Ahren Lester

Uruguay readies 'game-changing' sovereign sustainability-linked bond

Uruguay has published its framework for a 'game-changing' sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which incorporates ground-breaking nature targets and coupon structures.

S&P slashes 2022 sustainable bond forecast by 40%

S&P Global Ratings now forecasts $865 billion will be raised through sustainable bonds in 2022, which represents a 40% cut in its previous annual expectation and a 16% reduction on 2021 issuance volumes

Inaugural Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards winners revealed

The inaugural winners of the annual Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards have been announced

Loan round-up: Telia, Tages, Aena, Opal HealthCare, PACT ... and more

ISS ESG launches biodiversity impact tool

Bond round-up: IDA, AfDB, FS Italiane, Enel, CDP, Belgium, Union Pacific ... and more

New Zealand readies sovereign green bond debut

New Zealand has launched its sovereign green bond programme after publishing its green bond framework, with a debut bond expected by the end of 2022...

Nordea issues innovative 'sustainability-linked loan' bond

Nordic lender Nordea Bank has raised $400 million from a bond to support its sustainability-linked loan (SLL) financing activity, a transaction which one investor in the multi-tranche deal described as an "innovative and creative" way for banks to scale such lending.

TCFD adoption by exchanges surges

The adoption by global exchanges of Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations jumped in 2022, according to a survey by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

Sovereign sustainability-linked debt initiative launched

A World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB)-backed initiative to "catalyse" sovereign sustainability-linked debt issuance has been launched to provide technical support to increase the volume, quality and impact of such issuances.