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BIS launches second green bond fund for central banks

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has launched a euro-denominated green bond fund for central banks, joining its inaugural fund launched in 2019.

NGFS to turn its gaze to biodiversity loss

EU 'brown' taxonomy proposals split financial sector

News Round Up: Amundi, NGFS, European Central Bank, IIGCC, and more

News round-up: Japan's net zero goal, Willis Towers Watson, Rockefeller Foundation ... and more

Green, social and sustainability bond market nearly doubles in third quarter

In a year thrown into disarray by the coronavirus pandemic, Ahren Lester reports on how issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds has continued to power ahead, helped by a broadening range of issuers and more large issues.

ECB gives green light to sustainability-linked bonds

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) will be eligible as collateral and for its asset purchase programmes from 2021, delivering an important boost to the nascent asset class.

EU recovery fund deal could boost green bond market: S&P

A massive potential 'green' debt issuance to fund the EU coronavirus (Covid-19) recovery plan could help crowd-in further green private capital to the market, S&P Global Ratings tells Ahren Lester.

ECB holds about 20% of all green bonds - Lagarde

The European Central Bank (ECB) has bought up about a fifth of the green bond market, according to its president Christine Lagarde.

Central banks prepare for "decisive" 2020 for climate change action

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) said 2020 will be a "decisive year", as the group of central banks warned the coronavirus crisis should not overshadow the pressure building for climate action in the financial system.