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Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

Environmental Finance's 14th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 23 April.

Webinar: More impact data the 'tipping point' for sustainable bond issuance

More impact data can help encourage more sustainable bond issuance, but a lack of standardisation around reporting can cause challenges for investors, an Environmental Finance webinar heard.

Wave of change: The state of play on blue bonds

They are currently a niche within the sustainable bond market, but could blue bonds play a key role in turning the tide on water-themed investments, asks Genevieve Redgrave

Scope 3 'make or break' for the SLB market, says BNP Paribas

Scope 3 emissions could "make or break" the sustainability-linked bond (SLBs) market, a sustainable finance head at BNP Paribas has told Environmental Finance.

Asian taxonomies 'better' at dealing with the transition, says ICMA

Taxonomies being developed across Asia are "better" at dealing with the transition to a net zero economy than are those in other jurisdictions such as the EU, an executive at the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) argued.

ICMA Principles 'to focus more on impact reporting'

The chair of the executive committee that oversees the sustainable bond 'Principles' said one of its priorities for the next year should be helping green bond issuers focus more on reporting impact metrics, as opposed to outcomes.

ICMA says UK Taskforce definition of transition is 'too general'

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has urged the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) to be more specific on what indicators are needed within transition plans.

Rise of sustainable repos shows 'entry point' into emerging markets, says BNP

Sustainable repurchase agreements could provide an accessible entry point for investments in emerging markets, BNP Paribas has said.

People Moves 22 October: ICMA, CDP, Nordea and more

Bryan Pascoe new chief executive of ICMA