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NIB becomes first SSA issuer of an SLLB

Nordic Investment Bank has issued its inaugural sustainability-linked loan bond (SLLB), a five-year SEK1.7 billion ($182 million) bond, the first by a sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) issuer.

Climate adaptation and data groups win support from Bloomberg-backed coalition

Emissions reporting improving, but Scope 3 still problematic, says LSEG

Scope 1 and 2 emissions reporting in equities and fixed income benchmarks has continued to improve in recent years, but a lot of work remains to be done on Scope 3, a study by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has found.

Is the voluntary carbon market finally ready to grow up?

It has been a depressed year for transactions, but winners of Environmental Finance's annual Voluntary Carbon Market rankings see hope amid increasing levels of government oversight. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2025 winners announced

Environmental Finance received close to 4,000 votes across 23 separate categories for this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings as readers nominated leading companies and initiatives that exhibit best practice or innovation.

Public sector causes replicability challenges for blended finance, says Mirova

Problems around replicability that prevent the scaling of blended finance funds is not caused by private investors, Mirova has argued, but an issue influenced by the public sector.

US sustainable bond investors unsure about labelling nuclear as green

While nuclear is increasingly attracting, debates on whether it should be classed as 'green' rumble on in New York. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Mirova: 'If blended finance doesn't scale soon, we'll have to pull our focus'

If blended finance cannot scale in the next five years, Mirova may have to reconsider its future in the sector, and expects other mainstream asset managers will be in a similar position, an OECD event has heard.

Schroders: 'Language of exclusion and divestment unhelpful for active managers'

The description of sustainability-led exclusion and divestment in investment decisions is "unhelpful" for active managers, Schroders told an Environmental Finance event.

'We should solve our love-hate relationship with SLBs'

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) were the "right response" to overcoming transition finance challenges and delivering impact, but the market needs to address the "love-hate relationship" it has developed for the performance-focused instrument.