Ahren Lester

'Dividing line' between transition and business strategies is fading fast

The convergence of climate transition and financial business strategies is becoming more prominent and is helping drive greater sophistication in transition planning by issuers, sustainable finance experts told an Environmental Finance event.

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Apicorp returns to green bond market

Energy-focused financial institution Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) is pricing a new benchmark-sized, US dollar-denominated green bond, three years after its green bond market debut.

Enel SLB target miss 'unlikely' to trigger forced selling, says Barclays

Sustainable investors are unlikely to be forced to sell Enel sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) after the Italian energy infrastructure firm missed a coupon-impacting target - due to the positive context in which it occurred, according to Barclays.

Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market

The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...

'Unprecedented': Woodside Energy climate plan rejected by investors

Australian oil and gas firm Woodside Energy had its climate transition plan rejected by a majority of shareholders at its annual general meeting (AGM), with investor groups arguing this record-breaking opposition showed its plans remained "insufficient".

Rwanda considering sovereign SLB after development bank success

Rwanda is considering issuing a sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB) after its development bank successfully issued a ground-breaking deal last year, an Environmental Finance event heard.

Austria launches ground-breaking 'green' money market instrument

Austria has launched the first sovereign 'green' money market product which is open to retail investors, with a "strong uptake" in the 'Green Bundesschatz' reported from investors already.

AUD80trn investors back 'essential' Australian climate reporting bill

Transition bond label is a 'distraction' for transition finance, says MetLife IM

A dedicated 'transition bond' label for corporate issuers "distracts" from the forward-looking, long-term focus that transition finance requires, according to MetLife Investment Management (MetLIfe IM).