SustainCase newsletter – wk20, May 2025
Google Signs Deals to Eliminate Super-Potent GHG Emissions
Google announced two new partnerships aimed at eliminating “superpollutants,” or gases that are dozens of times more potent than CO2 in terms of their global warming impact, from the atmosphere.
https://www.esgtoday.com/google-signs-deals-to-eliminate-super-potent-ghg-emissions/
Iberdrola Raises €750M in World’s First Green Bond Meeting EU and ICMA Standards
Iberdrola has achieved a global first, issuing a €750 million green bond that complies with both the newly introduced EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles.
Case study: How the BPER Group works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices
May 13, 2025 – The BPER Group ranks as Italy’s third-largest banking group by branch count, boasting an extensive network of 1,635 branches across the country, plus an additional international branch through its subsidiary BPER Bank Luxembourg S.A. Beyond its commercial banking operations, the Group encompasses a range of specialized business units active in leasing, factoring, consumer finance, and asset management. The BPER Group is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and is, accordingly, working with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices and enable sustainable economic activities. Read more.
Case study: How BNP Paribas works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices
May 8, 2025 – BNP Paribas, the foremost provider of banking and financial services in Europe, has four primary domestic Retail Banking markets: France, Belgium, Italy, and Luxembourg. The bank operates in 63 countries and employs nearly 183,000 people, with over 145,000 based in Europe. BNP Paribas is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and is, accordingly, working with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices and enable sustainable economic activities. Read more.