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'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.

CEB lists Sterling social bond on LSE

The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has listed its first-ever Sterling-denominated Social Inclusion Bond (SIB) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Sustainable debt round-up: EU, IDA, Sunrise Communications ... and more

Canada to issue third green bond

Canada is planning to issue its third Canadian dollar-denominated sovereign green bond this week, as it looks to finalise its CAD4 billion ($2.8 billion) annual green bond fundraising before the end of March.

ABN Amro becomes first financial institution to issue under EU GBS

ABN Amro has raised €750 million ($784 million) from the first green bond issued by a financial institution under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) regulation introduced at the end of last year.

€2bn Enel deal boosts slow SLB market

Italian energy firm Enel has raised €2 billion ($2.1 billion) from its first sustainability-linked bond (SLB) of 2025, in a deal that doubled the amount raised via the struggling performance-based instrument this year.

L&G: 'Quirky' debt-for-nature swaps becoming 'more digestible' for investors

Institutional investors are increasingly able to incorporate unusually structured debt-for-nature swaps into their debt allocation, but Legal & General (L&G) said further simplification and reporting improvements are needed as the market scales.

Driving impact through infrastructure

Philippe Valahu and Callum Thomas explain the role of PIDG's Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund

ING: SLB market 'reinvigoration' awaits after initial 'exuberance' evaporates

The contrasting experience of the sustainability-linked loan and bond issuance continued in 2024, but ING said more quality data and "realistic" target approaches should see loan market continue to grow and bonds to finally begin to reverse declines.

Sustainable bond issuance falls after strong Q3

Sustainable bond issuance was down by $46 billion quarter-on-quarter in Q4 following a strong Q3, according to an Environmental Finance Data webinar.