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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 2025

    A 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.

  • Nuveen: PG&E credit upgrade 'not possible' without wildfire recovery bonds

    02 April 2025

    The 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.

  • 'Big four' SPO providers becomes 'big five' in 2024

    10 February 2025

    Japan-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.

  • We want the greenium to go away, says Amundi

    06 February 2025

    An Amundi fixed income specialist argued that green-labelled bonds should not attract a 'greenium'.

  • 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 2025

    The growing diversification of the sustainable bond market into areas including climate adaptation- and nature-related use of proceeds has become a clear trend, ...

  • Moody's: Sustainable bond issuance in 2025 to 'hold steady' at $1trn

    30 January 2025

    Sustainable 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.

  • Mobilising transition finance 'key concern' for 2025, says Moody's

    06 January 2025

    Mobilising 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.

  • Moody's: 'Stark difference' in debut sustainable bond issuers entering market in 2024

    30 July 2024

    There 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 ...