Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

First of Its Kind Loan: Barclays’ Borrower Pays Less if Sustainability Targets Are Met

In a first in the US, a company has entered into a syndicated sustainability-linked revolving loan. CMS Energy and its subsidiary, Consumers Energy, have entered into $1.4 billion revolving credit facilities from Barclays, the sole Sustainability Structuring Agent on the loan. This means that CMS can reduce its interest rate on the new credit by meeting targets related to environmental responsibility, CMS says. Sustainability-linked loans are products that allow issuers to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability, according to Barclays.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Financial Services Support a Low-Carbon Economy

In markets around the world, BNY Mellon is working to support clients in ways that have a positive impact on the environment and society, including by facilitating the issuance of green bonds. These securities are an innovative tool for driving capital to sustainable investment; in 2017, global green bond issuance totaled a record $155.5 billion, and volume could reach $250 billion to $300 billion in 2018, according to research from the Climate Bonds Initiative.

Corporate Responsibility

Consumers Energy Proposes Long-Term Plan, Cleaner Energy Future for Michigan

Consumers Energy today announced it is seizing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape Michigan’s energy future with a plan that embodies its Triple Bottom Line commitment to people, the planet and prosperity.

Corporate Responsibility

NRG Energy's VP of Sustainability Discusses Highlights of 2017 Report

Corporate Responsibility

Business Aligns with SDGs: Food for Thought from General Mills

A leading global food company that celebrated its 150th birthday in 2016 is the first brand to share its work on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a 3BL Media professional development webinar series kicking off June 19 at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Environment

Sharing the Knowledge From Mỹ Lợi Climate-smart Village in Việt Nam

Farmers, agricultural extension officers and local leaders from Quảng Bình Province, Việt Nam came to Mỹ Lợi Village to learn about climate-smart agriculture during a one-day roving workshop, 23 April. They will share the knowledge they gained with other extension officers and farmers in the province to encourage wider adoption of climate-smart agriculture. Mỹ Lợi is one of three villages in the country taking part in a project of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, managed by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Việt Nam.

Environment

The Global Climate Action Summit: How Business Can Turn Up Climate Ambition

Here are all the ways your company can get involved in the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco this September and contribute to a thriving, low-carbon economy.

Events

Become a Corporate Sustainability Activist

World Environment Day: An annual time to bring awareness to and spur action for the protection of our ecosystem. “Beat Plastic Pollution” is the theme for 2018 and all companies should be looking at how they can reduce plastic pollution.

Environment

PNC's Environmental Performance Infographic

Environment

One Year Later, Companies and Investors Are ‘Still In’ the Paris Agreement

Since its launch in June 2017, the We Are Still In coalition has doubled in size and grown in clout, becoming a national movement of nearly 2,800 leaders strong, including 1,800 companies and investors, working together to uphold America’s promise to meet the U.S. goals of the Paris Agreement. The signatories, which also include governors, mayors, tribes, cultural institutions, faith organizations, colleges and universities, represent 160.2 million Americans and more than $6.2 trillion of the U.S. economy.

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