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Bond round-up: KfW, Volkswagen, Bpifrance, JAB, BCP ... and more

Victory Hill sustainable energy fund raises £122m from placing

Cisco, Microsoft face tax transparency resolutions

AFME warns EU GBS should return to product-based origins

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has recommended that the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) focus on its original product-based objectives amid concern recent developments...

Investor groups urge UK to 'learn lessons' from EU on gas in taxonomy

Three institutional investor-focused groups have urged the UK government to exclude natural gas from its proposed 'green' taxonomy, warning that inclusion would "discredit" the value of the green activities list.

Basel Committee climate-related pay principle could drive 'consistency'

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has recommended banks link executive pay to climate risk performance, which a leading law firm said could drive greater "consistency" of bank policies globally...

'Junk' sustainable bonds have weaker covenants

The covenants attached to 'speculative'-grade sustainable bonds in 2021 were weaker in quality than their non-sustainable bonds equivalents, with the trend demonstrated particularly among sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).

ESMA launches sustainable finance working group

EU board gender quota must be more ambitious

The EU should introduce a higher target for its recently introduced corporate board gender quota requirement, after data revealed EU firms are already in line with the current goal.

Loan round-up: Cinven, Adani Transmission, ChinaChem, Leo Paper ... and more