Ahren Lester

Articles by Ahren Lester

  • Sea Cargo Charter initiative reaches 30 signatories

    17 March 2022
  • Green bond fund assets reach $25bn

    17 March 2022

    Despite challenging market conditions, total assets in green bond funds hit $25 billion at the end of 2021. Ahren Lester reports

  • Bond round-up: EDP, Iberdrola, Singapore HDB, Chunghwa, Aavas ... and more

    16 March 2022
  • A quarter of green bonds secure 'greenium' in late 2021, says CBI

    15 March 2022

    A quarter of green bonds issued in the second half of 2021 secured a 'greenium' in the primary markets, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

  • PIRC warn of 'socialwashing' from corporate workforce surveys

    15 March 2022

    Proxy adviser PIRC has warned that the reporting of "deceptive" employee engagement scores by large European companies amounts to 'socialwashing'.

  • Amalgamated Bank 'first US lender to set science-based targets'

    15 March 2022
  • Bond round-up: Honda, Chile, Union Bancaire Privée, Plenti... and more

    09 March 2022
  • Loan round-up: Reliance Rail, Bogota, Sabana, Thai Union ... and more

    03 March 2022
  • Chile issues ground-breaking sovereign sustainability-linked bond

    03 March 2022

    Chile has raised $2 billion from the first sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB), with the landmark transaction more than four-times oversubscribed by investors.

  • EU carbon price suffers largest one-day fall

    02 March 2022

    The price of carbon credits under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) fell by its largest one-day amount on Tuesday, as rising energy prices and the Russian war in Ukraine put pressure on the soaring market.