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EU raises €12bn from record-breaking green bond debut
13 October 2021The EU reported its €12 billion ($13.9 billion) green bond debut was more than 11 times oversubscribed by investors which makes it both the largest green bond issued and largest single order book to date, as the bloc kicks-off its much-anticipated €250 billion green bond programme.
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$2trn outstanding sustainable bond volume milestone reached
12 October 2021The outstanding volume of sustainable bonds has reached the $2 trillion milestone
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Sustainable ETFs reach $100bn 2021 inflow milestone in September
11 October 2021Sustainable exchange traded products (ETPs) have extended their record-breaking inflows, as the 2021 total reached the $100 billion milestone in September...
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$2.7trn BlackRock proxy voting move 'game-changing' for industry
08 October 2021BlackRock will offer institutional clients expanded proxy voting options across its index business in the "first step" from the asset manager...
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Carney criticised for 'greenwashing' net-zero financial firm alliance
07 October 2021Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has been criticised by more than 90 non-governmental organisations that the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) that he chairs provides a means for banks to 'greenwash' their activities.
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Loan round-up: Philip Morris, Ford, Orion Engineered Carbons, OUE, Sandstorm ... and more
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Bond round-up: ING, Autodesk, Analog Devices, Apicorp, Acciona Energia ... and more
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Tokyu Fudosan issues sustainability-linked bond amid ground-breaking ESG finance plan
06 October 2021Japanese real estate firm Tokyu Fudosan has raised JPY10 billion ($90 million) from a sustainability-linked bond...
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Prevent sustainable fund 'greenwashing', IMF urges regulators
05 October 2021Sustainable labels are becoming "increasingly important" drivers of investment fund flows...
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Debut COP750bn Colombian green bond upsized amid strong orderbook
04 October 2021Colombia has raised COP750 billion ($198 million) from its sovereign green bond debut in a deal that was upsized by COP250 billion amid strong investor demand, making it the second South American sovereign to issue sustainable bonds.
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- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
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- 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.