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Domestic Chinese sustainability-linked bond market 'lacking credibility'

Chinese onshore sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuance fell in 2023 after a record 2022 as issuers were "less incentivised" to offer material and credible structures for investors, according to Sustainable Fitch.

Green bond investors eschew EDF 'nuclear' green bond

Dedicated green bond investors largely avoided the ground-breaking 'nuclear' green bond from French energy firm EDF, according to Barclays - but there was "good demand" from sustainable investors more widely.

'Nuanced' transition frameworks crucial for meeting COP28 commitments, IEEFA claims

Investor calls for 'stable policy settings' to deliver transition in UK

SFDR - still a work-in-progress

What would investors like to see from Version 2.0 of the EU's much-maligned Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation? Michael Hurley reports

Chinese exchanges consult on ISSB-style disclosure expectations

Listed companies in China are to be required to explain results of climate-related scenario analysis under disclosure 'guidelines' published by Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.

Uncertainty 'looms' over EU ESG regulation after delay to CSDDD vote

UK introduces 'game changing' mandatory biodiversity credit legislation

The UK government has introduced legislation which mandates the use of biodiversity credits for building developers, with investors saying this is a "game changer" for nature investment.

Barclays: Investors expect more sovereign SLB issuers in 2024

A majority of investors are expecting new sovereigns to issue sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) in 2024, according to a Barclays survey - despite reservations about the performance-based instrument.

French regulator warns of greenwashing litigation risk in transition plan guidance