Barbados signs 'blue' sustainability-linked loan in debt-for-nature swap

Barbados signs 'blue' sustainability-linked loan in debt-for-nature swap

Barbados has signed a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) as part of a $300 million debt-for-nature swap which will generate interest cost savings used to finance water-related climate resilience projects in the Caribbean country.

Blended finance fund backs $1.2bn African telecoms bond

India sovereign green bond demand weak amid 'greenium' push

India rejected the majority of the bids for its latest sovereign green bond deal after investors resisted accepting a 'greenium' on the issuance.

UN plastic treaty negotiations end without agreement

Negotiations on an international plastic treaty have been suspended without agreement, as dividing lines deepen on plastic production and finance.

Aviva fined by Luxembourg regulator over ESG failures

Aviva Investors Luxembourg has been fined €56,500 ($59,500) for failure to comply with disclosure laws in the country including not meeting its own sustainability-related exclusions policy, according to the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).