Ahren Lester

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Grosvenor, Uralkali, Mondi, Artesmedia ... and more

Green Bond Principles tightens 'key' recommendations to reflect market best practice

Three 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

Bond round-up: Eni, HP, RWE, Danske Bank, Kommuninvest, NRW Bank, Bank Windhoek ... and more

Eni SLB 'a step in the right direction' - but oil firms risk 'fairytale' net zero targets

The €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.

Bank of England scales down bank and insurer climate stress test

Fiona Reynolds to step down as PRI boss

UN 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.

SEC ESG disclosures should not be filed publicly to avoid litigation risk, says Commissioner

The 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.

Central bank collateral, asset purchase policies should be tied to climate reporting requirement, says Bundesbank

Eurozone 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.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Faurecia, Kingfisher, Waterland, Aeroflot ... and more

Bond round-up: TenneT, EdF, Ile-de-France Mobilites, Hammerson, CaixaBank, Arcelik ... and more