March 2017 – Green, Social and Sustainability Bonds

ECBC conceives green Label as collateral, economics scrutinised

7 March 2017

The European Covered Bond Council hopes to ultimately introduce a green covered bond label alongside its Energy Efficient Mortgages initiative, the ECBC’s Jennifer Johnson yesterday (Monday) told a climate bonds conference, where appropriate pricing and collateral were under scrutiny.

BNG bonds help power Dutch social, climate ambitions

Housing and climate are high on the political agenda in the Netherlands, and, as the “financial engine” of the public sector, BNG Bank’s ESG bond issuance is both reflecting and supporting these and other societal goals. BNG’s Rob Schreppers, Sydney Siahaija and Koen Westdijk spoke to Sustainabonds’ Neil Day about its impactful and innovative lending, global trends driving market dynamics, and the strategy behind its growing social and sustainable issuance.