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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 Fitch: Majority of sustainable finance frameworks 'excellent'

Sustainable Fitch said that the majority of the use-of-proceeds (UoP) sustainable finance frameworks it assessed over the last year were judged 'Excellent,' but there remains room for improvement, including around increasing the level of specificity on social projects.

'Big four' SPO providers becomes 'big five' in 2024

Japan-focused Rating and Investment Information (R&I) secured more than a 10% share of the sustainable finance second-party opinion market in 2024, joining the global 'big four' US providers led by Sustainalytics and S&P Global.

Signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct rise to 28

'Milestone' year ahead for floundering sustainability-linked bonds

The next 18 months will be a critical period for the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market with a flurry of target observation dates, after the performance-based instrument recorded another dramatic fall in annual issuance in 2024.

Climate adaptation 'needs more guidance' for sustainable bonds

Adapation-focused sustainable bonds are expected to accelerate in 2025, but Sustainable Fitch argues more guidance is needed for it to fully emerge front of stage. Ahren Lester reports

US, Canada sustainable bond issuers 'diverging' on sustainability policies and impact

US and Canadian sustainable bond markets are "diverging" with regard to the quality of their overall environmental and social profiles and the impact of their specific labelled sustainable bond issuance, according to Sustainable Fitch.

Transparency needed to avoid nature greenwashing, says Sustainable Fitch

More transparency is needed on how companies are assessing the materiality of nature risks and substantiating claims, Sustainable Fitch has said, as more firms include nature metrics in their reporting.

Blue debt constrained by lack of opportunities, warns Sustainable Fitch

Despite seeing an increase in the level of issuance, the 'blue debt' market is being hampered by a lack of guidelines and investable projects, Sustainable Fitch has warned.

Mining set to benefit from 'significant' ICMA 'green enabling' update

The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) guidance on eligible 'green enabling' projects for sustainable bonds is a "significant expansion" of use-of-proceeds, according to Sustainable Fitch- with mining projects set to particularly benefit.