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Thames Water woes could drag UK green bond market down

Crisis at a major green bond issuer hurts lacklustre UK green bond market already struggling to attract corporate issuers, says IEEFA. Ahren Lester reports

New UK government urged to 'improve credibility' of green bond programme

The new UK government has been urged to provide greater use-of-proceeds clarity and outline a "comprehensive" medium-term green financing strategy to improve the credibility of future green bond issuances from the major sovereign issuer, according to a think tank.

EU GBS 'not overly costly' for leading utility green bond issuers, says IEEFA

Major European utility sector issuers of green bonds should not find it "overly costly" to switch to issuing EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)-compliant bonds to use the landmark legislation to demonstrate their "better management of transition risk", according to a think tank.

Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market

The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...

EU should create 'sustainability-linked green bond' label, says IEEFA

The European Commission could consider rules for combining sustainability-linked bond (SLB) structures with its "breakthrough" impact disclosures under its green bond standard, as an initial step towards regulating SLBs, according to a think tank.

EU work on SLB regulation may come too late, says IEEFA

European Commission work on regulating sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) may come too late to help reach 2030 climate goals, according to a think tank.

EU GBS could bring transparency but lacks guidance, IEEFA claims

The upcoming European Green Bond Standard lacks guidance on standardised impact reporting, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has claimed.

'Nuanced' transition frameworks crucial for meeting COP28 commitments, IEEFA claims

EU ESG rating regulation should close second-party opinion 'loophole'

The European Commission has been urged to include second-party opinion (SPO) providers in its proposed ESG rating regulation.