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  • Asia needs common sustainability taxonomy, thinktank argues

    01 October 2024

    Green and transition taxonomies in Asia are too diverse, undermining comparability, a thinktank has said as it called for a "unified framework that aligns with international standards".

  • ASEAN public sector 'critical' to energising local sustainable bond markets

    30 August 2024

    Public sector issuers in Asia have a "significantly limited" presence in sustainable bond markets, but a think tank said sovereign and government-related bonds are "critical" to energising local sustainable bond issuance.

  • New UK government urged to 'improve credibility' of green bond programme

    12 July 2024

    The new UK government has been urged to provide greater use-of-proceeds clarity and outline a "comprehensive" medium-term green financing strategy to improve the credibility of future green bond issuances from the major sovereign issuer, according to a think tank.

  • EU GBS 'not overly costly' for leading utility green bond issuers, says IEEFA

    20 June 2024

    Major European utility sector issuers of green bonds should not find it "overly costly" to switch to issuing EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)-compliant bonds to use the landmark legislation to demonstrate their "better management of transition risk", according to a think tank.

  • 'Weak' EU ETS prices undermining transition investment, research says

    30 May 2024
  • Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market

    24 April 2024

    The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...

  • EU should create 'sustainability-linked green bond' label, says IEEFA

    15 April 2024

    The European Commission could consider rules for combining sustainability-linked bond (SLB) structures with its "breakthrough" impact disclosures under its green bond standard, as an initial step towards regulating SLBs, according to a think tank.

  • EU work on SLB regulation may come too late, says IEEFA

    27 March 2024

    European Commission work on regulating sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) may come too late to help reach 2030 climate goals, according to a think tank.

  • Indonesian taxonomy 'muddies the waters' with inclusion of coal

    27 February 2024
  • EU GBS could bring transparency but lacks guidance, IEEFA claims

    20 February 2024

    The upcoming European Green Bond Standard lacks guidance on standardised impact reporting, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has claimed.