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Uganda targets debut sovereign green bond by early 2027

Uganda is targeting its inaugural sovereign green bond issuance for late 2026 or early 2027, Environmental Finance has learned.

Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'

An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.

Forestry industry captured GHG Protocol process, outgoing advisor alleges

Business interests unduly influenced the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol standard-setting process, a member of its independent standards board alleged in a letter announcing his resignation.

ADB backs sustainability-linked loan for farmers in India and Vietnam

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $50 million sustainability-linked loan with agricultural supply chain company ETG to support smallholder coffee and cashew farmers in India and Vietnam.

Cambodian regulator expands sustainable bond guidance

The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) has expanded its sustainable bond issuance guidance to include social and sustainability bonds.

CEB: Record social bond issuance after 'tightest ever' $1bn deal

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) said its $1 billion social bond was almost four-times oversubscribed, with the deal sending 2026 issuance from the long-standing issuer to record highs.

Impact investors in $114m ecosystem restoration fundraise

Investors 'have lost interest' in social bonds (Debt conference)

Investors seem to have "lost interest" in social bond investments, sparking fund closures and allocations to the segment dropping precipitously since a peak around the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a fund manager.

CEB social bonds primed for issuance and framework growth

Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is on track for record-breaking social bond issuance in 2026, as the pioneering issuer looks at 'just transition' and environmental co-benefits as future innovations in the 'resilient' asset class.

Bangladesh's City Bank 'working on' green bond debut

City Bank has signed a partnership with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to support the Bangladesh lender in developing its inaugural green bond.