BNP Paribas says it has issued €75 million of blue private placements under expanded green bond framework
The French banking group added blue finance to its Green Bond Framework in May 2025, integrating ICMA and IFC guidance and widening eligible assets to ocean and water projects.
U.S. Bancorp Discloses USD 22.9 Billion in Environmental Investments in 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report
U.S. Bancorp's 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report reveals USD 22.9 billion in environmental investments and a roughly 90% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) emissions since 2014.
OSFI Publishes Insights from Canada's First Climate Risk Return Submission Cycle
Canada's financial regulator has released findings from the inaugural Climate Risk Return cycle, revealing 360 MtCO2e in combined financed emissions across the country's biggest banks and insurers.
ECB Integrates Climate Risk Into EU-Wide Stress Test, Finds Transition and Flood Risks Cut CET1 by 74 and 77 Basis Points
The ECB's November 2025 Macroprudential Bulletin finds transition risk lowers bank CET1 capital by 74 basis points and acute flood risk by a further 77 basis points, in separate analyses.
Brazil's National Treasury Publishes Second Allocation and Impact Report on Sovereign Sustainable Bonds
Brazil's National Treasury has disclosed how proceeds from its 2023 and 2024 sovereign sustainable bonds were split between green and social expenditures.
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Issues First EUR 500 Million Green Bond to EUR 2 Billion Demand
BMPS priced its debut EUR 500 million 6.25-year green bond at 90bps over mid-swap, drawing EUR 2 billion in orders — roughly four times the deal size.
Brazil Records USD 3.1 Billion in Aligned Green Bond Issuance in H1 2025
Brazil issued USD 3.1 billion in aligned green bonds in the first half of 2025, reaching 50% of full-year 2024 volume days after the government formally established the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy.
CaixaBank Issues EUR 1 Billion Tier 2 Social Bond, Tightest Southern European Spread Since 2021
CaixaBank priced a EUR 1 billion Tier 2 social bond at 145bps over midswap, the tightest such spread from Southern Europe since 2021, with a EUR 1.9bn order book.
Canada to Explore Sustainable Bond Framework for Green and Transition Bonds
The Government of Canada has said it will explore developing a Sustainable Bond Framework to enable green and transition bond issuances aligned with a made-in-Canada investment taxonomy.
Garanti BBVA Issues Turkey's First Biodiversity Blue Bond at USD 20.22 Million
Garanti BBVA has issued Turkey's first biodiversity blue bond, a USD 20.22 million instrument with a three-year maturity aimed at preserving marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin.
Shinhan Bank Publishes Inaugural Transition Bond Framework to Finance South Korea's Hard-to-Abate Sectors
Shinhan Bank has launched a Transition Bond Framework targeting chemicals and heavy industry decarbonisation, backed by an external second-party opinion.
Victoria Power Networks Issues Australia's First Green Bond Under Dual Taxonomies with Westpac as Adviser
Victoria Power Networks completed Australia's first green bond aligned with both the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy and the EU taxonomy, with Westpac acting as Green Structuring Adviser.