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ESMA fund naming rules 'unfortunate' for green bond transition impact
24 September 2024The sustainable fund naming rules proposed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) need to improve in their handling of labelled sustainable bonds, as it currently has an "unfortunate" impact on using these instruments for transition finance.
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'Are green bonds the appropriate place for early-stage technology investment?'
23 September 2024AXA Investment Managers has argued that research and development (R&D) investment into emerging green and transition technologies should not be a too large element of green bond allocation, as the bond markets are maybe not the most appropriate place for these riskier investments.
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Step-down SLBs a 'hard sell' for investors - but 'step-backs' have potential
23 September 2024Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) with a 'step-down' coupon on achieving certain targets are a "hard sell" for investors, an Environmental Finance event heard - but 'step-back' coupon deals could prove more popular.
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BlackRock: AI is 'big help' for sustainable bond impact attribution
23 September 2024Early testing of artificial intelligence (AI) by BlackRock sustainable bond analysts has suggested that it is a significant help in correctly determining impact attribution to the use-of-proceeds of these bonds.
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'Tide has definitely shifted on nuclear' in green finance
20 September 2024Attitudes towards the place of nuclear power in sustainable finance markets have "definitely shifted" in the last couple of years, an Environmental Finance event has heard - but their place in green bonds remains a "separation point" in the market.
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BlackRock: 'US IRA has not triggered green bond issuance - yet'
20 September 2024The significant investment in sustainable activities stimulated by the huge US clean technology stimulus programme has not boosted green bond issuance in the country yet, but BlackRock told an Environmental Finance event that this could change soon.
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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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Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
18 September 2024Wellington has urged sustainable bond issuers to only use three-year lookback periods for financing projects if you "really need it," arguing the recent trends towards including this extended period is "painful" for some investors.
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'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
13 September 2024The expert taskforce brought together by influential trade associations to look into developing ground-breaking Transition Loan Principles (TLP) is unlikely to publish any guidance before next year.
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IFC issues second 'blue'-focused green bond
13 September 2024The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has raised SEK2.6 billion ($252 million) from the second green bond it has issued to promote its 'blue' finance projects amid rising investor interest in sustainable water and ocean-related investments.
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BerlinHyp navigates the CSRD 'labyrinth'
09 April 2025The German bank took a 'no-bullshit' approach to its first report, Susanna Schmitt tells Michael Hurley
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Biodiversity credits a 'greenwashing risk', says former PRI boss
09 April 2025Difficulties around measuring impact mean biodiversity credits could pose a greenwashing risk, a former executive leader at the Principles of Responsible Investment has warned.
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'Investors need to question' oil & gas companies on weakened climate targets
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Long-standing KommuneKredit green bond programme comes to end
08 April 2025Danish municipality funding agency KommuneKredit has confirmed it will no longer issue green bonds to finance its significant green loan programme,...
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Excelsior raises $1bn for second US renewables fund
08 April 2025