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Vasakronan seals EuGB double in quick succession
09 June 2026Property firm and green bond pioneer Vasakronan became the first Swedish issuer of a European Green Bond (EuGB) - before quickly returning to the market with its second deal days later, raising a cumulative SEK2.8 billion ($296 million).
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NWB returns to Nordic market with SEK 600m social bond
13 May 2026Nederlandse Waterschapsbank (NWB Bank) has issued a five-year SEK 600 million ($65 million) social bond, marking the Dutch public sector lender's first issuance in a Nordic currency since 2019.
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Signs Middle East crisis is driving shift to sustainable finance, says SEB
12 May 2026The energy crisis caused by the US-Iran conflict is accelerating sustainable debt issuance to support investment into electrification and renewables, according to Swedish bank SEB.
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'Hard time seeing a lot of use cases for transition bonds'
24 February 2026SEB is finding it a "hard time" identifying significant opportunities to use the newly launched climate transition bond (CTB) label in Northern European markets, but there are potential focused opportunities in Europe.
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'How do defence bonds land with sustainable investors?'
16 December 2025There is support for the use-of-proceeds 'defence bond' label among sustainable finance practitioners, but they should not be confused with 'sustainable bonds'. Ahren Lester reports
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A 'uniquely' impactful green bond for the real estate sector
05 December 2025Vasakronan and Handelsbanken Fonder have developed a bond that can 'help transform the green bond market'. Ahren Lester reports
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'We are not going to have a Paris Accord every year': The investor verdict on COP30
25 November 2025While COP30 in Belem failed to deliver on some points - most notably a lack of a roadmap away from fossil fuels - there was acknowledgement on the role of adaptation finance and deforestation.
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Denmark 'leads way' with sovereign 'European Green Bond' debut
01 October 2025The pioneering 'European Green Bond' (EuGB) from Denmark was "very well received" by investors, potentially leading the way for other sovereign issuers to come to market with the 'gold standard' green bond label.
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More SLBs likely to hit targets as hard-to-abate sectors withdraw from market, finds SEB
24 September 2025The number of European sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) that are on track to hit their targets has shown "a more positive trend" in 2024, a study by Swedish bank SEB has found.
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TVO issues 'first-of-a-kind' nuclear power 'European Green Bond'
09 September 2025Finnish energy firm Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has raised €500 million ($587 million) from the first European Green Bond (EuGB) dedicated to financing nuclear power projects.