Moody’s ESG Solutions Group announced today that Moody’s affiliate V.E has provided a Second Party Opinion on Italy’s sovereign green bond framework and first green bond issuance. The framework, which is aligned with the four core components of the Green Bond Principles 2018, will be used to finance budget lines reflective of Italy’s environmental priorities, [...]
V.E, a Moody’s affiliate, has provided a Second Party Opinion (SPO) on the German federal State of Baden-Württemberg's 2021 Green Bond Framework. The framework was created to issue Green Bonds and is established in compliance with the ICMA'S Green Bond Principles (June 2018). It has been designed to set an example in implementing sustainable finance [...]
V.E has provided a Second Party Opinion (SPO) on Iberdrola's Green hybrid bond. The bond has been designed to finance one offshore wind project located in Saint-Brieuc (France) with a planned installed capacity reaching 496 megawatts, and one offshore wind project located close to Rügen island (Germany) with a planned installed capacity reaching 476 megawatts. [...]
We have provided a CBI Pre Issuance Verification conducted in accordance with the Climate Bonds Standard (CBS) version 2.1 covering both the general requirements to be applied for all Climate Bonds and Marine Renewable Criteria. Vigeo Eiris has produced more than 260 second-party opinions on sustainable financing operations in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia. [...]
PARIS - 24 JUNE 2020 - Vigeo Eiris (VE), a Moody’s affiliate and leading global provider of environmental, social and governance solutions has launched an enhanced second-party opinion (SPO) service for sustainable bonds. Featuring an updated impact assessment and a more intuitive, impactful format, VE’s enhanced service supports the integrity of the growing market for [...]
Additionally, the net proceeds of the financial operations will also finance and/or refinance the acquisitions of companies that guarantee the energy offered to its customers in the future is of 100% renewable origin, and will offer new products to improve energy efficiency and save consumption. We assigned a Second Party Opinion (SPO) on the sustainability [...]
The net proceeds of the Green Financing Transactions will exclusively finance and/or refinance, in part or in full, projects falling under five Green Project Categories (“Eligible Categories”), namely: Clean Transportation, Pollution Prevention and Control, Sustainable Water Management, Renewable Energy, and Energy Efficiency. We assigned a Second Party Opinion (SPO) on the sustainability credentials and management [...]
Neoen’s €170m green convertible bonds will finance or refinance renewable energy production (solar PV, wind power) or storage activities in consistency with EU taxonomy requirements. Vigeo Eiris is of the opinion that Neoen’s Green Bond Framework is aligned with the four core components of the GBP 2018 and that it follows the key recommendations from [...]
We assigned a Second Party Opinion (SPO) on the sustainability credentials and management of the Green Bond issued by Groupe BPCE. Our opinion is that this Bond is aligned with the four core components of the Green Bond Principles (2018) and we have expressed a reasonable assurance (our highest level of assurance) on the contribution [...]
Eurogrid secured liquidity for its subsidiary and German transmission system operator 50Hertz through a EUR 750 million green bond. This debut green bond issuance arranged by Rabobank, BNP Paribas and UniCredit Bank will finance the grid connections Ostwind 1 and 2 of offshore windfarms in the German Baltic Sea. We assigned a Second Party Opinion [...]
