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  • Index providers must account for ESG data quality to avoid under-serving investors

    30 May 2024

    There 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

  • Exclusive: Bloomberg launches green bond-tilted fixed income indexes

    06 December 2023

    Bloomberg has launched a series of green bond-tilted indexes tied to the company's flagship fixed income benchmarks, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • German green bond offers 'slender' greenium

    19 May 2023

    The €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.

  • Sustainability-linked bond data transparency 'getting better'

    02 May 2023

    The data transparency for sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) is "definitely getting better" as market providers increase granularity of their datasets,...

  • Bloomberg 'very seriously' considering transition bond index launch

    28 April 2023

    There 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.

  • Bloomberg tightens grip on GSS bond indexing with new launches

    31 October 2022

    Financial 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.

  • A definition of unsustainable finance is needed for debt capital market growth

    06 October 2021

    A common definition of what is unsustainable is needed to boost the growth of sustainable debt capital markets...