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ICMA launches consultation on role of repo market in sustainable finance
27 April 2021The European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC) of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has launched a consultation on how the repo market can play an "active" role in green and sustainable finance.
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Emerging market sustainable bonds deliver 'more impact'
26 April 2021Despite the misconception, market experts explained that emerging market sustainable bonds can deliver more impact for investors than developed market paper. Ahren Lester reports
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'Transition' firms preferring sustainability-linked over transition bonds
12 April 2021Sustainability-linked bonds are proving more popular for carbon-intensive issuers than transition bonds, and experts are worried the 'transition' label is adding unnecessary confusion in the market. Ahren Lester and Christopher Marchant report
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Green bond comment, March: Are green bond investors overly cautious about sustainability-linked bonds?
03 March 2021Interest in sustainability-linked bonds among investors has continued to grow, but green bond-focused investors have offered a more cautious reception to the innovative instruments, says Ahren Lester
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88% of investors keen on sustainability-linked bonds, despite greenwashing fears
02 March 2021The large majority of investors are investing, or considering investing, in sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), according to a survey by Natixis, despite many flagging the risk of the instruments being used for 'greenwashing'.
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LSE launches first dedicated transition bond segment
16 February 2021The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched a dedicated transition bond segment to its sustainable bond market (SBM), in a move it is believed makes it the first exchange to do so.
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Change on the horizon for green bond impact reporting
04 February 2021Proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) and the pending launch of a platform designed to make it easier for investors to access data signal change for green bond impact reporting, according to participants of a webinar on the subject.
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Social surge helps 2020 sustainable bond issuance to double
29 January 2021After a record-breaking $600 billion sustainable bond issuance in 2020 in which diversification beyond green bonds gathered pace, expectations are high that the momentum will be carried into 2021. Ahren Lester reports
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Bank of China transition bond a 'missed opportunity'
12 January 2021The Bank of China transition bond was ground-breaking in its claims to align with the newly launched transition finance recommendations, reports Ahren Lester, but experts judged the transaction as failing to live up to its promise and ambition
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Bank of China issues first ICMA 'handbook'-linked transition bond
08 January 2021The Hong Kong branch of the Bank of China (BoC) has raised $780 million from the first transition bond to be aligned with the recently announced transition finance recommendations from the administrators of the Green and Social Bond Principles.