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EIOPA welcomes 'important' Solvency II sustainability risk proposals for insurers

EIOPA welcomed the proposed extension of its mandate to incorporate sustainability risk into its Solvency II capital requirements supervision of insurers

EU raises €12bn from record-breaking green bond debut

The EU reported its €12 billion ($13.9 billion) green bond debut was more than 11 times oversubscribed by investors which makes it both the largest green bond issued and largest single order book to date, as the bloc kicks-off its much-anticipated €250 billion green bond programme.

Draft CSRD climate reporting standard requires forward-looking data

Debut EU green bond expected in October

The EU will issue its debut green bond in October as it prepares to kick-start its massive five-year €250 billion ($297 billion) green bond programme

EU social taxonomy: 'Time for investors to treat social & environmental factors equally'

Investors and non-profits have cautiously welcomed proposals for a European taxonomy of social economic activities but warned the bloc may struggle to identify criteria to judge the activities.

EU climate benchmarks 'de facto mandatory' for Article 9 funds

The EU Paris-aligned and Climate Transition (PACT) benchmarks have been effectively made mandatory for investment funds to be judged among the most sustainable under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

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 growth softens second quarter sustainable bond slowdown

Sustainability-linked bond issuance in the second quarter of 2021 tripled on the first three months of the year...

Second phase of SFDR delayed until July 2022

The EU has delayed implementation of the second phase of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) by six months, until 1 July, 2022.

EU green asset ratio rules will improve bank comparability despite flaws, says Fitch