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  • DNB, SEB and Nordea among biggest Scandinavian fossil fuel lenders

    02 February 2021

    Scandinavian banks DNB, SEB and Nordea are the three largest lenders to the fossil fuel industry in the region, according to a report by BankTrack.

  • Social surge helps 2020 sustainable bond issuance to double

    29 January 2021

    After a record-breaking $600 billion sustainable bond issuance in 2020 in which diversification beyond green bonds gathered pace, expectations are high that the momentum will be carried into 2021. Ahren Lester reports

  • Banks face 'risk of errors' in applying EU Taxonomy

    26 January 2021

    An investigation by the European Banking Federation (EBF) and UNEP FI into the impact of the EU Taxonomy on retail and corporate banking found that its complexity leads to a risk of errors when applying it.

  • News Round Up: ACCA, Ban Ki-moon, SEB, and more

    26 November 2020
  • Concern as EU Taxonomy proposals diverge from TEG recommendations

    25 November 2020

    The EU's trail blazing sustainability taxonomy passed another milestone, with the publication of the draft technical criteria, reports Ahren Lester. But divergences from the expert recommendations show that significant challenges face the closely watched 'green' list

  • SEBI sets up Indian social stock exchange 'technical group'

    22 September 2020

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has established a 'technical group' to develop a national social stock exchange, that will enable for-profit and non-profit investors to allocate to social impact opportunities.

  • Kommuninvest prepares social impact loans, eyes social bond

    20 August 2020

    Sweden's Kommuninvest has established a 'committee on social sustainability' to examine applications for loans for investments in housing, healthcare, sports, education and culture.

  • Insurer Skandia buys novel bond to fund diabetes prevention

    17 June 2020

    Swedish insurer Skandia has bought a SEK30 million ($3.2 million) 'health impact' bond from Region Stockholm, the local authority of the Swedish capital.

  • Private equity firm EQT enters €5bn ESG-linked loan facility

    11 June 2020

    Private equity firm EQT has entered into an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-linked, fund-level bridge facility of up to €5 billion ($5.7 billion) with a syndicate of more than 15 lenders, including BNP Paribas and SEB.

  • Sustainability-linked Bond Principles mark new era for bond market

    09 June 2020

    A set of Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBP) was launched today, in a landmark move that is expected to kickstart a new market of labelled bond issuance that will "complement rather than act as an alternative" to the green bond market.