Ahren Lester

DB: Residential real estate renovation bill equivalent to half of loan book

NGFS publishes report taking stock of transition plans

The Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has published a review of financial institutions' transition plans - and ways to improve the process.

Bond round-up: Mercedes-Benz, automotive spotlight, Indonesia, UK ... and more

Nigerian sovereign green bonds come under IEA scrutiny

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has raised concerns that shortfalls in the Nigerian sovereign green bond programme could undermine international investor confidence in emerging market green bonds.

Nokian Tyres plans €150m sustainability-linked bond debut

BNP Paribas AM welcomes pharma biodiversity good practice proposals

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNP Paribas AM) has welcomed voluntary good practice guidance from an industry initiative aimed at reducing the biodiversity impact of the pharmaceutical sector.

AIB: SLL bond market development would be 'big plus'

After successful green and social bond issuance, the Irish bank is eager for the sustainable bond market to develop an instrument to directly support sustainability-linked loan lending. Ahren Lester reports

NGFS transition plan 'stocktake' due this week

The Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) will publish its "stocktake" on transition plans this week, which one official said will demonstrate how "inconsistent" the global picture is.

HSBC launches AI-powered ESG Risk Improvers index

China legacy green bond 'common ground taxonomy' relabelling due soon

The China Green Finance Committee is preparing to publish its methodology for relabelling existing Chinese green bonds as being in alignment with the 'common ground taxonomy' (CGT) in a "couple of months' time".