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  • Carrefour raises €650m from first SLB under new framework

    18 June 2025

    French supermarket chain Carrefour has raised €650 million ($750 million) from the first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) it has issued under its updated and expanded framework.

  • Goldman Sachs launches $29m emerging market sustainable bond fund

    18 June 2025

    Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched an actively managed emerging market (EM)-focused green and social bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).

  • Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, Covivio, Togo ... and more

    18 June 2025
  • Australian financial institutions to pilot sustainable finance taxonomy

    17 June 2025

    The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy covering "green and transition" activities - including those in minerals, mining and metals - which will now be tested by some of the country's largest financial institutions.

  • Nigeria makes green bond return after six-year hiatus

    17 June 2025

    Nigeria is planning to raise up to NGN50 billion ($32 million) from its third green bond, almost six years since the sovereign issuer was last active in the market.

  • Auckland Council launches rare muni sustainability-linked bond

    17 June 2025

    New Zealand city government Auckland Council has launched a debut sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which will see it become one of the first municipal issuers of the performance-based instrument.

  • Croatian investment firm's second SLB sees strong investor demand

    16 June 2025

    Bosqar Invest has raised €143 million ($165 million) from its second sustainability-linked bond (SLB), as the Zagreb-based investment firm hails the largest such deal from a private, Croatian, non-financial corporate issuer.

  • European green bonds will take off, but slowly, says SEB's Kiviniemi

    16 June 2025

    The EU Green Bond Standard (EuGBS) should not be a "significant burden" for most issuers to apply, but it will likely take some time for it to become widespread, according to SEB.

  • HASI raises $1bn from green bond in slow market

    13 June 2025
  • CAF raises €100m from BNP Paribas-backed 'blue' bond debut

    13 June 2025

    Development bank CAF has raised €100 million ($116 million) from its inaugural 'blue' bond focused on the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, the first issued under its updated sustainable bond framework.