Ahren Lester

Praxis IM 'nervous' as US sustainable bond innovation dries up

US sustainable bond innovation has slowed significantly over the past year, causing concern for Benji Bailey. Ahren Lester reports

Wary American firms trigger debut sustainable bond issuance lull

The number of inaugural sustainable bond issuers in the first quarter of 2025 fell a third compared to the year prior, as US and Latin American issuers grew cautious about making a market debut.

Sustainable bond issuance falls 20% amid corporate, sovereign slump

Sustainable bond issuance volumes have fallen by more than a fifth in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the year prior, after corporate and sovereign issuance slumped by 40%.

Sustainable Debt awards - Personality of the year: Bodo Winkler-Viti, Berlin Hyp

Berlin Hyp funding and investor relations head Bodo Winkler-Viti has secured the 'Personality of the year' award at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards 2025 for his role as a "true pioneer" in sustainable debt markets for a decade.

Santander Chile signs $100m 'sustainability-linked' green building loan

Bloomberg, Cambridge developing 'game-changing' fossil fuel expansion-focused bond index

The University of Cambridge and Bloomberg are developing the 'first' global bond index focused on excluding companies that are expanding their fossil fuel activities.

Carbon markets could be 'hugely beneficial' to Latin America

The development international carbon credit markets after progress at COP29 could "really benefit" Latin American countries, according to Ninety One.

Climate adaptation investment hampered by 'fragmented' solutions

Investment in climate adaptation and resilience projects is being held back by a tendency towards focusing on "fragmented or incremental" solutions rather than system-wide plans - even in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Green bond issuers 'need to know what counts' as climate adaptation investment

For more climate adaptation and resilience investments to feature in green bond transactions there is a need for taxonomies to be developed and public issuers to come to the market, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Commercial Bank of Ceylon plans LKR15bn green bond 'Tier 2' debut

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) is planning to raise up to LKR15 billion ($50 million) from its inaugural green bond, believed to be only the third sustainable bond issuance in the country and the first issued as a 'Tier 2' bond.