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'Green bonds cheaper than ever before'

The "yield disadvantage" of corporate green bonds compared with their 'vanilla' equivalents has "decreased significantly" in several areas of the market - making them an "interesting addition" to sustainable fixed income portfolios, according Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB).

Tech giants driving demand for carbon credits, says NatureRe

US tech giants are driving demand for nature-based carbon credits, project developer NatureRe has said, but warned projects available will not be "enough to save the world".

First 'transition credits' planned to shut down coal station in Philippines

A ground-breaking deal plans to use 'transition credits' to help fund the early retirement of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines and replace it with a solar and battery plant.

ICMA sustainable commercial paper guidance expected in 2024

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is expecting to publish long-awaited guidance on issuing sustainable commercial paper (CP) by the end of 2024 as interest in the instrument grows.

People Moves, 16 August: Morningstar, World Resources Institute ... and more

Costa Rican sustainable finance taxonomy launched

The major financial regulators of Costa Rica have vowed to "promote and integrate" the national sustainable finance taxonomy into their activities after the Latin American country published the landmark 'green' list.

ECB's approach fails to recognise credit risk of transitioning too fast, says US banks group

The European Central Bank (ECB)'s approach to push banks to reduce their credit risk by decarbonising is flawed, as it oversimplifies the link between emissions and default risk and fails to recognise the risk of "transitioning too fast", a US banking group has claimed.

Solar, wind and hydrogen 'most at-risk' areas of IRA if Trump wins

Subsidies for US solar, wind, electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen are among the areas of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) most at risk of being culled if Donald Trump wins the US election in November, a fund manager has predicted.

Sustainable Debt Round-up: Volkswagen, NY State Electric & Gas, EcoPro Global Hungary... and more

BlackRock using AI to create nature exposure scores

BlackRock is using artificial intelligence to help assess its exposure to growing nature-related risks and assess investment opportunities.