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Features

Citi’s Social Evolution: Q&A With Citi Global Head of Social Finance Jorge Rubio Nava

In late October, Citi issued its first social bond, priced close to par, with a four-year tenor and 1.281% fixed-rate coupon. Proceeds will be used to finance healthcare, affordable housing, education and other goods and services that meet the bank’s social principles. Jorge Rubio Nava, global head of social finance at Citi, talks about the new bond as well as the evolution of Citi’s culture and policy with respect to ESG.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ESG Growing Pains

Maturing standards are raising the issuance bar.

Executive Interviews

Financing Female Independence: Q&A With Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Mary Ellen Iskenderian, president and CEO of Women’s World Banking, speaks to Global Finance about expanding financial inclusion of women, especially in emerging markets.

News

New Zealand Calls For Greater Climate Disclosures

New Zealand is the first sovereign state to approve a law requiring financial institutions, insurance companies and asset managers to disclose climate change risks.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Calculating Climate Risk

If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Coupon Generates Green Bond Interest In Africa

Sustainable finance makes inroads in Africa.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

On The Tail Of Retail

Increasing competition, consumerization and the quest for a bigger wallet share have transaction banks eyeing retail divisions for inspiration.

Features

Sustainable Finance With A Creative Link: Q&A With Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Aaron Franklin

Aaron Franklin, Head of Sustainable Finance at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, discusses the hows and whys of green investments.

Award Winners

Sustainable Finance Awards 2021: A New Wave Of Green

With a new awards program, Global Finance highlights banks and companies taking the lead in innovating and expanding the reach of sustainable finance.

Sustainable Finance

Scoring Sustainability

Corporate leaders are grappling with an explosion of ESG ratings, rankings and grades.

Features

ESG Reporting Fails The Transparency Test

ESG metrics are growing in popularity but are still far away from being standardized.

Features

Finance For A Future: Q&A With DC Green Bank’s Jay Lurie

Jay Lurie, currently chief investment officer of DC Green Bank, has more than a decade in financing and infrastructure development worldwide in positions at Macquarie, Credit Suisse, and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). He talks with Global Finance about climate change and the finance sector.