driver for positive impact
Positive innovation means innovating for responsible projects. As part of its sustainability commitment, BNP Paribas signed a partnership with Sparknews.
Pathways to contain global warming
Sébastien Soleille, BNP Paribas' Global Head of Energy Transition and Environment, responds to the key questions arising from the IPCC's latest special report.
Italy’s sustainable grid
How infrastructure players like Terna reap the benefit of a long-term commitment to sustainability through Green Bonds and ESG-linked Loans.
BNP Paribas granted Green Climate Fund accreditation
Accreditation marks an important milestone for BNP Paribas following its strategic shift in recent years to focus on the energy transition – and will allow the...
Connecting International Investors to China
The opening of Chinese capital markets is creating an investment opportunity too big to ignore.
Leaping forward towards a sustainable future
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provided the central roadmap for this year's BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum in Paris.
Going Bio: Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Agriculture sector is in the middle of a structural transformation aiming at fostering more sustainable and traditional practices.
BNP Paribas @ the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit
BNP Paribas was a first-time sponsor of the 4th annual Summit with two speakers at the event.
Atomic Number One
How does the rediscovery of nature's lightest element power the green transition?
Bloomberg Sustainable Business & Finance Survey Highlights
At the 2018 BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum in Paris, Bloomberg presented the findings of their Sustainable Business & Finance Survey.
Water infrastructure: time to open the investment tap
Meeting the world's need for fresh water is even more challenging as water supply infrastructures are ageing and require investment.
The “Conférence Nationale”: switching business on to renewable energies
The National Conference in Bercy underlined the growing opportunity for widespread adoption of renewable energy across the corporate sector.
Profile: Hervé Duteil speaks to Euromoney about global impact banking
One of 10 global sustainable finance leaders featured in Euromoney, Hervé Duteil talks social impact, mindsets and leadership – and how BNP Paribas is setting...
BNP Paribas named Sustainable Investment House of the Year 2018
Sustainable finance at the heart of BNP Paribas' business agenda.
Driving electric
The transition to electric vehicles is underway. A critical roadblock on the path to full adoption is cost and capacity of batteries and support grid.
Investors to drive China’s green transformation
As fiduciary duty grows, investors see ESG as too big to ignore. Has the moment arrived for sustainable investing in China?
Danone’s Positive Incentive Financing Strategy
Thanks to the strong strategic commitment to a long-term sustainability, corporates and banks together are achieving a great outcome.
Sustainable innovation is in the air
Airbus is taking a bold approach to innovation building on emerging technologies.
BNP Paribas expands lending to UK housing associations
Sector proves fertile for bank's UK expansion plan and socially responsible lending strategy
Accommodating sustainability
AccorHotels Group draws on its position as a sustainable leader to take the lead in Positive Incentive Financing.
Wood is the new concrete
The construction industry is adapting its model to become more sustainable with new designs and technologies supporting the use of wood as core material.
The HLEG. Europe’s Call to Arms for Sustainable Finance
European Authorities are taking sustainable policy seriously.
Awarded Best CSR Banking Group Europe
BNP Paribas has been named 'Best Corporate Social Responsibility Banking Group Europe 2017' by Global Banking & Finance Review
Financial innovation for societal transformation in emerging markets
Andhra Pradesh has launched an unprecedented transformation programme towards sustainable agriculture.
Sustainable is spreading the green
Stan Dupre discusses how new regulations and pressure from investors are key to achieve the UN climate goals.
Green Bonds: A life of Impact
The financial industry endeavours to bring standardisation to the Green Bond market that offers investors a way to choose responsible projects to finance.
Blue Finance: a Deeper Shade of Green
Demand for green bonds has risen over the past few years and there is now appetite to widen the scope to include the so-called "blue economy".
Three letters that have changed the investment landscape: E, S and G
Environmental, Social and corporate Governance - ESG - and Sustainable Investing - SI - is a central topic for policymakers, institutional investors,...
Madhu Gayer - Investment Analytics and Sustainability, Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Securities Services
How to nudge sustainability through financing
Bpost, Belgium's leading postal operator, shows how banks can incentivise firms to reduce their carbon footprints and realise their sustainability goals.
Sharing in the spoils of a greener China
China's huge progress in green finance under President Xi Jinping put to rest arguments that environmental protection must come at the expense of progress.
