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Stage set for record-breaking 2023 sovereign green bond issuance

Sovereign green bond issuance in 2023 has already exceeded the level set in the whole of 2022, and is on course to surpass the record-breaking 2021 total.

Singapore prices SGD2.8bn green bond tap

Singapore is raising SGD2.8 billion ($2.1 billion) from a tap of its 50-year green bond, which takes the total raised by the city-state from its debut sovereign green bond to SGD5.2 billion.

People moves, 25 August: CommBank, ISS ESG, JTC, Summa Equity ... and more

Abrdn invests in Italian biomethane production

Loan round-up: AirTrunk, Sime Darby Motors, Frasers Property ... and more

ESG ratings are down but not out, says ESG Book

The use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and scores are becoming less prominent in financial markets, but ESG Book said they remain a "powerful tool" for making a complex topic comprehensible and delivering investment strategies.

Nature data: roaming free?

Commercial data providers should back development of free-to-use platforms, according to RS Metrics. Genevieve Redgrave reports.

BlackRock increasingly opposes climate proposals, blaming their 'declining quality'

The world's largest asset manager has criticised the "continued decline" in quality of shareholder proposals, as it voted against significantly more climate-related proposals, ...

ESRS-GRI agreement will avoid 'double reporting', groups say

Bond round-up: E.on, Fibra Danhos, Elkem, Sdiptech ... and more