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  • 'Transition' firms preferring sustainability-linked over transition bonds

    12 April 2021

    Sustainability-linked bonds are proving more popular for carbon-intensive issuers than transition bonds, and experts are worried the 'transition' label is adding unnecessary confusion in the market. Ahren Lester and Christopher Marchant report

  • ESG in Fixed Income Global Series - Americas focus day roundup

    12 April 2021

    Environmental Finance's Americas focus day - the first of six events in the ESG in Fixed Income Global Series of conferences - ended after a day of panels, presentations and speed networking sessions.

  • Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Aligned, Farrer Park, StarHub, FENC and Iberdrola

    23 September 2020
  • AfDB issues $3bn coronavirus bond, as ICMA prepares SBPs guidance

    27 March 2020
  • HSBC named largest green, social and sustainability bond manager

    10 February 2020

    HSBC became the largest green, social and sustainability (GSS) bond market underwriter in 2019, in a year marked by rapidly accelerating diversification of the market.

  • Innergex raises $125m from convertible debentures

    01 October 2019

    Canadian renewable energy group Innergex has raised $125 million from an issue of convertible unsecured debentures.

  • Bonds round-up: BART, KfW, San Diego, Mitsui, IBRD, EDC, Ottawa

    07 August 2019

    San Francisco BART raises $644m, KfW issues its first HK$ denominated green bond and more

  • AIIB issues $2.5bn sustainability-themed bond

    10 May 2019

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has issued its first 'global bond', worth $2.5 billion, to finance environmentally friendly infrastructure investment and promote environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing across Asia.

  • Green bond round-up, 21 Nov

    21 November 2018

    US real estate company Boston Properties has raised $1 billion from its inaugural green bond.

  • Green bond round-up, 26 September 2018

    26 September 2018

    The Asian Development Bank has issued a $750 million green bond – its first benchmark transaction denominated in USD since August last year.