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Barclays sees improvements in SLB structuring
14 May 2024Although sustainability-linked bond issuance is in decline, the market is taking several steps in the right direction, Charlotte Edwards tells Ahren Lester
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Green bond emissions accounting could 'significantly boost' market
30 April 2024Accounting exclusively for project emissions financed through green bonds could "significantly boost" demand for the instrument as well as encourage greater green bond supply from 'transition' issuers, according to Barclays.
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Enel SLB target miss 'unlikely' to trigger forced selling, says Barclays
25 April 2024Sustainable investors are unlikely to be forced to sell Enel sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) after the Italian energy infrastructure firm missed a coupon-impacting target - due to the positive context in which it occurred, according to Barclays.
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EDF green bonds 'at risk' after French nuclear weapon move, says Barclays
12 April 2024The green bonds issued by EDF are "most at risk" of selling pressure by investors after the French utility firm announced a proposed nuclear weapon material supply deal with the French government, according to Barclays.
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'All investors should push companies to issue SLBs,' says Barclays
08 April 2024All equity and fixed income investors should be encouraging companies to issue sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) at scale, according to Barclays, in a show of support for the declining instrument.
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Barclays: 18% boost to 2024 corporate sustainable bond forecast
05 April 2024Corporate sustainable bond issuance forecasts in developed markets in 2024 have been increased by 18% by Barclays, after a strong start driven by green and social bonds offset a steep decline in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).
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SLB step-ups a long way from being financially punitive, says Barclays
25 March 2024The penalties for missing the targets set by sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) would have to be at least 10 times what the market currently offers to be big enough to incentivise companies to change their behaviour, Barclays has argued.
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Green bond investors eschew EDF 'nuclear' green bond
14 February 2024Dedicated green bond investors largely avoided the ground-breaking 'nuclear' green bond from French energy firm EDF, according to Barclays - but there was "good demand" from sustainable investors more widely.
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Corporate sustainable bond issuance 'slump' to reverse in 2024, says Barclays
05 January 2024Corporate sustainable bond issuance in 2024 is forecast to reverse following a two-year "slump" as US dollar supply returns to growth following a sharp decline in 2023, according to Barclays.
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Barclays: UK 'Sustainability Improvers' fund label risks being 'catch-all'
04 January 2024The 'Sustainability Improvers' label under the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) voluntary fund labelling rules risks being a "catch-all" investment category, warned Barclays.
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