Dear SRI reader,
Following on from the recent and revolutionary Article 173, yet another success made in France took place this week, on Tuesday. The €7 billion green bond issued by the AFT (Agence France Trésor), represents the largest green bond to be issued by a Euro-zone sovereign and it has already been oversubscribed 3 times. Analysts predict a continued surge in the green bond issuance in 2017, destined to shore up the global debt capital market issuance landscape. It is fair to say that quite a bit is being done to help investors, guide them and support sustainability. France is once again in the spotlight next week, as Paris will host a UNEP FI conference to celebrate the launch of the Principles for Positive Impact Finance - a set of high level guidelines, designed to "provide a common yet flexible framework for the business and finance community to identify and develop positive impact activities, entities and projects".
Rich times ahead and more challenges to face.
Happy reading,
Flavia Micilotta
- Eurosif's Executive Director

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