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Germany’s Dürr claims first ESG-linked Schuldschein

German engineering group Dürr has raised €200 million ($224 million) from an innovative Schuldschein whose coupon will vary according to the company’s sustainability rating.

Bond round-up: Chile, Korea, Engie, CDC, Vattenfall, BayWa, RATP … and more

EU's non-binding guidelines adopt TCFD framework

New EU guidelines on corporate climate-related reporting have integrated the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and signal a growing alignment for the disclosure regime globally.

Green and sustainability-linked loan market breaks $100bn barrier

The combined total of all green and sustainability-linked loans issued to date has reached about $111.5 billion, according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance.

LGIM calls for bonds to back sustainable palm oil

Investors would welcome specific bonds that help finance the growth of sustainable palm oil, according to Meryam Omi, head of sustainability at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).

Green bond market should get a boost from proposed EU standards, say insiders

Revised proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) from the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) have been generally welcomed by market insiders.

How we built the sustainable finance taxonomy

Dawn Slevin explains the thinking and the process behind the EU-appointed Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance

EU’s TEG outlines ‘highly ambitious’ benchmarks proposals

The EU-appointed Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has published recommendations for two new categories of benchmark indexes, as well as setting out minimum disclosure requirements that will apply to almost all investment indexes.

Taxonomy says no to nuclear but yes to some cars and fossil fuels

The taxonomy of climate-related activities released today is expected to prove "an important building block" in the creation of a sustainable financial system.

Proposed green bond standard to 'safeguard' market growth

The proposed EU green bond standard (EU GBS), released today, will 'safeguard' the growth of the green bond market by creating common and safe ground for issuance, delegates at Environmental Finance's ESG in Fixed Income 2019 conference were told.