All articles by Adrian Murdoch
Adrian Murdoch
More companies linking executive pay to ESG targets
The number of firms incorporating ESG metrics into leadership remuneration is rising amid shareholder pressure and as CEOs recognise the commercial and reputational benefits.
Why Natura’s debut sustainable bond was a hit
Chief executive Roberto Marques discusses Brazilian cosmetics giant Natura’s landmark sustainable debt issue and his views on environmental and social impact.
Oasis or mirage? Saudi Arabia’s green-funded ‘giga-project’
A $3.8bn loan raised by the Saudi government-owned Red Sea Development Company for a tourism development is long on ambition but short on green detail.
Housebuilders get on the green bond bandwagon
British and German property groups are increasingly debuting green debt issues to fund more sustainable housing, amid growing investor appetite and regulatory pressure.
How agri-finance innovator Olam is addressing the palm oil problem
Amid criticism of its palm oil business, the agricultural conglomerate has tapped the capital markets with a host of innovative green funding deals.
How Rome’s airport operator convinced investors to buy its sustainability-linked bond
Capital Monitor speaks to the head of Rome’s airport operator about its unprecedented sale of a sustainability-linked bond. Although its scope is limited, the deal goes some way to prove sceptics wrong.
ESG reporting confusion hits companies’ bottom line
Companies need to take their heads out of the sand and deal directly with shareholders’ concerns over ESG – unless they don’t want to tap cheaper capital, of course.