12 September 2024

Increasing offshore wind auction ambition

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13 September 2024

Norway's sovereign wealth fund's Exxon paradox

Exxon wanted to sue their shareholders over climate resolutions. The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund responded by increasing its share in the company - and putting its climate credibility at risk, writes Diego Alexander Foss
10 September 2024

Sustainability thought leader of the year - EMEA: Mardi McBrien

The long-serving sustainable finance expert identifies five trends that will shape the next few years of climate-related disclosures. Michael Hurley reports
09 September 2024

DNB 'hopes others will follow' its transition loan framework

The Norwegian bank's framework is an "important step" to make it easier for its clients to understand its expectations around 'transition loans', Nina Ahlstrand and Morten Knutzen tell Ahren Lester
06 September 2024

Carbon removals versus reductions misses the point

For the atmosphere's balance sheet, emission reductions and removals are both vitally important, argues Mary Grady
05 September 2024

Putting transition plans to the test: MSCI

Investors face a tough task scrutinising corporate transition plans - but an increasing number of tools promise to help. In the fifth article in a series, Michael Hurley examines MSCI's offering
04 September 2024

CBI optimistic of 'really quick uptake' for climate resilience taxonomy

The Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy aims to feed the growing appetite for climate adaptation and resilience investments. Ahren Lester reports

News

  • Franco-German transition plans work can inform credibility assessments, France's IFD says

    13 September 2024

  • G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles

    13 September 2024

  • 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024

    13 September 2024

  • IFC issues second 'blue'-focused green bond

    13 September 2024

  • EU's von der Leyen calls for a price on nature

    13 September 2024

  • People moves, 13 September: SocGen, FTSE Russell, ING and Knight Frank

    13 September 2024

  • Fair Reward Framework launches exec pay tool

    13 September 2024

  • Over 100 organisations demand stop to financing of industrial livestock farming

    12 September 2024

  • Sustainability-linked bond issuance sinks to record low in August

    12 September 2024

  • Carrefour raises €750m from sustainability-linked bond

    12 September 2024

  • Lack of detailed transition plans shows need for vigilance of climate 'leaders', NBIM says

    12 September 2024

  • Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 returns to New York next week

    12 September 2024

  • Avoided emissions database ready for use from December, Mirova says

    12 September 2024

  • MSCI investor guide to antimicrobial resistance warns of widespread risk, issues call to action

    12 September 2024

  • Mirova creates research centre to spur blended finance with proof of impact

    12 September 2024

  • Shortage of EM investment opportunities obstructing decarbonisation, pension fund says

    12 September 2024

  • Amazon backs using SASB as basis for EU standards

    11 September 2024

  • Sustainable Debt Round-up: EU, EIB, Fingrid ... and more

    11 September 2024

  • Generalists can provide value-add to impact specialists on transactions

    11 September 2024

  • MUFG, Doha Bank sign first Middle Eastern 'green repo' deal

    11 September 2024

  • Investors need clearer price signals from nature opportunities, says New Forests

    11 September 2024

  • MSCI: 'Striking' rise of climate adaptation in utility green bonds

    11 September 2024

  • 'Standardisation is simplification, not burden': EFRAG's de Cambourg in riposte to Draghi

    10 September 2024

  • Investors need to be more realistic about NBS in Asia, says WWF

    10 September 2024

  • 'Insufficient infrastructure' hindering blended finance opportunities, says WEF

    10 September 2024

  • KfW raises £750m from green bond in 'difficult' market

    10 September 2024

  • One-in-three big emitters have 1.5°C-aligned targets - but none have detailed transition plan, says TPI

    10 September 2024

  • Global biodiversity credit market unlikely to look like UK's BNG market, says consultancy

    10 September 2024

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  3. 'Standardisation is simplification, not burden': EFRAG's de Cambourg in riposte to Draghi
  4. One-in-three big emitters have 1.5°C-aligned targets - but none have detailed transition plan, says TPI
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Putting the brakes on emissions not innovation

Chris Librie, senior director of environmental, social and governance (ESG) at semiconductor equipment company Applied Materials speaks with Environmental Finance about the challenges of curbing emissions in a rapidly growing sector.

Harmonisation of sustainability reporting standards - CDL journey

Esther An, chief sustainability officer at City Developments Limited (CDL) tells Environmental Finance about the company's journey in pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved through sustainability reporting and the various challenges they met along the way.

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Sustainable loan quarterly issuance

A quarterly analysis of loan volumes over the period Q2 2023 to Q1 2024 shows that overall sustainable loan volumes peaked in Q2 2023, with over $200 billion issued, and that sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) continued to make up the largest segment of the market in every quarter.

Volumes slumped in Q3 2023, however, driven by a sharp fall in sustainability-linked instruments. This downturn was partly offset by an upswing in green loan volumes, which increased markedly over the same period. In Q4 2023 these increases in green loan volumes were maintained and sustainability-linked loan volumes recovered somewhat to push overall volumes up. Although sustainability-linked loan volumes continued to grow into Q1 2024, a sharp decrease in green loans meant that overall volumes contracted in Q1 2024. In every quarter, social and sustainability instruments made up a fraction of the market.

You can find more analysis and informative infographics on the sustainable loan market from the Sustainable Loans Insight guide 2024 here.

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