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Barclays: 18% boost to 2024 corporate sustainable bond forecast

Corporate sustainable bond issuance forecasts in developed markets in 2024 have been increased by 18% by Barclays, after a strong start driven by green and social bonds offset a steep decline in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs).

BRD secures first sustainability-linked risk transfer deal with IFC

Loan round-up: Taiwan Cement Corporation, Waste Management NZ, EPP ... and more

Many companies have no climate adaptation plans, says S&P

Just one-fifth of rated companies have a plan in place to adapt to climate change, and less than half of these plan on implementing their plans in the next decade, according to a report by S&P Global Ratings.

New Zealand looks to remove barriers for sustainable bond issuance

A New Zealand regulator is exploring how to "remove potential barriers" for listed companies to issue sustainable bonds, in particular by reducing additional disclosures and costs for issuers.

Bond round-up: Saint-Gobain, BNG Bank, CBRE ... and more

ESMA proposes mandating ESG transparency in credit ratings

The European securities regulator has proposed requiring credit ratings agencies to explicitly state where and how ESG factors are incorporated in their methodologies.

Bridging the financing gap for renewables in emerging markets

How can financial institutions help overcome barriers to capital flows, ask Fabian Schlueter and Christian Toben

Issuers worry capex-focused sustainability-linked bonds could 'backfire'

Carbon-intensive issuers are interested in tying sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) to their 'green' capital expenditure (capex) plans, but are concerned that investors will begin to view these 'double' impact bonds as the only way they can access the market.

Saudi Arabian green finance framework an 'important but controversial step'

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has published its green financing framework, opening the door to major oil exporter issuing sovereign green bonds and sukuk.