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Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2021

BoE looking at 'climate friendly' market neutrality and collateral regime

Market neutrality bias is hampering climate risk protection, says ECB's Schnabel

88% of investors keen on sustainability-linked bonds, despite greenwashing fears

The large majority of investors are investing, or considering investing, in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), according to a survey by Natixis, despite many flagging the risk of the instruments being used for 'greenwashing'.

Total commits to issuing only sustainability-linked bonds

French oil supermajor Total has committed to all its new bond issues being 'sustainability-linked', in another boost for the nascent market.

ECB should tilt assets and collateral according to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau

The Banque de France (BdF) governor said that the European Central Bank (ECB) and other central banks should reduce exposure to climate risk through their asset purchase and collateral policies through valuation adjustments and "tilts"

19 EU central banks adopt common sustainable investment principles

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

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