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  • Financial institutions have high exposure to companies with transition potential, central bank says

    26 March 2024

    French financial institutions are highly exposed to corporates with the potential to meet the criteria of the EU sustainability taxonomy, research by the Banque de France says.

  • L&Q faces SLB coupon 'step-up' on target miss

    25 March 2024

    UK social housing charity London & Quadrant (L&Q) said it was "likely to miss" a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target linked to its ground-breaking sustainability-linked bond (SLB), triggering an additional £3 million ($3.8 million) of coupon payments.

  • Actis sells South African fibre operator to African Infrastructure Investment Managers

    25 March 2024
  • SLB step-ups a long way from being financially punitive, says Barclays

    25 March 2024

    The penalties for missing the targets set by sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) would have to be at least 10 times what the market currently offers to be big enough to incentivise companies to change their behaviour, Barclays has argued.

  • Sustainability-linked bond issuance limps into 2024

    25 March 2024

    Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance has had its weakest start to a year since the publication of principles boosted the market in 2020, according to Environmental Finance research.

  • Actis acquires South African telecom portfolio

    22 March 2024
  • French companies sound alarm at 'greenwashing' in ESMA sustainability enforcement rules

    22 March 2024

    The French Association of Large Companies (AFEP) has voiced concern that draft rules for regulators enforcing the disclosure of sustainability-related information will too strictly police perceived 'greenwashing' and be complex to apply.

  • Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes

    21 March 2024

    Morningstar has launched a series of transition indexes it hopes could prove a turning point for the integration of climate considerations in investors' equities allocations.

  • BNP launches transition fund

    21 March 2024
  • French regulator AMF says it would back 'say on climate' based on CSRD reports

    21 March 2024