NEW YORK, July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon, a global
leader in investment management and investment services, has been
appointed trustee, registrar, paying agent and transfer agent for
Brazilian food company BRF S.A.'s first green bonds, a 500 million euros senior notes
issuance.
The proceeds of the euro-denominated offering are earmarked for
eligible projects in energy efficiency, limiting greenhouse gas
emissions, renewable energy, water management, sustainable and
efficient packaging, sustainable forest management, and raw
material reduction.
"As a firm that has made an early commitment in the area of
environmental finance, BNY Mellon offers its clients a broad range
of social finance options to help them shape global investment
strategies that meet their financial and environmental priorities,"
said Sonia Chaliha, head of sales and relationship management for
Latin America and Canada for BNY Mellon Corporate Trust.
BNY Mellon offers a wide range of social finance products and
services that help mainstream investors meet their return/risk
goals, while considering the environmental, social and governance
(ESG) impact of their investments. BNY Mellon's Corporate Trust
group supports clients' ESG needs through environmental finance
products including custody of carbon credits, environmental trusts
and escrows, green bonds and project finance. Learn more about
social finance at BNY Mellon at
www.bnymellon.com/socialfinance.
As of March 31, 2015, BNY Mellon
Corporate Trust served as trustee and/or paying agent on more than
60,000 debt-related issues globally. Its clients include
governments and their agencies, multinational corporations,
financial institutions and other entities that access the global
debt capital markets. The corporate trust business utilizes its
global footprint and expertise to deliver a full range of issuer
and related investor services and to develop customized and
market-driven solutions. Its range of core services includes debt
trustee, paying agency, escrow and other fiduciary business.
BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping
its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout
the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for
institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon
delivers informed investment management and investment services in
35 countries and more than 100 markets. As of March 31, 2015, BNY Mellon had $28.5 trillion in assets under custody and/or
administration, and $1.7 trillion in
assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of
contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage,
service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the
corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:
BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com, or
follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon.
Contact: Mike Dunn
+1 212 922 7859
mike.g.dunn@bnymellon.com
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