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People Moves, 11 April: Edmond de Rothschild, BlueOrchard, NatWest, Aviva ... and more
11 April 2025 -
A principles-based approach would help grow transition loan market, conference hears
04 April 2025A principles-based approach to defining 'transition' activities could help to grow the transition loan market, attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard, due to the difficulties of establishing a taxonomy across different jurisdictions.
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Nuveen: PG&E credit upgrade 'not possible' without wildfire recovery bonds
02 April 2025The projects financed by Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) through its Wildfire Recovery Bonds were "critical" to the recent credit rating upgrade for the US utility firm, according to Nuveen.
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'Big four' SPO providers becomes 'big five' in 2024
10 February 2025Japan-focused Rating and Investment Information (R&I) secured more than a 10% share of the sustainable finance second-party opinion market in 2024, joining the global 'big four' US providers led by Sustainalytics and S&P Global.
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We want the greenium to go away, says Amundi
06 February 2025An Amundi fixed income specialist argued that green-labelled bonds should not attract a 'greenium'.
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Signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct rise to 28
04 February 2025 -
Sustainable bond diversification into adaptation and nature 'quite clear'
03 February 2025The growing diversification of the sustainable bond market into areas including climate adaptation- and nature-related use of proceeds has become a clear trend, ...
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Moody's: Sustainable bond issuance in 2025 to 'hold steady' at $1trn
30 January 2025Sustainable bond issuance volumes are forecast to remain flat at around $1 trillion in 2025 amid continued growth from green bonds and an emerging market "bounce back," according to Moody's Ratings.
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Mobilising transition finance 'key concern' for 2025, says Moody's
06 January 2025Mobilising transition finance to support decarbonisation targets, especially to the emerging markets, will remain a 'key hurdle' this year, according to an outlook paper by Moody's Ratings.
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Moody's: 'Stark difference' in debut sustainable bond issuers entering market in 2024
30 July 2024There has been a "quite dramatic" decline in new issuers entering the sustainable bond market in 2024 as issuers take longer to move from formulating frameworks to executing deals ...