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Colombia becomes just fifth sovereign social bond issuer

Colombia has issued its first social bonds and raised $2.5 billion from the five-times oversubscribed pair of deals, with the South American country becoming just the fifth sovereign to issue social bonds to date.

ESAP data portal cleared by EU Parliament

Loan round-up: DLG, U Mobile, Hyundai Mobis ... and more

EFRAG and CDP collaborate to accelerate market uptake of ESRS

UK abandons plans to bolster ESG reporting in corporate governance code

Bond round-up: Mamoura, France, Uruguay ... and more

Fiskars plans €175m sustainability-linked bond debut

Japan confirms CCS, nuclear and aviation in sovereign transition bond framework

Japan has confirmed potentially controversial technologies including carbon capture and storage (CCS), "next-generation aircraft" and nuclear energy among the eligible use of proceeds from its landmark transition bond issuance.

EU Green Bonds: reducing the risk of greenwashing

The EU's Green Bond Regulation will create an extra burden for issuers, but issues that comply will prove more attractive to investors, write Massimiliano Danusso and Francesca Marchetti

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank readies debut green sukuk ahead of COP28

With COP28 looming, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has mandated five banks to market its debut US dollar-denominated green sukuk deal.