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  • Build EU sector-specific standards on ISSB baseline, Faber says

    04 September 2024

    Delays 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.

  • Sustainable bond 'maturity wall' to reshape market

    09 August 2024

    With $1 trillion of sustainable bonds approaching maturity, will their issuers return to the market, asks Ahren Lester

  • TNFD and GRI launch interoperability map

    30 July 2024

    The 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.

  • CA-CIB issues debut 'Sustainability-linked Loan Bond'

    19 July 2024

    French 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.

  • ESRS and GRI very closely aligned, says GRI in reporting Q&A

    11 July 2024
  • EU Green Bond Standard is 'quite tricky' - especially for sovereigns, says CA-CIB

    18 June 2024

    Issuing 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).

  • LeapFrog leads $65m financing for Indian EV battery business

    11 June 2024
  • Credit Agricole CIB 'strives to engage every client on SLLs'

    10 June 2024

    Crédit 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.

  • Integrity Council announce first CCP-approved methodologies

    06 June 2024

    The 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.

  • CA-CIB promoting 'sustainability-linked loan' bond and principles development

    05 June 2024

    Crédit 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.