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Carrefour raises €650m from first SLB under new framework
18 June 2025French 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.
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Goldman Sachs launches $29m emerging market sustainable bond fund
18 June 2025Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched an actively managed emerging market (EM)-focused green and social bond exchange-traded fund (ETF).
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Sustainable debt round-up: IDA, Covivio, Togo ... and more
18 June 2025 -
Australian financial institutions to pilot sustainable finance taxonomy
17 June 2025The 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.
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Nigeria makes green bond return after six-year hiatus
17 June 2025Nigeria 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.
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Auckland Council launches rare muni sustainability-linked bond
17 June 2025New 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.
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Croatian investment firm's second SLB sees strong investor demand
16 June 2025Bosqar 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.
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European green bonds will take off, but slowly, says SEB's Kiviniemi
16 June 2025The 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.
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HASI raises $1bn from green bond in slow market
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CAF raises €100m from BNP Paribas-backed 'blue' bond debut
13 June 2025Development 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.