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Japan's FSA publishes bond & loan 'transition finance guidelines'

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published Basic guidelines on climate transition finance, with the aim of encouraging "more funds for activities that contribute to achieving [the national government's goal of] 2050 carbon neutral[ity]".

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2021

Handbook for transition finance calls for science-based pathways

The Green and Social Bond Principles has issued a handbook providing guidelines for issuers of climate transition finance, and calling for an issuer's climate strategy to reference science-based targets and transition pathways.

EU Green Bond Standard could hinder market growth, warns ICMA

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has warned that aspects of the EU's planned green bond standard could drive up costs and hinder the market's growth.

Transition bonds webinar: Gas is in but oil is 'tough case to make'

Natural gas but not oil is included in a transition taxonomy created by second party opinion provider Sustainalytics.

Transition finance guidelines to be published 'by end of year'

A working group convened by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) exploring the theme of 'climate transition finance' expects to publish guidelines by the end of the year, but stopped short of saying when a formal set of principles might be launched.

Elections leave GBP executive committee unchanged

All the members of the executive committee of the Green Bond Principles and Social Bond Principles (GBP & SBP) who were up for re-election have maintained their places.

SDG bond issuers 'strongly encouraged' to comply with ICMA principles

Issuers of bonds that claim to align with one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been "strongly encouraged" to also align with the relevant set of bond principles administered by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

Sustainalytics launches transition bonds second-party opinion service

ESG data provider Sustainalytics has launched a transition bond second-party opinion service, the first of its kind in the rapidly evolving labeled bond market.

Bond issuers get coronavirus guidance from ICMA

Guidance on how social bond issuers can contribute to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic has been published by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).