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Loan round-up: Teck Resources, Leonardo, Balfour Beatty, BCI ... and more
21 October 2021 -
Second UK green bond launch delayed amid string of climate policy announcements
20 October 2021The launch of the second UK sovereign green bond has been delayed in order to allow investors to digest a string of climate policy updates...
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Bond round-up: KfW, Micron, Blackstone, Triodos, Wesfarmers, KommuneKredit ... and more
20 October 2021 -
Just one listed electric utility is aligned with 1.5°C pathway, says Climate Action 100+
20 October 2021Investor engagement initiative Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has outlined the climate actions it expects electric utility firms to take..
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Sustainability drive will lead to conversion of conventional ETFs, says BlackRock
20 October 2021The conversion of conventional exchange traded funds (ETFs) to sustainable equivalents will "propel" adoption of sustainable investing in Europe...
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EIOPA welcomes 'important' Solvency II sustainability risk proposals for insurers
19 October 2021EIOPA welcomed the proposed extension of its mandate to incorporate sustainability risk into its Solvency II capital requirements supervision of insurers
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Chile considering sovereign sustainability-linked bond issuance, says debt head
18 October 2021Chile is currently evaluating the possibility of issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) as soon as 2022, according to its debt head
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UK readies second green bond auction for next week
14 October 2021The UK has announced plans to launch its second sovereign green bond auction next week, a month after its successful record-breaking green bond debut.
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Loan round-up: Etihad Airways, Orsted, Gulf International Bank, MKB ... and more
14 October 2021 -
Bond round-up: Braskem Idesa, General Mills, EU, EIB, KutxaBank, CBRE ... and more
13 October 2021
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.