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Sustainable Debt Round-up: IBRD, Mexico, China Development Bank, Scape Australia ... and more
28 August 2024 -
Sustainable bond 'maturity wall' to reshape market
09 August 2024With $1 trillion of sustainable bonds approaching maturity, will their issuers return to the market, asks Ahren Lester
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CA-CIB issues debut 'Sustainability-linked Loan Bond'
19 July 2024French lender Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has launched a JPY3 billion ($19 million) bond focused on financing a portfolio of sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) following a detailed set of 'best-in-class' practices.
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ISO announces work on net zero standard
28 June 2024 -
EU Green Bond Standard is 'quite tricky' - especially for sovereigns, says CA-CIB
18 June 2024Issuing green bonds using the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) is "quite tricky" and is unlikely to see a lot of issuance except among a "handful" of issuers in the near term, according to Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB).
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Philippine green energy firm CREC readies 2025 green bond
12 June 2024 -
Credit Agricole CIB 'strives to engage every client on SLLs'
10 June 2024Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) said the French lender "almost systematically" uses the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) structure within its client discussions, but has seen a "divergence" in ambition between Europe and Asia.
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CA-CIB promoting 'sustainability-linked loan' bond and principles development
05 June 2024Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) considers 'sustainability-linked loan' bonds (SLLBs) a valuable addition to improve the transparency in the SLL market, amid ongoing work to develop principles for the lender-focused instrument.
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Bond round-up: Qatar, Emirates Islamic Bank, Pandora ... and more
29 May 2024 -
'Remarkable' Italian green bond demand as key tweaks hit mark
16 May 2024Enhancements to the planned use-of-proceeds and 'additionality' credentials of the new Italian green bond helped the sovereign to secure a record orderbook. Ahren Lester reports