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Commercial Bank of Ceylon plans LKR15bn green bond 'Tier 2' debut

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) is planning to raise up to LKR15 billion ($50 million) from its inaugural green bond, believed to be only the third sustainable bond issuance in the country and the first issued as a 'Tier 2' bond.

Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

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

Sustainable Fitch: Majority of sustainable finance frameworks 'excellent'

Sustainable Fitch said that the majority of the use-of-proceeds (UoP) sustainable finance frameworks it assessed over the last year were judged 'Excellent,' but there remains room for improvement, including around increasing the level of specificity on social projects.

'Big four' SPO providers becomes 'big five' in 2024

Japan-focused Rating and Investment Information (R&I) secured more than a 10% share of the sustainable finance second-party opinion market in 2024, joining the global 'big four' US providers led by Sustainalytics and S&P Global.

Signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct rise to 28

'Milestone' year ahead for floundering sustainability-linked bonds

The next 18 months will be a critical period for the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market with a flurry of target observation dates, after the performance-based instrument recorded another dramatic fall in annual issuance in 2024.

Climate adaptation 'needs more guidance' for sustainable bonds

Adapation-focused sustainable bonds are expected to accelerate in 2025, but Sustainable Fitch argues more guidance is needed for it to fully emerge front of stage. Ahren Lester reports

2025 growth expected for 'hard to miss' sustainable sukuk market

The sustainable sukuk market is forecast to continue to build on recent growth in 2025 as it becomes increasingly "hard to miss" for issuers and international investors, according to Fitch Ratings.

US, Canada sustainable bond issuers 'diverging' on sustainability policies and impact

US and Canadian sustainable bond markets are "diverging" with regard to the quality of their overall environmental and social profiles and the impact of their specific labelled sustainable bond issuance, according to Sustainable Fitch.

Sustainable sukuk market on 'promising upward trajectory'

The sustainable sukuk market is on track for another strong 2024 for issuance as the Islamic finance instrument increasingly attracts debut issuers, regulatory support, and international investors.