Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds

Haspa enjoys fruits of ESG efforts in €500m green covered first

Hamburger Sparkasse issued the first green euro benchmark covered bond of 2026 yesterday (Tuesday), a €500m seven year debut Green Pfandbrief that benefited from its scarcity and ESG credentials to achieve a strong result in terms of demand and price, according to Haspa’s Felix Zillmann.

Sustainability players steer strategies to show resilience in face of headwinds

Adaptation and artificial intelligence are among key themes being flagged for sustainable investing in 2026, as the industry responds to climate, geopolitical and technological developments, with expectations for green, social and sustainable bond issuance modest.

Hesse levels up Länder as €1.5bn 10s evince greenium

The State of Hesse on Tuesday printed the largest green bond from a European region, a €1.5bn 10 year that attracted over €6bn of orders and more accounts than on any previous Hessian issue, with the level of demand and greenium of at least 1bp seen as testament to its credentials and efforts.

Affordable housing, hospital themes for CFF social debut

6 October 2023

CFF yesterday issued an inaugural issue of social obligations foncières supporting social housing and healthcare under the BPCE group’s sustainable development bond programme, a €500m long five year deal that bankers said “unblocked” the euro benchmark covered bond market.

Social interest ‘encouraging’ in smooth Berlin Hyp reopener

18 August 2023

Berlin Hyp issued the post-summer reopening euro benchmark covered bond for a fifth consecutive year on Wednesday, and Bodo Winkler, head of funding and investor relations at the issuer, told Sustainabonds that interest in social bonds now appears to be almost on a par with green.

‘Delayed’ EBA work set to take in green amid ECB focus

5 May 2023

The European Commission could expand the European Banking Authority’s mandates for follow-up work on the EU covered bond directive to include recommendations on green covered bonds, which were a key topic for the European Central Bank at a recent Helsinki European Covered Bond Council plenary.

‘Double scarcity’ helps Caffil launch GSS framework, round off year

11 November 2022

Caffil sold the first bond from a new and enlarged group green, social and sustainability framework on Tuesday, a €750m five year green transaction that benefited from the scarcity of both its maturity and ESG nature, according to SFIL’s Gonzague Veillas.

ECB seeks greater ESG covered bond disclosure as different models debated

1 October 2022

ECB officials called for greater disclosure of all covered bonds’ climate-related risks at a European Covered Bond Council plenary last week, while speakers were sympathetic towards a flexible definition of green covered bonds as the EBA asked the industry whether it feels the asset class requires a dedicated framework.

GBP, EBA updates raise green covered bond questions

5 September 2022

The European Covered Bond Council is working on a definition of green covered bonds aimed at reflecting the distinct characteristics of the instrument to ensure its appropriate treatment in incoming regulations, and following a Green Bond Principles update deemed contradictory to its core feature by some.

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The EU Green Bond Bank Roundtable

2025 has seen the landmark opening of EU Green Bond issuance by banks. Together with sponsor NORD/LB, Sustainabonds gathered together the pioneering issuers from the sector alongside buyside representation in Amsterdam in December, to find out the key challenges faced by the inaugural issuance, how the banks achieved their goals, and what lessons can be learned from their experience if the EuGB market is to deepen in 2026 and beyond.

SR-Boligkreditt sees green a factor in covered book high, zero NIP

Haspa enjoys fruits of ESG efforts in €500m green covered first

Sustainability players steer strategies to show resilience in face of headwinds

Hesse levels up Länder as €1.5bn 10s evince greenium

‘Delayed’ EBA work set to take in green amid ECB focus

ECB seeks greater ESG covered bond disclosure as different models debated

GBP, EBA updates raise green covered bond questions

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