Ahren Lester

Bond round-up: NRW, Enel, Kinetik, CEB, De Volksbank ... and more

PCAF signs up first mainland Chinese bank

MEPs object to gas, nuclear inclusion in EU Taxonomy

European politicians on two key parliamentary committees have objected to the inclusion of gas and nuclear projects in the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities,...

Why Enel turned to sustainability-linked bonds

After kick-starting the sustainability-linked bond market in 2019, the Italian firm continues to drive interest in the fast-growing market. Ahren Lester reports

$120bn assets adopt 'ground-breaking' BlackRock proxy voting service

Bank of Canada encourages regulator to tighten climate disclosure rules

The Bank of Canada has urged the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to tighten climate risk disclosure rules or else Canadian firms will struggle to attract enough capital to finance their transition.

$1trn asset owner group launches equal voting campaign

EM sustainable bond issuance bucks global trend in 2022

Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance in the first quarter of 2022 has continued to grow strongly, according to Moody's Investors Service, in stark contrast to the overall sustainable bond market.

'Strong rebound' in EM sustainable bond issuance in 2021

Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance reached record highs in 2021 after a "very strong" rebound, whilst the average 'greenium' strengthened over the course of the year.

EU corporate board gender quota could be 'credit positive'