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SEB: US, Asia to lead 2023 sustainable debt market rebound

The labelled sustainable debt market will bounce back in 2023, to potentially set a fresh annual issuance total, helped by a strong performance from the US sustainable bond market, SEB has forecast.

ECB bond buying climate tilt faces 'restrictions' in energy sector, says SEB

The options for the European Central Bank (ECB) to tilt away from carbon intensive issuers in its trillion-euro corporate bond buying programme are "particularly restricted" in the energy sector, according to a study of the central bank's proposed climate scoring system.

'Sky high' central bank interest in GDP-equivalent natural capital metric

There is "sky high" interest from central banks in adopting new natural capital metrics such as Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP)...

India readies regulation of ESG ratings providers

India's securities markets regulator has set out plans to regulate sustainability ratings and research providers, in a consultation paper on the topic.

Milestone €100 EU carbon price 'within reach' in 2021

Expectations are rising that the EU carbon price could quickly cross the €100 ($113) per tonne milestone following more than a month of strong price gains and amid persistent tailwinds for the carbon credits.

People moves, 4 June: NGFS, BoE, SEB, Redington ... and more

Powell rejoins SEB in Norway

People Moves 14 May 2021: SMBC, NTAM, SEB, Credit Suisse, L&G, ISS ESG and more

SEB recruits Stockholm Environment Institute's Vulturius

Social bond fund growth is coming - but perhaps not imminently

After social bond issuance jumped nine-fold in 2020, attention is increasingly turning to the lack of dedicated social bond funds. They are expected to arrive, but perhaps not immediately. Ahren Lester reports