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NN IP green bond assets reach €4bn milestone amid strengthening market
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SBTi tightens corporate climate target requirement from 2022
16 July 2021The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) said that companies looking to validate their climate goals from mid-2022
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BlackRock launches emerging markets impact bond fund
16 July 2021BlackRock has launched a sustainable bond-focused active fund in its flagship emerging markets fixed income range
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Ratch, Investec, Bud APAC ... and more
15 July 2021 -
Bond round-up: Enel, IADB, Mexico, A2A, Banco BPM, Leasys ... and more
14 July 2021 -
Free webinar: Environmental Finance review of Q2 sustainable bond market
14 July 2021Environmental Finance will host a free webinar this week to review the 2021 second quarter sustainable bond issuance
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EU expert group publishes proposed social, transition Taxonomy extensions
13 July 2021The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has published proposals for extending the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities to include 'social' objectives, as well as extend the existing 'green' Taxonomy to specifically identify environmentally harmful and 'transition' activities to add nuance to the landmark regulation.
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Sustainability-linked bond growth softens second quarter sustainable bond slowdown
13 July 2021Sustainability-linked bond issuance in the second quarter of 2021 tripled on the first three months of the year...
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Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1
13 July 2021One year after the Sustainability Linked Bond Principles were published, the target-based fixed income instrument is seeing issuance accelerate. Market participants warn, however, that some current issues lack substance. Ahren Lester reports
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EU green asset ratio rules will improve bank comparability despite flaws, says Fitch
12 July 2021
- 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.