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LuxSE launches transition finance gateway

'EU GBS is not burdensome regulation,' says PwC

Issuers should "start preparing early" to adopt the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) as the groundbreaking regulation is likely to make green bond reporting a "natural extension" of their broader sustainability reporting requirements, according to consultancy PwC.

Industry split on financed emissions data for green bonds, despite uptick in interest

The fixed income market remains divided on the value of financed emissions at a bond-level despite increased demand from investors for more data, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

Biodiversity financing and the European Green Deal: an opportunity amidst adversity

The European Green Deal, which aims to transform the EU into the first climate-neutral continent and halt biodiversity loss, is currently in jeopardy, writes Geoffroy Marcassoli

'SLB issuers should use SBTi-validated targets', says LuxSE

Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuers have been encouraged by Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) to use science-based targets to enhance the "credibility" of the issuances, ...

SLBs: 'Flight to quality' amid complexity challenge could be a positive

The underappreciated complexity of the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) has played a major role in the issuance decline in recent years, but...

Omni-confusion

What will the EU's Omnibus regulation mean for sustainable finance, Michael Hurley asks

Financial institutions recommended to build stronger ESG data checks

NMB Bank lists ground-breaking sustainability bond in Luxembourg

European ESG fund market to reach €9.4trn by 2027, says PwC

Assets in environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused funds in the EU are forecast to reach €9.4 trillion ($10.2 trillion) by 2027, after PwC Luxembourg reported a jump to more than €6 trillion in 2023.