Nicholas Pfaff, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA
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Sovereign debt engagement 'not comparable' with corporates, says Aegon AM
03 April 2025Engagement with sovereign sustainable debt issuers is still "not comparable" with corporate issuers, Aegon Asset Management told attendees at an Environmental Finance conference, highlighting particular difficulties over reputational risk.
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EDF 'open' to exploring debt for nature swaps
03 April 2025French energy giant EDF is 'open' to exploring a debt for nature swap transaction if the concept becomes available for corporate issuers, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.
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Two-year delay to CSRD reporting approved, in 'step toward full exemption'
03 April 2025EU lawmakers have approved a two-year delay to corporate sustainability reporting for companies that were set to comply from next year, in a vote one observer said was the first step...
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EU Green Bond Standard set to fuel debate on overhauling DNSH, says Mirova
03 April 2025The first deals aligned with the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) suggest the regulation will fuel the debate on overhauling the EU's criteria to ensure investments 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) to sustainability objectives, Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.
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Step-downs are essential for our SLB, says Slovenia
03 April 2025While the structure of Slovenia's sustainability-linked bond (SLB) is yet to be decided, the inclusion of a coupon step-down is "essential", its Treasury head told a conference.