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IDB Invest backs Colombia's Banco Finandina's first sustainable bond with $39m

ING updates green bond framework for the first time since 2022

ESMA fund naming rules 'unfortunate' for green bond transition impact

The sustainable fund naming rules proposed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) need to improve in their handling of labelled sustainable bonds, as it currently has an "unfortunate" impact on using these instruments for transition finance.

Australian super funds increasingly looking at green bonds

As Australian superannuation funds "mature" on sustainability, they are increasingly looking at labelled bonds and expecting higher credentials from issuers, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has said.

EU's von der Leyen announces 'green coupon facility'

'Are green bonds the appropriate place for early-stage technology investment?'

AXA Investment Managers has argued that research and development (R&D) investment into emerging green and transition technologies should not be a too large element of green bond allocation, as the bond markets are maybe not the most appropriate place for these riskier investments.

Step-down SLBs a 'hard sell' for investors - but 'step-backs' have potential

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) with a 'step-down' coupon on achieving certain targets are a "hard sell" for investors, an Environmental Finance event heard - but 'step-back' coupon deals could prove more popular.

BlackRock: AI is 'big help' for sustainable bond impact attribution

Early testing of artificial intelligence (AI) by BlackRock sustainable bond analysts has suggested that it is a significant help in correctly determining impact attribution to the use-of-proceeds of these bonds.

'Tide has definitely shifted on nuclear' in green finance

Attitudes towards the place of nuclear power in sustainable finance markets have "definitely shifted" in the last couple of years, an Environmental Finance event has heard - but their place in green bonds remains a "separation point" in the market.

Green bond reporting requirements are 'crazy'

The volume of green bond reporting requirements for participants is at "crazy" levels, according to panellists at the Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference held in New York this morning.