Tag: BNP Paribas

Blue Horizons: the rise of blue bonds in sustainable investment

Stuart Mitchell

lthough they have been in the financial markets for several years, blue bonds have gained renewed momentum following the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) in June 2025. Their purpose? Broaden the scope of sustainable finance by placing natural capital and the resilience of aquatic ecosystems at the core of investment strategies. Growing investor interest in blue bonds The BlueInvest Investor Report 2024 reveals a significant increase in blue economy investments. The market is now three times larger than it was a decade ago, surpassing 13 billion euros over the five-year period between 2018 to…

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BNP Paribas signs an agreement with the EIB that will generate up to €8 billion in Wind Energy Investments

Stuart Mitchell

BNP Paribas has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) that will stimulate up to €8 billion of funding for wind energy projects across the European Union. This initiative will unlock key investments to support new wind farm projects, supply chain efficiency and improved grid interconnections, therefore accelerating wind energy development and ultimately increasing production. Under the agreement, the EIB has extended a €500 million counter-guarantee, enabling BNP Paribas, global leader in sustainable finance[1], to establish a €1 billion portfolio of bank guarantees designed to back new investments in wind…

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The Republic of Iceland issues first sovereign gender bond

Stuart Mitchell

The Republic of Iceland issued a EUR50 million gender bond, marking a first for the sovereign debt markets. Eligible projects for the financing include the provision of decent living standards for women and gender minorities, increasing the supply of affordable housing that benefits low-income women, as well as efforts to increase maximum payments during parental leave which create incentives for both parents to make use of their equal right to paid parental leave. The bond bears a 3.4% fixed rate coupon and a 3-year maturity, and the transaction was a…

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BNP Paribas continues to accelerate the financing of low-carbon energies and makes new commitments in its Climate Report 2024

Stuart Mitchell

For BNP Paribas, 2023 was marked by a simultaneous acceleration in financing dedicated to low-carbon energy and withdrawal from financing fossil fuel exploration and production. To coincide with the publication of its 2024 Climate Report, the Group has made new commitments in three sectors with high CO2 emissions: air transport, maritime transport and commercial property. The Group stepped up its financial inclusion efforts in 2023 Determined to align its credit portfolio with net zero trajectories and to support the economy in its transition to low-carbon, BNP Paribas is committed to significantly reducing…

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An overview of the circular economy at BNP Paribas: nothing goes to waste with Toopi Organics!

Stuart Mitchell

Among the priorities set by BNP Paribas to promote more sustainable finance, the circular economy ranks high. Within the Group, many teams are supporting their clients, from start-ups to SMEs, but also large companies reflecting on their uses, in their circular approaches. In this three-part series of infographics, BNP Paribas dives in the subject with three concrete examples. In this second episode, we look at Toopi Organics, which has been transforming human urine into a natural biostimulant for more sustainable agriculture since 2019. A lot of water saved, hectares fertilized and tonnes…

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