ESG Investing

  • Dubai Islamic Bank prices $1 billion debut sustainability-linked sukuk

    DUBAI: Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) announced on Nov. 14, 2025, that it has successfully priced a $1 billion debut Sustainability-Linked Sukuk. The five-year issuance carries a profit rate of 4.572% per annum. The sukuk marks DIB’s first use of a sustainability-linked structure, which ties the financial terms directly to the bank’s performance on pre-agreed…

  • TotalEnergies divests 50% of a 270 MW portfolio in France

    PARIS: In line with its renewables business model, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) announces the completion of the sale of 50% of a 270 MW wind and solar portfolio in France to investment funds managed by Eiffel investment Group. This transaction values the portfolio at €265 million. Following this transaction, TotalEnergies retains a 50% stake…

  • Renault Group raises €850 million in oversubscribed green bond offering

    PARIS: Renault Group announced Tuesday the successful placement of its first-ever green bond issuance, raising €850 million with a maturity date of Sept. 30, 2030, and a coupon of 3.875%. The offering was significantly oversubscribed, signaling strong investor confidence in the automaker’s strategic transformation under its Renaulution plan. Proceeds from the bonds will be…

  • Pakistan’s Green Sukuk Framework: Investing in a Sustainable Future 

    Pakistan’s federal cabinet has approved the Sustainable Investment (SI) Sukuk Framework, marking a significant step toward financing climate-resilient and socially impactful projects through Islamic bonds. The framework, introduced by the Ministry of Finance, enables the issuance of Green Sukuk, Social Sukuk, and Sustainability Sukuk, collectively known as SI Sukuk, to mobilize domestic capital for environmentally and socially…