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Green bond issuers 'need to know what counts' as climate adaptation investment
09 April 2025For more climate adaptation and resilience investments to feature in green bond transactions there is a need for taxonomies to be developed and public issuers to come to the market, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Sustainable debt round-up: Nordea, SNCF, EIB ... and more
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Commercial Bank of Ceylon plans LKR15bn green bond 'Tier 2' debut
09 April 2025The Commercial Bank of Ceylon (ComBank) is planning to raise up to LKR15 billion ($50 million) from its inaugural green bond, believed to be only the third sustainable bond issuance in the country and the first issued as a 'Tier 2' bond.
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Long-standing KommuneKredit green bond programme comes to end
08 April 2025Danish municipality funding agency KommuneKredit has confirmed it will no longer issue green bonds to finance its significant green loan programme,...
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A2A: 'Investors should expect EU green bond issuers to use flexibility pocket'
08 April 2025EU Green Bond (EuGB) issuer A2A said investors should be "aware" that issuers will use the 'flexibility pocket' for non-EU Taxonomy-aligned projects, as the Italian utility firm looks to refine its own programme after its inaugural deal.
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'SLLBs are a really interesting lever for SLL markets'
07 April 2025Sustainability-Linked Loan Bonds (SLLBs) provided a powerful lever for borrowers, lenders and investors to understand and enhance sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), an Environmental Finance event heard.
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Better returns, greater impact, incredible scale: investors urged to back EM sustainable debt
04 April 2025Investors are missing opportunities by not allocating to emerging markets (EM), a conference heard.
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China raises CNY6bn from 'milestone' debut sovereign green bond
04 April 2025China has raised CNY6 billion ($824 million) from a dual-tranche sovereign green bond, described as a "milestone" deal that could encourage other Chinese issuers to enter the market.
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Industry split on financed emissions data for green bonds, despite uptick in interest
04 April 2025The fixed income market remains divided on the value of financed emissions at a bond-level despite increased demand from investors for more data, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.
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- 'SLLBs are a really interesting lever for SLL markets'
- China raises CNY6bn from 'milestone' debut sovereign green bond
- Better returns, greater impact, incredible scale: investors urged to back EM sustainable debt
- EDF 'open' to exploring debt for nature swaps
- SLBs still have an important role to play in transition, says AXA's Coudert
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- Water's role in climate-resilient investing
Average coupon of sustainable bonds by quarter
2024 was a story of two halves for sustainable bond coupon rates. The first half of the year saw coupons edge up to an average of 5.06% in Q2 - the highest they have been during five year period looked at in the below chart. After the second quarter there was a sharp decline in average coupon rates to 4.13% in Q3, falling further to 4% in Q4. Even with the decline in the second half of the year, average coupons for full year 2024 were the highest they have been over this five-year period.
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