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'SLBs can be the right tool for impact investing' urge investors

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) have the potential to be valuable impact investing tools and regulations in Europe could be building the right "home" for the performance-based instrument,...

Trump's election won't stop transition, says SEB

The recent election of Donald Trump won't stop the clean energy transition, SEB has said, as sustainable bond issuances continue to grow.

Mitigation needs work for COP30 after 'basically no outcome' at COP29

After a 'mitigation-lite' COP29 event, the Swedish COP negotiator said the next climate summit needs to focus on getting a "clear mechanism" in place to deliver the ground-breaking deal to transition away from fossil fuels agreed at COP28.

SEB: 'Higher expectations' developing for SLBs

"Higher expectations" are developing around European sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), in particular around Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, according to SEB.

'Water will be one of the biggest investment themes over the next decade'

Swedish lender SEB said that water is going to be a megatrend which should be the "biggest investment theme over the next decade," but we need to work out how to tailor sustainable finance instruments.

SEB Greentech leads €5m in Finnish liquid analyser start-up

Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge mandates green bond deal

SEB warns of 'dire need' to tackle slowdown in sustainable bond market

A slowdown in growth of the sustainable bond market during the first quarter suggests it is "living off the boom years" and issuance is not where it needs to be to meet climate targets, warns SEB's Gregor Vulturius.

Nordic Capital backs Swedish solar PV installer