Collaboration at COP23
BNP Paribas sustainability specialists participated in COP23 events in partnership with the UNFCCC
Taking action to accelerate the energy transition
A commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals means a commitment to rethinking how we all work. Now is the time to step up the pace. Here is why.
The path to greater transparency – green financial disclosure in China
A key part of China's push to develop its green finance industry is improving the disclosure of environmental information.
A working COP setting the climate agenda for 2018
The 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place from 6 – 17 November in Bonn, Germany.
BNP Paribas Global Sustainable Future forum
BNP Paribas global Sustainable Future Forum series gathered clients to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by sustainability.
2 Degrees of Separation
Stan Dupré, Founder and Executive Director of 2° Investing Initiative, discusses technology and how he would redesign the concept of ESG.
Stan Dupré - Founder and Executive Director of 2° Investing Initiative
Atypical profilers against cybercrime
In a changing world Aspertise leverages on the cognitive abilities of talented developers with Asperger syndrome to provide technology solutions.
From laggard to leader : China embraces green finance
With the US administration stepping back from the Paris climate agreement, China is emerging as a global leader in environmental policy.
BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum hosted in Paris
BNP Paribas Sustainable Future Forum gathered corporate and institutional clients to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition.
BNP Paribas sponsors PRI in person conference 2017
BNP Paribas has sponsored the PRI - Principles for Responsible Investment - in Person conference.
Great Expectations: ESG
Our ESG Global Survey 2017 looks at the relationship between asset owners and asset managers, and how the obstacles to ESG are shifting around the world.
Trevor Allen - Sustainability Analyst at BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas celebrates World Environment Day
BNP Paribas celebrated World Environment Day with a host of interesting events including a sustainability fair, and expert climate change talks.
A Four Step Process for Modelling Climate Risk
Climate scenario modelling has now moved beyond simple risk management to become a genuine strategic imperative
Amine Bel Hadj Soulami - Global head of research and sustainable investments BNP Paribas CIB
BNP Paribas commits to become 'carbon neutral' by end-2017
BNP Paribas commits to becoming carbon neutral by the end of the year in terms of the CO2 emissions arising from its own operations.
Sustainable series
BNP Paribas hosted numerous Sustainable Finance events across the EMEA region, engaging with external specialists on the topic of sustainability.
Millennials will change your business - the question is how
The largest generational cohort, understanding millennials and their preferences should be a priority. How can financial institutions enhance their appeal?
It's all in the Balance
Why sound investing means incorporating ESG criteria into decision-making
A new value-chain for Sustainable Responsible Investing
The World Bank's first equity-linked bond to explicitly support the SDGs is redefining the role of capital markets in promoting sustainable development.
Biodiversity, the fundamental challenge for Yves Rocher
Global cosmetics pioneer Yves Rocher shows how sustainable principles can drive creativity, innovation and transformation.
ESG, a factor in sustainable investment
Incorporating six environmental, social and corporate governance principles as part of the investor toolkit means a more sustainable financial system.
Game changers - adapting to new digital and esg frontiers
After notching up five wins in its prestigious annual awards in 2016, BNP Paribas talked to Structured Products Europe about how business is changing.
Asia Asset Management's inaugural ESG roundtable
BNP Paribas Investment Partners sponsors Asia Asset Management's inaugural ESG roundtable.
Reinforcing client relationships through CSR engagement
Finnish forest industry company UPM and BNP Paribas' shared commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility has benefited both firms.
Asia spurred into action on sustainability
More than 400 clients from nearly 20 countries attended BNP Paribas' Sustainable Future Forum in Singapore – with ESG under the spotlight in Asia-Pacific.
Amorim's faith in cork pays off
Corticeira Amorim, the world's largest producer of cork products, has made innovation a top priority in an industry that is centuries-old. Here is how.
BNP Paribas wins top honours for climate change and sustainability
The Banker magazine has named BNP Paribas "Most Innovative Bank for Climate Change and Sustainability 2016".
Sustainability: the new driver for institutional investors
Why investors are increasingly considering ESG issues within their investment decision-making process.
Sustainability : the fundamental challenge
How the agreement of the COP 21 will foster the transition towards new business models.
Governance, cost and sustainable investing
The world's leading pension funds, superannuation funds and insurance companies are rethinking their strategies.
Sustainability: A question of Incentives
A combination of government intervention and private sector engagement to move ESG objectives forward in Asia
