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Build EU sector-specific standards on ISSB baseline, Faber says
04 September 2024Delays to the introduction of EU sustainability reporting standards gives the bloc an opportunity to base its requirements on the IFRS S1 and S2 standards, the European Commission has heard.
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Sustainable bond 'maturity wall' to reshape market
09 August 2024With $1 trillion of sustainable bonds approaching maturity, will their issuers return to the market, asks Ahren Lester
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TNFD and GRI launch interoperability map
30 July 2024The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have launched an interoperability map, setting out a "high level of alignment" between the two standards.
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CA-CIB issues debut 'Sustainability-linked Loan Bond'
19 July 2024French lender Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has launched a JPY3 billion ($19 million) bond focused on financing a portfolio of sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) following a detailed set of 'best-in-class' practices.
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ESRS and GRI very closely aligned, says GRI in reporting Q&A
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EU Green Bond Standard is 'quite tricky' - especially for sovereigns, says CA-CIB
18 June 2024Issuing green bonds using the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) is "quite tricky" and is unlikely to see a lot of issuance except among a "handful" of issuers in the near term, according to Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB).
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LeapFrog leads $65m financing for Indian EV battery business
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Credit Agricole CIB 'strives to engage every client on SLLs'
10 June 2024Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) said the French lender "almost systematically" uses the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) structure within its client discussions, but has seen a "divergence" in ambition between Europe and Asia.
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Integrity Council announce first CCP-approved methodologies
06 June 2024The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has approved the first set of carbon credit methodologies aligned with its best-in-class 'Core Carbon Principles' (CCPs), warning many methodologies will not make the cut.
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CA-CIB promoting 'sustainability-linked loan' bond and principles development
05 June 2024Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) considers 'sustainability-linked loan' bonds (SLLBs) a valuable addition to improve the transparency in the SLL market, amid ongoing work to develop principles for the lender-focused instrument.