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Emerging market ESG disclosure impact on sustainable bond issuance research launched
30 October 2023The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Environmental Finance have published the first in a trio of free-to-read research papers on the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure levels on sustainable bond issuance in emerging markets.
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GreenArc, Franklin Templeton to develop green bond portfolio impact tool
30 October 2023 -
Sustainable sukuk 'to nearly double market share in five years'
30 October 2023Fitch Ratings said that sustainable sukuk could grow to be 7.5% of the overall sukuk market by 2028, up from 4% at the end of the third quarter.
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Bpifrance: Green, social bonds will be half of funding from 2024
30 October 2023French public sector investment bank Bpifrance has issued its first ever social bond, and said that from 2024 it expects half of its annual funding to be secured through green and social bond issuance.
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External reviews are the 'main sticking point' for sustainable loan deals
30 October 2023Updated guidance on external reviews is being readied, the Loan Market Association's Gemma Lawrence-Pardew tells Ahren Lester
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DBS launches SME-focused 'hybrid' green loan product
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Sustainable bond market will become 'too large to ignore' for US issuers
26 October 2023Despite a surprisingly lacklustre US sustainable bond issuance response to the massive climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) stimulus package, a green bond investor argues that "problem" of cautious US issuers will soon "take care of itself" as the market grows.
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'First' green bond fund in major revamp as market matures
26 October 2023Nikko Asset Management has significantly revamped its ground-breaking green bond fund, as it reflects on the increasing opportunity in the sustainable bond market, Steve Williams tells Ahren Lester
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Development Bank of Rwanda raises RWF30bn in landmark sustainability-linked bond
25 October 2023The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) has raised RWF30 billion ($24 million) from its debut sustainability-linked bond, which is the first instrument of this type issued by a development bank and the first sustainable bond from a Rwandan issuer.
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EU Green Bond Standard approaches final formal step
25 October 2023The EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) has taken another formal step towards its final passage into law after the European Council officially adopted the first regulation for green bonds in the world, clearing the way for its final signing into law by late November.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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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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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.