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Germany launches innovative 'twin' bond green issuance programme
25 August 2020Germany has launched its first green bond framework which will see it issue green sovereign bonds every year alongside conventional bonds through an innovative "twin bonds" concept, in what has been described as a "major milestone" for sustainable finance in Europe's largest economy.
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ISS ESG launches transition bond second party opinion service
05 August 2020ISS ESG has updated its second party opinion (SPO) methodology to support issuers of transition bonds ahead of guidance being published later in 2020.
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IFC elected chair of GBP/SBP excom
06 July 2020The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has been elected chair of the executive committee (excom) of the green, social and sustainability-linked bond principles
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Coronabonds webinar: Pimco gives EM sovereigns 'benefit of the doubt'
29 June 2020Investors are likely to give the "benefit of the doubt" to some emerging markets (EM) governments issuing bonds targeting relief efforts amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, said fixed income investor PIMCO.
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Coronabonds webinar: Axa adopts 'flexible' approach as it invests heavily
25 June 2020Axa Investment Managers has tried not to be "too stringent" when assessing bonds issued in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, as its total investment in so-called 'coronabonds' approaches half a billion euros.
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Sustainability-linked Bond Principles mark new era for bond market
09 June 2020A set of Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP) was launched today, in a landmark move that is expected to kickstart a new market of labelled bond issuance that will "complement rather than act as an alternative" to the green bond market.
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Deutsche Bank sets 'ambitious' sustainability targets
15 May 2020Deutsche Bank outlined targets which will see the German lender boost sustainability assets to over €200 billion ($217 billion) by 2025 and issue its first green bond.
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Robeco launches green bond fund
29 April 2020Robeco has launched a global green bond fund amid the "attractive opportunities" presented by the market to investors.
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Covid-19 bonds expose limitations of EU Green Bond Standard, says ISS-ESG
14 April 2020The flurry of new bonds raising funds to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic are examples of innovative debt products that are outside the scope of the EU's proposed Green Bond Standard (EU GBS), noted ISS ESG, a specialist ratings and advisory firm.
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External reviewers under EU green bond standard will 'still have some flexibility'
14 April 2020Verifiers under the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) would still have some flexibility in how they reach their conclusions, a member of the EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has argued.