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Suzano: Sustainable bonds, rather than loans, is where the greenium is

The Brazilian firm has switched from green bonds to sustainability-linked bonds, and found the move has lowered its borrowing costs, Marcelo Bacci tells Madeleine Jenkins

Sustainability-linked bonds: One year after the principles - where to next?

Amid ongoing innovation and accelerating growth in 2021, where should the sustainability-linked bond market look next? Ahren Lester reports

Bond round-up: NN IP, Repsol, Suzano, Bank of China, Hongkong Land... and more

Winners revealed in Environmental Finance's Bond Awards 2021

2020 sustainable bond issuance jumps two-thirds amid social breakthrough

Green, social and sustainability bond market nearly doubles in third quarter

In a year thrown into disarray by the coronavirus pandemic, Ahren Lester reports on how issuance of green, social and sustainability bonds has continued to power ahead, helped by a broadening range of issuers and more large issues.

ECB gives green light to sustainability-linked bonds

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) will be eligible as collateral and for its asset purchase programmes from 2021, delivering an important boost to the nascent asset class.

Novartis issues first Sustainability-linked Bond with social targets

Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has issued a €1.85 billion ($2.2 billion) sustainability-linked bond (SLB) - the first SLB to incorporate social targets.

Paper firm Suzano outlines sustainability-linked financing framework

Brazilian paper and pulp firm Suzano has launched its sustainability-linked securities framework ahead of a potential bond issue, less than three months after international principles for the instruments were revealed.

Green bond comment, November 2017

It was great to have something positive to announce about the US green bond market at this year's Green Bonds Americas conference!