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Index providers must account for ESG data quality to avoid under-serving investors
30 May 2024There is a risk that green-labeled indices may overpromise and under-deliver without a commitment to data quality and transparency from their providers, writes Jonathan Gardiner
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Exclusive: Bloomberg launches green bond-tilted fixed income indexes
06 December 2023Bloomberg has launched a series of green bond-tilted indexes tied to the company's flagship fixed income benchmarks, Environmental Finance has learned.
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German green bond offers 'slender' greenium
19 May 2023The €5.25 billion ($5.7 billion) German green bond was issued with a 'greenium' of just half a basis point (bp), which Bloomberg said was significantly smaller than previous green bonds from the country.
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Sustainability-linked bond data transparency 'getting better'
02 May 2023The data transparency for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) is "definitely getting better" as market providers increase granularity of their datasets,...
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Bloomberg 'very seriously' considering transition bond index launch
28 April 2023There is "definitely" investor demand for 'transition' bond indexes, but Bloomberg said it would require European investors to agree on a distinct list of transitional rather than just 'light green' activities.
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Bloomberg tightens grip on GSS bond indexing with new launches
31 October 2022Financial services giant Bloomberg has launched a series of green, social and sustainability bond indexes, in a move that could see it tighten its grip on indexing in the rapidly growing market by using its own data and analysts to determine eligibility.
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A definition of unsustainable finance is needed for debt capital market growth
06 October 2021A common definition of what is unsustainable is needed to boost the growth of sustainable debt capital markets...