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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Sydney Light Rail, Raben, Aligned ... and more
22 July 2021 -
Bank of Japan climate change loan facility 'credit positive' for banks
22 July 2021The climate change loan facility to be extended to lenders by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is "credit positive" for Japanese banks...
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Japanese regulator publishes draft social bond guidelines
22 July 2021The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published its proposed Social Bond Guidelines (SBG)...
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Bond round-up: Action Logement, RBC, Seaspan, Royalty Pharma, PPC, Thai Union ... and more
21 July 2021 -
Sustainable bonds represent fifth of Euro bonds issued in 2021, says M&G
21 July 2021Sustainable bonds constituted more than a fifth of total Euro-denominated bond issuance in the first half of 2021...
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China ETS trading gets off to strong start
20 July 2021Market excitement and allowance hoarding supported strong carbon prices during the early trading sessions of the nationwide China carbon market - but more is needed for this key but much-delayed climate policy to deliver on its aim, Refinitiv carbon lead analyst Yan Qin tells Ahren Lester
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Lyxor launches 'first' Euro sovereign green bond ETF
20 July 2021 -
UK regulator outlines ESG fund principles amid 'poor quality' applications
20 July 2021 -
EU SFDR 'a tailwind for ILS funds', says Willis
20 July 2021The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) has helped some insurance-linked security (ILS) funds attract more capital from investors, according to Willis Securities, but headwinds could emerge without a clear consensus on appropriate disclosures for these specialised funds
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BNP Paribas, HSBC and JP Morgan jostle for sustainable bond underwriter top spot
20 July 2021BNP Paribas, HSBC and JP Morgan were all vying to take the top spot for sustainable bond lead managers, with BNP Paribas just edging its rivals in the second quarter of 2021 but JP Morgan remaining ahead for the year to date
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- 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
- 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.