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'Big opportunities' for US sustainable bonds in 2024

Although surprised by the scale of the US sustainable bond contraction in 2023, CA-CIB's Romina Reversi tells Ahren Lester that opportunities abound in 2024

EDF signs first green loan for nuclear energy

French power giant Électricité de France (EDF) has signed a €1 billion ($1 billion) green loan to finance investments in nuclear energy - the first green loan deal dedicated to the controversial source of green energy.

France's 'perfectly timed' inflation-linked green bond debut

With a longstanding reputation as a prolific green bond issuer and innovator, France welcomed the strong demand for its 'perfectly timed' green 'linker' debut. Ahren Lester reports

Sustainable bonds in 2022 - beyond $1trn

After another record-breaking 2021, hopes are high that sustainable bond issuance will surge past $1 trillion in 2022. Ahren Lester reports

Ford raises $15bn in first sustainability-linked facilities from a US automaker

Ford Motor Company has signed sustainability-linked revolving credit facilities worth a combined $15.5 billion, making it the first US automaker to tie its facilities to sustainability performance targets and one of the largest borrowers globally through this type of instrument.

Green Bond Comment, August 2021: A new dawn for the beleaguered transition bond label?

Once seen as the next exciting frontier in sustainable fixed income, the take-up of transition bonds has so far underwhelmed the market. But could the beleaguered label stage a fight back, asks Ahren Lester

Sustainability Linked Bond Principles get first birthday present - further metric guidance

One year after they were first published, the developers of the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (SLBP) have provided some illustrative metrics...

Green Bond Principles tightens 'key' recommendations to reflect market best practice

Three years after the last update, the widely adopted Green Bond Principles has received a raft of updates to bring it in line with the developing best practice in the global sustainable bond market. Ahren Lester reports

Social bond fund growth is coming - but perhaps not imminently

After social bond issuance jumped nine-fold in 2020, attention is increasingly turning to the lack of dedicated social bond funds. They are expected to arrive, but perhaps not immediately. Ahren Lester reports