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China's offshore green bond to catalyse market

The successful second Chinese sovereign green bond looks set to attract more Chinese issuers to the offshore market, Crédit Agricole CIB's Carmen Tsang tells Ahren Lester

Grieg Seafood plans NOK750m green hybrid bond

Norwegian salmon producer Grieg Seafood is exploring a new perpetual green hybrid bond issue of up to NOK750 million ($79 million) as part of a broader refinancing of its outstanding green hybrid securities.

Second Latvian sustainability bond 2.4 times oversubscribed

Latvia has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) from its second sustainability bond, almost five years after its debut, with the seven-year deal attracting an orderbook in excess of €2.4 billion.

Exemption for asset managers in ESRS 'creates a reporting vacuum'

The EU risks creating a "reporting vacuum" that undermines investors' data needs if it proceeds with a proposal to exempt asset managers' reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), observers warned.

Latvia launches second sustainability bond after framework update

Latvia has launched its second sovereign sustainability bond today (3 June) after the Baltic country published its updated framework last month.

'Landmark' second Chinese sovereign green bond 10-times oversubscribed

The Chinese government has raised RMB6 billion ($885 million) from its second green bond, with the dual-tranche deal attracting an orderbook in excess of RMB62 billion.

Crédit Agricole Italia backs €20m ESG-linked loan to frozen pizza company

Digital Edge and B.Grimm Power secure Thailand's largest data centre loan

Singapore-based data centre operator Digital Edge and Thai energy producer B.Grimm Power have secured an $880 million green loan to finance a 100MW data centre campus in Thailand.

'EuGB' market struggles with Commission flip-flops

Issuance of the ground-breaking regulated green bond label has been strong, but Commission interventions are hindering issuer uptake. Ahren Lester reports

TNFD proposes 'state of nature' LEAP updates

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has proposed updates to its Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare (LEAP) process to better incorporate wider metric development.