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Sustainability-linked loan model 'may have been ahead of its time'

The model for sustainability-linked loans "might have been ahead of its time" in the leeway it gives borrowers to choose which sustainability-related indicators they will be judged against, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

GRESB secures investment from General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero Fund

General Atlantic has taken a majority stake in real assets sustainability standards and benchmarking body GRESB, through its BeyondNetZero climate growth fund.

'Just transition' data a work in progress, development bank claims

A development bank is working on metrics to measure and report on 'just transition', an Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference in London has heard.

'Don't overlook non-EU countries' for EU aligned assets

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has urged issuers to not discount non-EU countries on their assumed quality of sustainability data, an Environmental Finance event heard.

Transparency needed to bring more credibility to sustainable loans market

The sustainability-linked loan market is evolving, as it battles to overcome its credibility issues, the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.

SDG mapping unhelpful with bond impact reporting

Mapping the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is unhelpful for reporting and tracking the impact of bonds, an Environmental Finance event heard.

Bond round-up: RWE, NYK Line, KfW ... and more

IFC and T.Rowe Price pledge $150m to blue bond strategy

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and T.Rowe Price have revealed they will each invest $75 million in their blue bond strategy.

Transition and good returns 'aligning more' in bond markets

The link between issuers with good transition strategies and good returns in the bond market is increasingly becoming clearer, two transition bond fund managers told an Environmental Finance event.

Exclusive: KfW raises CNY2bn from green bond

German development bank KfW has raised CNY2 billion ($275 million) from its first Chinese yuan-denominated green bond deal of 2024, Environmental Finance has learned - consolidating its position as the largest foreign issuer of green notes in this currency.