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Sustainable bond strategies 'most sought after' by insurers
07 July 2023Dedicated sustainable bond strategies are the fixed income investment strategies that are likely to be in most demand by European insurers over the next year, according to a report.
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Indonesian fintech social loan is 'great social impact financing'
07 July 2023US social impact investor Community Investment Management (CIM) has provided a $100 million social loan to Indonesian microfinance fintech firm Amartha Mikro Fintek to support financial inclusion in the country.
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Loan round-up: Klaveness, shipping sector spotlight, Seeka, Amartha ... and more
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Ground-breaking Heathrow Airport SLB raises €650m
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Bond round-up: Aeroporti di Roma, Airport operator spotlight, SNCF, Chile ... and more
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ICMA tells EU not to introduce thresholds for 'significant harm' disclosures
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Heathrow markets first 'in the air' emissions airport SLB
05 July 2023Heathrow Airport is marketing the first airport sustainability-linked bond to include a target tied to Scope 3 emissions generated by flights.
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UK ETS cap lowered and scheme extended to new sectors
03 July 2023The UK government has announced that it has lowered the carbon emissions cap for existing sectors covered by its emissions trading scheme (ETS), whilst also extending it to cover the domestic maritime transport and waste sectors.
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Chile enhances its SLBs in latest issue, and promises more to come
03 July 2023The return of Chile to the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market has been praised for the addition of a more diverse target mix - becoming the first sovereign SLB issuer to include a gender target.
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Mexico preparing first fixed-rate peso sustainability bond
30 June 2023Mexico is planning to raise up to $1 billion from its first fixed-rate Mexican peso-denominated sustainability bond, according to a senior government minister.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- 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.