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  1. Toyota’s Finance Company Offers 1st U.S. Green Bond
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Toyota’s Finance Company Offers 1st U.S. Green Bond

Ben HernandezFeb 13, 2020
2020-02-13

Aside from offering vehicles that leave less of a carbon footprint, the automotive industry is doing more in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space with companies like Toyota Motor Corporation offering the first U.S. corporate green bond this year.

Toyota is borrowing $2.5 billion through its finance company in order to fund the sale of clean cars. Per a Bloomberg report, “Toyota Motor Credit Corp. is selling the debt in as many as three parts, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Only the 10-year security will be green, and it will yield 65 basis points above Treasuries, after initially discussing in the high 70s-basis point range, the person said, asking not to be identified as the details are private. Toyota will cap the green portion of the deal at $750 million, the person said.”

As part of an even bigger ESG initiative, Toyota has a green bond program in place that will help finance new loans and lease contracts for eligible Toyota and Lexus vehicles. In addition, the company will add to the $5.3 billion of green bonds that Toyota Motor Credit issued through the end of last year.

According to data compiled by Bloomberg, public and private enterprises globally borrowed a record $204 billion worth of green bonds in 2019, which is up 50% from about $136 billion in 2018. Based on data from Moody’s Investors Service, combined with sustainability debt, issuance is expected to hit a whopping $400 billion in 2020.


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This article originally appeared on ETFTrends.com.

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