A rain of awards for Natixis
In January 2020, Natixis carried off the SRP Deal of the Year award for the full green equity-linked structured note liked to a basket of shares in companies committed to the fight against climate change (ECO SE), all of whose funds finance renewable energy projects.
It also received IFR’s social loan of the year award for Carrefour’s €3.9bn credit facilities integrating an innovative Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) component and the green bond of the year award for its role in Société du Grand Paris’ €2bn 15-year green bond issue.
In Asia, Natixis also distinguished itself by receiving the following awards at The Asset's 2019 Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Regional Awards:
- “Best Green Bond”, for the $1 billion green bond issue by State Development & Investment Corporation (SDIC);
- “Best Sustainability-Linked Loan”, for the credit facility ($2.3 billion) granted to COFCO International;
- “Best Syndicated Green Loan”, for the financing ($2 billion) of the second phase of the Formosa offshore wind farm construction project.
