Ahren Lester

CBA launches 'critical' product to scale Australian carbon credits

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has told Environmental Finance its innovative Australian carbon credit pre-payment transaction could be "critical" to de-risk and scale the market in the absence of futures.

Comment: Are SLBs correctly pricing transition risk?

Is transition risk really being priced in effectively by fixed income markets? Sustainability-linked bonds provide some useful insights into how it is not, Ahren Lester argues

EU asks regulator to 'consider merit' of Taxonomy-linked green loan label

The European Commission has asked the European Banking Authority (EBA) to "consider the merits" of creating a "green loan label" based on the EU Taxonomy.

Swiss government mandates corporate climate disclosures

Exclusive interview with new CBI chair

New chair Doris Honold tells Ahren Lester the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) should focus on "replicating and innovating" to accelerate the scaling of the sustainable bond market

Loan round-up: Orange, Gunvor, EDF, Merlin Properties, Isbank ... and more

EDF signs first green loan for nuclear energy

French power giant Électricité de France (EDF) has signed a €1 billion ($1 billion) green loan to finance investments in nuclear energy - the first green loan deal dedicated to the controversial source of green energy.

ECB bond buying climate tilt faces 'restrictions' in energy sector, says SEB

The options for the European Central Bank (ECB) to tilt away from carbon intensive issuers in its trillion-euro corporate bond buying programme are "particularly restricted" in the energy sector, according to a study of the central bank's proposed climate scoring system.

Bond round-up: EU, Italy, Iberdrola, Dubai Islamic Bank, IDB Invest ... and more

ESMA offers 'backdoor' solution to SFDR fund labelling misuse

A major reclassification of self-labelled 'sustainable' funds is likely after ESMA proposes necessary - but complicating - naming guidelines, Anne Schoemaker tells Ahren Lester