Archive

  • No need for transition label yet, say investors

    07 April 2025

    There is currently no need for a transition label for sustainable bonds, but standardisation may be needed later down the line, investors told an Environmental Finance conference.

  • 'SLLBs are a really interesting lever for SLL markets'

    07 April 2025

    Sustainability-Linked Loan Bonds (SLLBs) provided a powerful lever for borrowers, lenders and investors to understand and enhance sustainability-linked loans (SLLs), an Environmental Finance event heard.

  • Better returns, greater impact, incredible scale: investors urged to back EM sustainable debt

    04 April 2025

    Investors are missing opportunities by not allocating to emerging markets (EM), a conference heard.

  • Adaptation investments need to prepare for more than 1.5°C of warming, warns Aberdeen

    04 April 2025

    Investors need to be "realistic" that the ambition of the Paris Agreement to restrict warming to 1.5°C is probably going to be missed, Aberdeen told an Environmental Finance conference.

  • Industry split on financed emissions data for green bonds, despite uptick in interest

    04 April 2025

    The fixed income market remains divided on the value of financed emissions at a bond-level despite increased demand from investors for more data, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

  • Scope 3 remains 'struggle' in sustainability-linked loan market

    04 April 2025

    Expectations around Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets in sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) remain an "obstacle" to scaling the market, but an Environmental Finance event heard ...

  • Aegon AM 'hesitant' to endorse sovereign SLBs

    04 April 2025

    Aegon Asset Management is "hesitant" to give a blanket endorsement to sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), an Environmental Finance conference heard, alongside fears issuers may underestimate the work required.

  • Social bonds to finance defence? 'Not yet', panellists say

    04 April 2025

    The prospect of social impact bond issuance to finance investments in defence should not be seen as a viable option, according to panellists at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference.

  • SLBs still have an important role to play in transition, says AXA's Coudert

    04 April 2025

    Failures in the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) market shouldn't always be viewed negatively, particularly when an issuer has ambitious targets, attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard.

  • A principles-based approach would help grow transition loan market, conference hears

    04 April 2025

    A principles-based approach to defining 'transition' activities could help to grow the transition loan market, attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard, due to the difficulties of establishing a taxonomy across different jurisdictions.