Ahren Lester

Sustainable bond pricing perk 'not enough' for emerging market issuers

A webinar organised by Environmental Finance and the IFC heard from emerging market issuers of green, social and sustainability bonds about their experiences. Ahren Lester reports

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Enel, G8 Education, Lloyds Bank, Kerian Energy ... and more

Bond round-up: Italy, Intesa Sanpaolo, CaixaBank, Daimler, Ahold Delhaize, PPC ... and more

$8trn investors back IIGCC 'Net Zero Investment Framework' launch

Cautious optimism for TNFD despite challenges

After the success of the TCFD in driving focus on climate-related disclosures, the mood is upbeat that the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can do the same for natural capital - despite awareness of the additional challenges it faces. Ahren Lester reports

Market neutrality bias is hampering climate risk protection, says ECB's Schnabel

HANetf launches decarbonisation enabler fund

Landmark Italian green bond ten-times oversubscribed

Italy has issued the largest ever sovereign green bond with its €8.5 billion ($10.2 billion) maiden green note, which was nearly ten times oversubscribed by investors.

McKinsey buys Vivid Economics and Planetrics

Campaigner criticises 'lack of urgency' in M&G coal exit policy