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Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

Environmental Finance's 13th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 3 April.

CEB raises £300m from rare debut sterling social bond

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has raised £300 million ($373 million) from its inaugural Social Inclusion Bond (SIB) issued in British sterling, kick-starting its 2025 social bond issuance after a record-breaking 2024.

COP29: MDBs update 'common framework' and pledge $120bn to climate financing

'Just transition' data a work in progress, development bank claims

A development bank is working on metrics to measure and report on 'just transition', an Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference in London has heard.

Bond round-up: Smurfit Kappa, Colombia, CEB ... and more

CEB issues 'first' social bond targeting Ukraine refugee crisis

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has issued a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) 'social inclusion bond' to fund the response to the Ukraine refugee crisis caused by the country's invasion by Russia, believed to be the first social bond to target the crisis.

Bond round-up: Unédic, Snam, Castle Peak, Northern States Power, Symbiotics ... and more

Sweden's Kommuninvest in latest green bond agreement with GPIF

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) - the world's largest pension fund - has announced another significant partnership in its efforts "to promote and develop sustainable capital markets".

GPIF agrees to support KfW green bond programme

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has partnered with German development bank KfW to promote and develop the green bond market and to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessments into other fixed income investments.

GPIF signs partnership to invest in development bank's social bonds

Japan's $1.6 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has signalled its intention to buy social bonds issued by the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB).