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Goldman Sachs launches two sustainable bond funds
27 July 2023Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched two sustainable bond funds, focused on the US dollar and corporate bond market.
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UBS launches green bond ETF using new Bloomberg MSCI index
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Loan round-up: Allkem, RetuRO, Sanasa ... and more
27 July 2023 -
Solactive launches 'first' blue bond index
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Bond round-up: Mexico, African Development Bank, Chile ... and more
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RBC BlueBay: Investors need green bond 'policing' standard
25 July 2023Investors need to develop an industry-wide standard to provide clear rules to "police" green bonds which stray from market expectations following issuance, according to RBC BlueBay Asset Management.
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Fitch: ISSB is 'catalyst for every Chinese firm' on sustainability reporting
24 July 2023The development of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure guidelines are a "very important signal" to Chinese firms to improve sustainability reporting if they want to secure greater access to international capital, according to Sustainable Fitch.
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EU extends €10bn circular economy initiative
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Chile raises CLP1.75trn from first local currency sovereign SLB
21 July 2023Chile has raised CLP1.75 trillion ($2.2 billion) from the first local currency-denominated sovereign sustainability-linked bond, and it confirmed $1.34 billion of its conventional debt has been exchanged for SLBs.
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FAB issues 'first' UAE dirham green sukuk
21 July 2023First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has raised AED1.3 billion ($354 million) from a ground-breaking green sukuk, which was also the first labelled 'green' issuance denominated in United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirham.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 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
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- 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.