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Verallia Successfully Priced Its Inaugural Sustainability-linked Bond Regulatory News: Verallia (Paris:VRLA) announced today that it successfully priced its inaugural Sustainability-Linked Bond in an aggregate amount of €500 million with a 7-year maturity with a coupon of 1.625%. As the very first issuer of a Sustainability-linked Bond in the Glass packaging industry in Europe, Verallia is confirming its sustainability leadership in the sector. Michel Giannuzzi, Chairman and Chief Executive O...

our quest to achieve Danone’s pioneering commitments.” Ron Oswald joined the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) in 1987. He was elected General Secretary in 1997 and served in that capacity until 2017. IUF is a global union federation representing over ten million food workers around the world in 423 independent, democratic unions spanning 127 countries. Under his leadership, IUF set the standard for trade union negotiations among the sector’s largest global companies, promoting c...

The consortium consisting of VINCI and Meridiam has completed the financing of the PPP contract for the D4 motorway in the Czech Republic First motorway public-private partnership (PPP) in the Czech Republic 28-year PPP representing an investment of €525 million for the construction phase On 29 April 2021, the consortium consisting of VINCI Highways, lead company, and Meridiam (50/50) completed the financing of the PPP contract for the D4 motorway linking Příbram (Central Bohemia) and Pís...

LafargeHolcim improves its sustainability performance and ESG rating 26 April 2021 LafargeHolcim announced that its sustainability achievements in 2021 were ranked ranked first in its sector by Vigeo Eiris, giving the company its highest rating of A1 +. LafargeHolcim was also named best in its sector in terms of transitioning to a low-carbon economy. This rating places LafargeHolcim within the top two per cent of companies ranked worldwide.   The Solar Impulse Foundation endor...

• Record quarter with increase of EBIT by 131% LFL, significant margin increase in all regions • Successful closing of Firestone Building Products acquisition • Strengthening leadership in sustainability with confirmed A1+ rating by Vigeo • Growth trends expected to accelerate in 2021, Recurring EBIT growth of at least 10% LFL • Strategy 2022 targets to be achieved one year in advance Performance overview Jan Jenisch, CEO: I am p...

130.7 Jan Jenisch, CEO: “I am pleased to share that we are off to a strong start to the year, delivering record Q1 results, with net sales up 7.4% and Recurring EBIT up 131%. This continues our strong growth momentum of the last quarters, and we expect it to accelerate with the Firestone Building Products acquisition and the many government stimulus investments ahead. We are set to deliver the targets of Strategy 2022 one year in advance. “The pandemic has emphasized for all of us the...

Advertisement Jan Jenisch, CEO: “I am pleased to share that we are off to a strong start to the year, delivering record Q1 results, with net sales up 7.4% and Recurring EBIT up 131%. This continues our strong growth momentum of the last quarters, and we expect it to accelerate with the Firestone Building Products acquisition and the many government stimulus investments ahead. We are set to deliver the targets of Strategy 2022 one year in advance.” “The pandemic has emphasised for all of u...

Thursday, April 8, 2021 As noted previously in the October 2020 edition of  Baseload, the capital markets have seen explosive growth in the issuance of ESG debt in recent years. The advantages to utilities have been generally twofold: (1) provide access to a larger investor base than would otherwise be available (i.e. those investors with ESG-focused criteria) and (2) provide evidence of good corporate citizenship regarding certain of the issuer’s projects. ESG encompasses three in...

Pernod Ricard North America Appoints Lani Montoya as Chief Human Resources Officer Montoya previously led Global Talent Management and Diversity & Inclusion for Pernod Ricard News provided by Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pernod Ricard North America today announced the appointment of Lani Montoya, a company veteran who has held leadership roles in both the U.S. and Paris, as the Chief Human Resources Officer on its executive team. She will succeed...

BNP Paribas ­- THEAM Quant Europe Climate Carbon Offset Plan Enhances Investment Process Date 07/04/2021 THEAM Quant Europe Climate Carbon Offset Plan has enhanced its investment process with an additional focus on the outlook for companies’ profitability, prospects and valuation.     The fund, created in partnership with BNP Paribas Global Markets and managed by BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’), aims to generate returns from exposure to listed companies with robust Env...