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'Huge opportunities' for gender-focused corporate sustainable bond growth

Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) said there are "huge opportunities" for growth in gender-focused sustainable bond issuance, especially for corporate bonds, as markets increasingly look for instruments tied to "tangible and positive impacts".

LGX: Gender-focused bonds are growing, but reporting is limited

A report from Luxembourg Stock Exchange shows the market for gender-focused bonds deserves better impact reporting. Ahren Lester reports

'Our role in the transition goes beyond labelled bonds'

Luxembourg Stock Exchange has a role to play in providing transparency on net zero plans, its CEO Julie Becker tells Peter Cripps

A 'year of records' for LGX

The ground-breaking Luxembourg Green Exchange set fresh records in 2021, Laetitia Hamon tells Ahren Lester

Databases and regulation driving standardisation of labelled bond data

Efforts to standardise green, social and sustainability bond impact data are gaining traction, but widespread comparability remains elusive, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2021

WFE highlights lack of consensus on ESG standards across exchanges

Stock exchanges have flagged the array of different environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting standards as a hindrance to their sustainability efforts.

Reputational benefit is main incentive for green bond issuance

The likelihood of an enhanced reputation is the most important driver behind the issuance of green bonds, according a survey of treasurers by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

Assets managed by LuxFLAG labelled products cross €100bn

The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG) has seen assets managed by the 200 investment products recognised by the label cross the €100 billion ($109 billion) milestone.

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2020

Environmental Finance's Bond Awards were expanded again this year to reflect the growth and evolution of the green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond markets and to include the nascent GSS loan market.