By Oliver Griffin

 

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AD.AE) said Wednesday that it has issued its first sustainability bond to help it finance its new and existing environmentally friendly projects.

The Dutch retailer said the bond is worth 600 million euros ($673.3 million) and has a six-year term, so that it will mature on June 26, 2025.

Ahold Delhaize said it is the first retailer to issue a euro-denominated sustainability bond.

Chief Executive Frans Muller said: "The issuance of our first sustainability bond is a vital step in creating and sharing sustainable value for all stakeholders."

 

Write to Oliver Griffin at oliver.griffin@dowjones.com; @OliGGriffin

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

June 19, 2019 12:44 ET (16:44 GMT)

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