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Enel 'rewarded' by investors after landmark SLB target miss, says AFII
21 June 2024The return of Enel to the sustainability-linked bond market following its historic target miss is a "strong vote of confidence" in the instrument...
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EU GBS 'not overly costly' for leading utility green bond issuers, says IEEFA
20 June 2024Major European utility sector issuers of green bonds should not find it "overly costly" to switch to issuing EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)-compliant bonds to use the landmark legislation to demonstrate their "better management of transition risk", according to a think tank.
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Enel SLB target miss 'unlikely' to trigger forced selling, says Barclays
25 April 2024Sustainable investors are unlikely to be forced to sell Enel sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) after the Italian energy infrastructure firm missed a coupon-impacting target - due to the positive context in which it occurred, according to Barclays.
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Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market
24 April 2024The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...
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Sustainability-linked bond issuance limps into 2024
25 March 2024Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance has had its weakest start to a year since the publication of principles boosted the market in 2020, according to Environmental Finance research.
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People Moves, 26 January: GRI, GIIN, Impax, ISS ESG ... and more
26 January 2024 -
Bond round-up: France, EIB, Enel ... and more
17 January 2024 -
Enel returns to sustainability-linked bonds with €1.75bn deal
17 January 2024The biggest issuer of sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) has returned to the market after nearly a year's absence.
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Sovereigns lead 2023 sustainable bond issuance back to growth
10 January 2024Resurgent green bond issuance and record-breaking activity from governments edged the sustainable bond market back close to $1 trillion in 2023, Ahren Lester reports
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Enel, DZ Bank join Principles ExCom as Fannie Mae exits
23 June 2023Enel, DZ Bank and BNP Paribas Asset Management were among those elected to the executive committee (ExCom) which develop the influential sustainable bond principles, but Fannie Mae's exit marks a quick end to US issuer representation on the executive.