Ahren Lester

BNP Paribas, HSBC and JP Morgan jostle for sustainable bond underwriter top spot

BNP 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

NN IP green bond assets reach €4bn milestone amid strengthening market

SBTi tightens corporate climate target requirement from 2022

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) said that companies looking to validate their climate goals from mid-2022

BlackRock launches emerging markets impact bond fund

BlackRock has launched a sustainable bond-focused active fund in its flagship emerging markets fixed income range

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Ratch, Investec, Bud APAC ... and more

Bond round-up: Enel, IADB, Mexico, A2A, Banco BPM, Leasys ... and more

Free webinar: Environmental Finance review of Q2 sustainable bond market

Environmental Finance will host a free webinar this week to review the 2021 second quarter sustainable bond issuance

EU expert group publishes proposed social, transition Taxonomy extensions

The 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.

Sustainability-linked bond growth softens second quarter sustainable bond slowdown

Sustainability-linked bond issuance in the second quarter of 2021 tripled on the first three months of the year...

Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - Part 1

One 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