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Strong Q3 sustainable bond issuance despite EU social bond slowdown
29 October 2021Despite headline totals dragged lower by a slowdown in the EU social bond programme, third-quarter sustainable bond issuance continued to outperform the year prior, Environmental Finance data show. Ahren Lester reports
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Beyond climate: turning the SDGs into an investment strategy
29 October 2021SDG-related listed equity indexes are within reach and can offer attractive financial and impact returns, write Alexander Bassen, Mathieu Verougstraete and Sander Glas
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SBTi launches Net-Zero Standard, a 'weapon against greenwashing'
28 October 2021 -
EDF signs first corporate 'green' repo with BNP Paribas
28 October 2021French utility giant EDF has signed the first corporate 'green' repo agreement with BNP Paribas, whilst the French lender forecasts "exponential" growth for this instrument in the future.
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EU banks set for regular climate stress tests, with prudential requirements review by 2023
28 October 2021The European Commission has proposed requiring all Eurozone banks to disclose their ESG risks annually and conduct regular stress testing...
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Loan round-up: Wood, Primary Health Properties, Tong Eng, Equites ... and more
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Why global ESG-linked financial deals are ripe for growth
28 October 2021Deals that tie sustainability performance to financial outcomes have the potential to be rewarding for regulators and borrowers, argues Alan Ryder
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$52trn investor group demands governments improve climate goals
27 October 2021 -
Moody's forecasts $1trn sustainable bond issuance in 2021
27 October 2021Moody's ESG Solutions forecasts that green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond issuance in 2021 will reach the $1 trillion milestone...
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Bond round-up: Italy, Cades, UK, NTT, MuniFin, Seche, Auckland ... and more
27 October 2021