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Sustainable bond pricing perk 'not enough' for emerging market issuers

A webinar organised by Environmental Finance and the IFC heard from emerging market issuers of green, social and sustainability bonds about their experiences. Ahren Lester reports

Pakistan explores issuing first sovereign 'nature performance bond'

Pakistan could become the first sovereign to issue a nature performance bond, it has been revealed.

Bank of China transition bond a 'missed opportunity'

The Bank of China transition bond was ground-breaking in its claims to align with the newly launched transition finance recommendations, reports Ahren Lester, but experts judged the transaction as failing to live up to its promise and ambition

2020 sustainable bond issuance jumps two-thirds amid social breakthrough

In praise of cost-effective carbon markets

Carbon markets offer the flexibility countries need to meet their NDCs, argues Jan-Willem van de Ven

UNDP to identify SDG investment 'opportunity areas'

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is to next year publish research on 'investment opportunity areas' for investments that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

US DFC aims to catalyse $50bn in private impact investments

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) says it will commit more than $25 billion as part of its first global impact development strategy - which it claims will help drive a further $50 billion in private impact investments.

Asian firms overtake US on emissions disclosure, says Arabesque

The proportion of Asian companies reporting carbon emissions has jumped above that of US firms in 2019, according to a report by sustainability-focused asset manager Arabesque, although European corporates continue to lead.

Climate risk vulnerability significantly hikes emerging economy borrowing costs

Emerging economies that are highly vulnerable to climate risk have been hit with "significant rises" to their cost of borrowing, according to a report, more than doubling the sovereign bond yield premium compared with lower risk peers.