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NGFS transition plan 'stocktake' due this week
30 May 2023 -
EU climate benchmark funds hit €58bn in assets
26 May 2023 -
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Phoenix unveils net-zero transition plan
25 May 2023
- Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part one
- China legacy green bond 'common ground taxonomy' relabelling due soon
- WWF fisheries fund targeting supply chain sustainability improvements
- Impact investors seek contribution, not 'additionality'
- Recommendations on TNFD nature data utility 'due next month'
- Nigerian sovereign green bonds come under IEA scrutiny
- AIB: SLL bond market development would be 'big plus'
- Paris-aligned benchmarks boom but are they helping the transition? Part two
- People moves, 26 May: Verra, Allianz GI, Standard Chartered, Federated Hermes ... and more
- EU climate benchmark funds hit €58bn in assets
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01 June 2023
World Bank integrates COP15 targets into biodiversity finance guide
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01 June 2023
M&G invest $75m for Indian financial inclusion
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01 June 2023
DB: Residential real estate renovation bill equivalent to half of loan book
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31 May 2023
Bloomberg launches carbon-tilted commodity index
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31 May 2023
Nokian Tyres plans €150m sustainability-linked bond debut
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31 May 2023
Rize launches circular economy ETF
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30 May 2023
UOB, Keppel launch sustainability and digitalisation finance partnership
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30 May 2023
HSBC launches AI-powered ESG Risk Improvers index

Sustainability-linked bond KPI's in 2023
The chart depicts sustainability-linked bond KPIs in 2023 so far. There has been a total of 51 sustainability- linked bonds issued this year from 26 different countries. Their total value amounts to $27.3bn. Issuers have used 20 different KPIs for their issuances. The most used KPI is ‘Absolute carbon/GHG emissions – Scope 1’ with 27 instances. Followed by ‘Absolute carbon/GHG emissions – Scope 2’ with 22 cases while ‘Absolute carbon/GHG emissions – Scope 3’ and ‘Carbon/GHG emissions intensity – Scope 1’ was used as a KPI 9 times each. In 2023, Enel was the first issuer to introduce a KPI that is linked to the EU taxonomy.
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