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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.

Sustainable Debt EMEA: early bird ends today

The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference ends today, so register now to save 20%.

Nomura wins global equity mandate from Caisse des Dépôts, Ircantec

IFC raises $2bn from largest social bond

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued its largest ever social bond, with the $2 billion deal also attracting the largest ever orderbook for the instrument from the development finance institution.

"Inflection point" reached on biodiversity in bond markets

Improving data and capacity mean biodiversity within fixed income markets has hit an "exciting inflection point" but warned issuance might remain limited, Morningstar Sustainalytics told delegates at an Environmental Finance conference.

Caution urged over reliance on blue, orange bond labels

While sub-labels are helpful for "signalling" purposes, the market should "caution against" separating blue and orange bonds from the wider green bond label, delegates at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Asia 2024 conference heard.

Hungary mulling transition bond following Japan's success

Hungary is considering issuing a transition bond, after the success of Japan's trailblazing sovereign issue opened the possibility of other sovereigns adopting the label, delegates at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.

Iceland: 'It is likely we will be a regular sustainable bond issuer'

Strong response to long-awaited inaugural green bond opens door to more issuance from the Nordic sovereign. Ahren Lester reports

Iceland raises €750m from sovereign green bond debut

Iceland has raised €750 million ($820 million) from its inaugural sovereign green bond, with the debut deal more than nine times oversubscribed.

Investors push TD Bank for more detailed transition plan