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ICMA Principles to publish whitepaper on SLB 'best practices'

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) working group on sustainability-linked bonds will publish a paper on the "best practices" in the market after ascertaining a "clearer idea" of how to improve the instrument.

ICMA working on detailed 'green enabling' project checklist after guidance

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA)-administered Principles is working on a "detailed checklist" to help issuers and investors use its newly released 'green enabling' project guidance.

Dominican Republic launches $750m debut green bond

The Dominican Republic plans to raise $750 million from its debut sovereign green bond.

ICMA, LMA release 'sustainability-linked loan bond' guidance

Two debt industry bodies have jointly published guidance for the issuance of bonds dedicated to financing sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) in order to develop a new sustainable finance product and support the credibility of the performance-based lending instrument.

Disclosure data checklist among ICMA SLB Principles updates

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published an updated version of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) which includes a new disclosure data checklist intended to "harmonise" and strengthen disclosures for the performance-based instrument.

T Rowe Price elected to Principles ExCom

T Rowe Price has been elected to the executive committee (ExCom) of the Principles, which are widely used as best practice guidelines for the sustainable bond market.

ICMA publishes innovative 'green enabler' sustainable bond guidance

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published "ground-breaking" guidance for financing 'green enabling' projects in sustainable bonds amid issuer caution in using these critical transition projects in green finance instruments.

Iceland issues first sovereign gender bond

Iceland has raised €50 million ($53.6 million) with the world's first sovereign gender bond in a private placement with investor Franklin Templeton.

Enel 'rewarded' by investors after landmark SLB target miss, says AFII

The return of Enel to the sustainability-linked bond market following its historic target miss is a "strong vote of confidence" in the instrument...