Analysis

• Sustainability-linked bonds complement and bolster the sustainable finance market

  08 November 2019

  Sustainability-linked bonds have the potential to entice issuers, diversify economic options available to investors, and encourage outcome-focused sustainable finance, argue Aaron Franklin, Paul Davies, Ignacio Domínguez and Kristina Wyatt.

  

• Green bond comment, November 2019: A market in transition

  06 November 2019

  The sustainability bond markets are in a state of creative chaos and are evolving in order to stay relevant, argues Peter Cripps

  

• Green bonds California 2019

  06 November 2019

  The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports

  

• Supporting transition through green bond issuance

  05 November 2019

  EBRD issued its first green transition bond last month. Isabelle Laurent and Carel Cronenberg explain its approach

  

• In response to accusations that Enel's SDG bond was greenwashing

  31 October 2019

  Now that the G-word has been dropped, let's talk about it, says Stan Dupré

  

• California wildfires: utilities get to grips with burning issue

  29 October 2019

  As wildfires continue to rage in California, utilities can take action that will stop them being part of the problem. Peter Cripps reports

  

• Talking transition with metals and mining companies

  25 October 2019

  Bringing 'brown' sectors to the green bond market is possible, but will require a sophisticated approach to assessing companies' strategies to shift to low-carbon business models, writes Manuel Adamini

  

• Demographic trends pose risks to sovereign creditworthiness

  24 October 2019

  Demographic trends are one of 15 factors considered by Fitch in its ESG relevance scores. Ed Parker explains

  

• ING: let's align climate reporting frameworks

  23 October 2019

  Dutch bank ING has developed a strategy for aligning its lending portfolio with the Paris Agreement, and urges others to follow, Michael Hurley writes

  

• Introducing IMPACT

  21 October 2019

  Bob Dylan once sang: "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows". I am no weatherman, but it is clear to me that impact investing has the wind in its sails.