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Credit Agricole CIB 'strives to engage every client on SLLs'

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) said the French lender "almost systematically" uses the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) structure within its client discussions, but has seen a "divergence" in ambition between Europe and Asia.

CA-CIB promoting 'sustainability-linked loan' bond and principles development

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) considers 'sustainability-linked loan' bonds (SLLBs) a valuable addition to improve the transparency in the SLL market, amid ongoing work to develop principles for the lender-focused instrument.

'Remarkable' Italian green bond demand as key tweaks hit mark

Enhancements to the planned use-of-proceeds and 'additionality' credentials of the new Italian green bond helped the sovereign to secure a record orderbook. Ahren Lester reports

Constellation raises $900m in first US 'nuclear' green bond

US energy firm Constellation has raised $900 million from the first green bond from an US issuer which can be used to finance nuclear power projects.

CA-CIB publishes 'five steps' to green banking transition

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has published the 'five steps' to greening banking operations based on its own experience, in a report from an International Finance Corporation (IFC)-led bank alliance.

ADB raises $300m from first 'blue' bond

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised $300 million from its inaugural 'blue' bond to finance ocean-related sustainable projects

HSBC named largest GSSS bond underwriter for second year

HSBC retained its position as the largest green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond market underwriter in 2020, in a year marked by the rapid acceleration in social and sustainability bonds and the arrival of further innovative bond classes.

Social surge helps 2020 sustainable bond issuance to double

After a record-breaking $600 billion sustainable bond issuance in 2020 in which diversification beyond green bonds gathered pace, expectations are high that the momentum will be carried into 2021. Ahren Lester reports

Sustainable bond market could hit $725bn in 2021, says CA-CIB

Sustainability-linked Bond Principles mark new era for bond market

A set of Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP) was launched today, in a landmark move that is expected to kickstart a new market of labelled bond issuance that will "complement rather than act as an alternative" to the green bond market.