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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.
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Expect limit to EU Taxonomy alignment by global peers
19 March 2020Partial alignment with the EU Taxonomy by some international peers may be the most investors can expect in the future, although the European Commission will promote international convergence on 'green' standards.
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Carney: sovereigns benefit from green bond market 'success story'
19 March 2020Former Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney has described green bonds as a "success story", while lauding the benefits of sovereign issuers entering the market.
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EU Taxonomy to be reference in innovating bond market - ICMA
17 March 2020The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) believes the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities will become a key reference as the green bond market moves beyond its current use of proceeds focus.
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RBS targets halving emissions from financing activity by 2030
14 February 2020The UK's Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) pledged to halve the climate activity of its financing activity by 2030 - although it admitted that it does not know how it will achieve the goal.
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GBPs establishes working group on sustainability-linked bonds
23 January 2020The Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has established a working group on sustainability- and key performance indicators (KPI)-linked bonds.
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Green bond market should get a boost from proposed EU standards, say insiders
18 June 2019Revised proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) from the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) have been generally welcomed by market insiders.
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The 12 themes set to shape 2019
04 January 2019What are the areas to watch for responsible investing in 2019, asks Peter Cripps
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World Bank plans 'blockchain bond'
13 August 2018The World Bank is planning to launch what it claims will be the first global bond to be "created, allocated, transferred and managed ... using distributed ledger technology".
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The green and sustainability loan market: ready for take-off
20 July 2018Green and sustainability loans are the hot new trend in sustainable finance. Could they outgrow the booming green bond market, ask Nick Roumpis and Peter Cripps.