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Green Bond Principles tightens 'key' recommendations to reflect market best practice
10 June 2021Three years after the last update, the widely adopted Green Bond Principles has received a raft of updates to bring it in line with the developing best practice in the global sustainable bond market. Ahren Lester reports
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Bond round-up: Eni, HP, RWE, Danske Bank, Kommuninvest, NRW Bank, Bank Windhoek ... and more
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Eni SLB 'a step in the right direction' - but oil firms risk 'fairytale' net zero targets
09 June 2021The €1 billion ($1.2 billion) sustainability-linked bond (SLB) from Italian oil supermajor Eni - believed to be the first from an oil and gas firm - was described by investors as a "step in the right direction," but questions remain over its reliance on offsets and its ambition levels.
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Bank of England scales down bank and insurer climate stress test
08 June 2021 -
Fiona Reynolds to step down as PRI boss
07 June 2021UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) chief executive officer Fiona Reynolds will stand down from the sustainable investment initiative in 2022, amid a planned return to Australia.
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SEC ESG disclosures should not be filed publicly to avoid litigation risk, says Commissioner
04 June 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should only require public companies to provide mandatory environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures to the regulator privately rather than file them publicly, according to a SEC commissioner.
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Central bank collateral, asset purchase policies should be tied to climate reporting requirement, says Bundesbank
03 June 2021Eurozone central banks should require issuers to meet certain climate-related reporting obligations before securities are accepted as collateral or purchased, according to the German central bank head.
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Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Faurecia, Kingfisher, Waterland, Aeroflot ... and more
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Bond round-up: TenneT, EdF, Ile-de-France Mobilites, Hammerson, CaixaBank, Arcelik ... and more
02 June 2021 -
NN IP corporate green bond fund reaches assets milestone, short duration fund doubles
02 June 2021NN Investment Partners (NN IP) said assets in its corporate green bond fund had hit €500 million ($611 million) just over a year after the ground-breaking fund was launched
- 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
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- 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.