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  • Mongolia's Golomt Bank issues debut sustainable bond

    06 January 2025

    Golomt Bank has raised $50 million from its inaugural sustainability bond, which is believed to be only the second labelled sustainable bond from a Mongolian issuer to date.

  • CEB raises £300m from rare debut sterling social bond

    03 January 2025

    The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has raised £300 million ($373 million) from its inaugural Social Inclusion Bond (SIB) issued in British sterling, kick-starting its 2025 social bond issuance after a record-breaking 2024.

  • 'Disclosing more is the right way to go' with green bonds

    03 January 2025

    Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to not let 'greenwashing' concerns drive them to limit data disclosure as sustainable investors value data transparency more than they do the specific figures, according to Swiss asset manager GAM.

  • The 'phenomenal challenge' of TCFD reporting for alternative credit managers

    03 January 2025

    Climate reporting is challenging for alternative credit, but Alcentra's Vai Patel tells Ahren Lester it is an opportunity to be ambitious

  • France to update green bond framework for first time in 2025

    20 December 2024

    France is planning to update its sovereign green bond framework in the first half of 2025, which would represent the first framework update from the long-standing sovereign issuer since it launched its programme in 2017.

  • Germany to raise €15bn from green bonds in 2025

    19 December 2024

    Germany is planning to raise up to €15 billion ($15.7 billion) from green bonds in 2025, which would represent the first reduction in annual issuance from the sovereign since it launched its innovative programme in 2020.

  • 2025: The year of the 'transition' label?

    19 December 2024

    After another trillion dollar year for the sustainable debt market in 2024, what should we expect as we approach 2025? Ahren Lester predicts some key trends

  • 2025 growth expected for 'hard to miss' sustainable sukuk market

    19 December 2024

    The sustainable sukuk market is forecast to continue to build on recent growth in 2025 as it becomes increasingly "hard to miss" for issuers and international investors, according to Fitch Ratings.

  • Sustainable debt round-up: India, Centara, ESR ... and more

    18 December 2024
  • ING: EU GBS compliance 'must become easier'

    18 December 2024

    The process for securing full compliance with the EU Taxonomy must "become easier" for the full amount of EU Green Bond (EuGB) issuance under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), according to Dutch lender ING.