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Automobile firms should issue 'SUV-free' green bonds - eventually

A senior European sustainable bond investor has argued that automobile manufacturers should look to direct green bond investment away from 'sport utility vehicle' (SUV) electric vehicles to more efficient equivalents, but this may have to be a future step for these issuers.

2025: A Year of Change for GSS Bonds

2025 is set to be a transformative year for GSS bonds, writes Pietro Sette

NaFin issues 'pioneering' Mexican Taxonomy-aligned sustainable bond

Mexican development bank Nacional Financiera (NaFin) has raised MXN12.2 billion ($596 million) from a sustainability bond, becoming one of the first transactions to have aligned with the Mexican Taxonomy.

Sustainable Fitch flags ambition gap in sustainability-linked finance targets

Sustainable Fitch was "surprised" by the ambition gap between the metrics identified and targets chosen for sustainability-linked (SL) financing frameworks over the last year,...

NIB issues green bond in Iceland

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has issued a green bond denominated in Icelandic Krona - its first issuance in the country since 2007.

Sustainable Fitch: Majority of sustainable finance frameworks 'excellent'

Sustainable Fitch said that the majority of the use-of-proceeds (UoP) sustainable finance frameworks it assessed over the last year were judged 'Excellent,' but there remains room for improvement, including around increasing the level of specificity on social projects.

European public sector issuers 'setting the standard' for the GSS bond market

European public sector issuers of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds have raised their game over the past four years, a report found.

Infranity's €2bn impact debt strategy 'did better than promised'

Sustainable infrastructure manager Infranity has said the performance of its impact debt funds surprised its investors, by performing better than anticipated.

'Outcomes-based bonds are scalable - but must tread a fine path,' says L&G

Outcomes-based bonds are set to continue to grow, according to Legal & General (L&G) - but they require a delicate balance between ambitious outcomes and appealing income.