15 May 2025

Sustainability Data America 2025 conference round-up

Analysis

16 May 2025

Why investors must lead on seafood traceability

Seafood remains one of the least transparent sectors in the food industry, and as result one of the most exposed to illegal practices and human rights abuses, writes Max Boucher
13 May 2025

Global partnerships can make AI our climate co-pilot

From precision agriculture to predictive modelling of extreme weather, AI has immense potential to help countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change, writes Stephen Minas
09 May 2025

How companies in three key consumer-facing sectors are acting on nature

The results of the first benchmark analysis of 100 market-leading companies covered by Nature Action 100 provided valuable insights into the status of progress, writes Meryl Richards
08 May 2025

Europe's net zero future depends on market-based solutions

Achieving net zero requires both reducing emissions and building up carbon removals to balance residual emissions, writes Sebastien Cross

News

  • ESG backlash 'good for the market'

    16 May 2025

  • BNPP quits impact network GIIN following strategic review

    16 May 2025

  • Middle Eastern sustainable bond market 'building strong momentum'

    16 May 2025

  • Masdar secures largest green bond orderbook

    16 May 2025

  • People Moves, 16 May: PRI, Lightrock, New Forests, Acumen ... and more

    16 May 2025

  • Don't ascribe 'undue precision' to 'nature positive', conference hears

    16 May 2025

  • 'We are at the early stages of a complete revolution in data'

    16 May 2025

  • 'Journey more important than destination' for private markets investors

    15 May 2025

  • Two Nepalese banks inaugurate local green bond market

    15 May 2025

  • UK 'Local Climate Bonds' secure £16m in backing, plans to scale up

    15 May 2025

  • Sveafastigheter publishes debut green bond framework

    15 May 2025

  • CSRD compliance 'will only get harder' with Omnibus changes, says DZ Bank head

    15 May 2025

  • Canadian 'competitiveness' push can benefit from transition plan work, says pension head

    15 May 2025

  • Adaptation becoming more prominent in green economy, LSEG report finds

    15 May 2025

  • Sustainability Data America 2025 conference round-up

    15 May 2025

  • SDG data remains 'tricky', conference hears

    14 May 2025

  • ESG needs to go on 'weightloss journey', says investor

    14 May 2025

  • Anti-ESG politics should largely be 'blocked out', conference hears

    14 May 2025

  • KfW sails past $100bn green bond milestone amid upsized 2025 plans

    14 May 2025

Awards

Sustainable Company Awards 2025

Deadline for entries: 23 June 2025
Most Read
  1. Global partnerships can make AI our climate co-pilot
  2. Bezos Earth Fund: We need 'an operating system for valuing nature'
  3. Anti-ESG politics should largely be 'blocked out', conference hears
  4. Canadian 'competitiveness' push can benefit from transition plan work, says pension head
  5. German Chancellor calls for 'complete repeal' of EU CSDDD
  6. Bridges exits UK wind power maintenance business
  7. Incofin closes water private equity fund at €61m
  8. Adaptation becoming more prominent in green economy, LSEG report finds
  9. SocGen: Blue bonds push is a 'positive move'
  10. ESG needs to go on 'weightloss journey', says investor

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Environmental Finance New York conferences

13 May 2025, 8:50 AM ET, New York

Natural Capital Investment Americas 2025

Exploring the integral role that Natural Capital investment can play in building climate resilience

  • Don't ascribe 'undue precision' to 'nature positive', conference hears

  • SocGen: Blue bonds push is a 'positive move'

  • Natural Capital Investment Americas 2025 conference round-up

  • Invesco: MDBs proved the big challenge for our blended finance fund

14 May 2025, 8:30 AM ET, New York

Sustainability Data America 2025

Discussing the continued growth of the sustainability data industry and understanding the key factors shaping its future

  • ESG backlash 'good for the market'

  • Don't ascribe 'undue precision' to 'nature positive', conference hears

  • 'We are at the early stages of a complete revolution in data'

  • 'Journey more important than destination' for private markets investors

Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards 2025

Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Awards 2025

Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards celebrate the leading green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked bond and loan deals and recognise market innovations. The winners have been revealed.

Supporting Japan's transition

Osamu Morishita, head of the sustainability promotion department at Mizuho Securities, reflects on the outlook for sustainability in the Japanese market for 2025.

Taking a global view of the climate transition

The climate transition is progressing unevenly, from company to company and region to region. S&P Global Ratings' Christa Clapp and Alexandra Dimitrijevic explain how investors can get a consistent picture

Personality of the year: Bodo Winkler-Viti, Berlin Hyp

Berlin Hyp funding and investor relations head Bodo Winkler-Viti has secured the 'Personality of the year' award at the Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards 2025 for his role as a "true pioneer" in sustainable debt markets for a decade.

Upcoming conferences and webinars 2025

21 May 2025, 3:00 PM BST

Unlocking the power of issuance-level ratings in sustainable fixed income

Join us for a thought-provoking webinar to explore the strategic value of issuance-level ESG analysis and ratings and how they can enhance fixed income investment decisions and reporting obligations.
28 May 2025, 3:00 PM BST

Flood risk in financial markets: Using geospatial data for informed decision making

Fathom, in partnership with Environmental Finance, has brought together experts from organisations across financial services in this state-of-the-market webinar on flood risk.
26 June 2025, 9:15 AM

Sustainable Debt Asia 2025

The original event for GSSS bond issuers and investors
18 September 2025, 8:30 AM

Sustainable Debt Americas 2025

The original event for GSSS bond issuers and investors

EF Data

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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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