September 2015 – Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds

Kutxabank takes market challenges into account to match social DNA

15 September 2015

Kutxabank successfully sold a Eu1bn 10 year social cédulas hipotecarias yesterday (Monday), the first SRI covered bond from Spain, but an official at the issuer said that it had to take into account investor feedback and offer a substantial premium to ensure it could meet its goals.

NN pioneers with green covered and mortgage start-up

Nationale-Nederlanden Bank (NN Bank) on 10 May issued the first Dutch green covered bond, reinforcing the group’s ESG drive, including the establishment in 2020 of Woonnu, a mortgage provider aimed at incentivising sustainable living. Sustainabonds’ Neil Day discussed the varied dimensions of the bank’s sustainability strategy with NN Bank’s Niek Allon, head of treasury, Sander Roling, funding manager, and Patricia Plass, head of ESG office and CEO of Woonnu.

Month: September 2015

Kutxabank takes market challenges into account to match social DNA

Accelerating the transition to sustainable finance via liability management