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• 'SLLBs are a really interesting lever for SLL markets'

  07 April 2025

  Sustainability-Linked Loan Bonds (SLLBs) provided a powerful lever for borrowers, lenders and investors to understand and enhance sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), an Environmental Finance event heard.

• Scope 3 remains 'struggle' in sustainability-linked loan market

  04 April 2025

  Expectations around Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets in sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) remain an "obstacle" to scaling the market, but an Environmental Finance event heard ...

• Sustainable Debt EMEA: early bird ends today

  28 February 2025

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

• NIB 'very keen' on SLLBs as work continues on debut deal

  16 January 2025

  Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is still working towards entering the nascent sustainability-linked loan bond (SLLB) market, as the long-standing sustainable finance focuses attention...

• NIB: Transmission line expansion powers up green bond issuance prospects

  15 January 2025

  Long-standing green bond issuer Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is confident of strong issuance in 2025 after a successful expansion of its framework, in particular related to electricity power grid investments.

• NIB launches 2025 green bond programme after record 2024

  13 January 2025

  Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has raised NOK2 billion ($175 million) from its first green bond of 2025, as the issuer kick-starts its long-standing NIB Environmental Bond (NEB) programme following record issuance in 2024.

• NIB raises €750m from record green bond

  05 September 2024

  The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has raised €750 million ($830 million) from its largest ever green bond in the first deal since it updated its framework.

• NIB closes in on record green bond issuance as framework update looms

  21 August 2024

  Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is on track for record green bond issuance in 2024 following the latest deal from the long-standing issuer, with its updated framework also expected in the "coming weeks".

• Wave of change: The state of play on blue bonds

  25 April 2024

  They are currently a niche within the sustainable bond market, but could blue bonds play a key role in turning the tide on water-themed investments, asks Genevieve Redgrave

• Jury still out on transition bond label

  16 April 2024

  Banks disagree on how helpful 'transition' labels for bonds are, an Environmental Finance event heard.