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ESG controversy scores are impacting bond pricing
05 February 2024Climate risk is still not efficiently being priced in bond markets, but the impact of exclusions and controversy scores give a glimpse to the future. Ahren Lester reports
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'Big divergence' between implied temperature rise metric providers, ABN Amro says
01 February 2024There is significant inconsistency in the outputs of implied temperature rise (ITR) metrics from major providers, according to ABN Amro - meaning investors should take these scores with a "pinch of salt," and regulators should step in.
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Bond investors 'now pricing in' oil and gas firm climate strategies
27 March 2023Fixed income investors have increasingly been pricing in the climate strategies of oil and gas firms following the energy crisis sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to ABN Amro.
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Air France-KLM sustainability-linked bond step-up 'falls short'
13 January 2023The coupon step-up on the ground-breaking Air France-KLM sustainability-linked bond (SLB) has "fallen short" in terms of its materiality, ...
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Air France-KLM raises €1bn from landmark sustainability-linked bond
10 January 2023Air France-KLM has raised €1 billion ($1.1 billion) from its debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), believed to be the first Euro-denominated bond of this type in the public market from an airline.