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US, Australia become 'SLB deserts' in 2024

The significant slowdown in sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance has resulted in some countries which were previously active markets for the performance-based instrument not seeing a single deal in 2024 to date, including the US.

FCA consults on requiring climate disclosures for IPOs

BasisBank issues 'landmark' sustainability bond in Georgia

BasisBank has become the first commercial bank in Georgia to issue a sustainability bond, with the Tbilisi-based lender raising an initial $20 million from the deal.

Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge mandates green bond deal

Sustainable bond 'maturity wall' to reshape market

With $1 trillion of sustainable bonds approaching maturity, will their issuers return to the market, asks Ahren Lester

Sustainable bond market share declines amid 'opportunistic' issuance trend

The decline in bond market share for sustainable bond in 2024 has been primarily driven by issuers trying to get to market quickly with deals rather than waning interest in sustainable bonds, according to Moody's.

Transition risk premium penalises high emitters, DNB research finds

Some high-emitting European companies are paying more than 40 basis points higher interest rates than companies with low or no carbon emissions over perceived transition risk, research by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) has found.

Passive fund growth fuels $38bn ESG bond fund inflows in 2024, says Barclays

Global environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused bond funds have reported "strong" net inflows worth a cumulative $38 billion in 2024 to date, according to Barclays - with passively managed funds leading the surge.

A tale of two triple-tranche sustainable bonds

After two innovative sustainability-focused triple-tranche bond deals from Ahold Delhaize and EDF in recent months, the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) argues the Dutch-Belgian supermarket chain ...

Sustainable Debt Round-up: Guatemala, India, Bank Rakyat Indonesia ... and more