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Enel inks ‘world-first SDG-linked’ bond
06 September 2019Enel has issued what it claims is the first bond to link its coupon to the company’s achievement of a renewable energy generation target in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Sustainable finance: it's all about transition! Part one
06 September 2019In the first of this two-part series, Hervé P. Duteil explores the question of what transition finance is and identifies three revolutions within it
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People moves: ING; Danske Bank; Columbia Threadneedle; GIZ; OPIC
06 September 2019Guo steps down as VP of sustainable finance at ING
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Taxonomy moving in the right direction but still too complex, says Cicero
06 September 2019The second draft of the EU’s taxonomy of climate-related economic activities is an improvement on the first draft – but still risks burdening the market with unnecessary complexity, according to Cicero Shades of Green.
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Bahamas facing $7bn Dorian loss
05 September 2019The Abaco and Grand Bahama islands were the worst hit by hurricane Dorian
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Climate Action – how the bond market can finance the fight
05 September 2019The green bond market and the carbon markets could be combined to help decarbonise the economy, suggests Mark Leahy.
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Bonds round-up: Reykjavikus Energy; Bank of the Philippine Islands; The Conservation Fund... and more
04 September 2019Reykjavikus Energy raises ISK2.7bn from its second green bond
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Green bond comment September: Are stringent standards a good thing?
04 September 2019Heads were turned when it was recently revealed that just 17% of the market value of bonds contained in the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Green Bond Index would meet the proposed EU Taxonomy criteria – and thus be eligible to be verified in line with the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS).
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CDL targets SDGs with S$250m sustainability loan
04 September 2019Singapore-based real estate developer City Developments Limited (CDL) has secured a S$250 million ($179.6 million) sustainability-linked loan from DBS Bank to target innovations that contribute positively to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Green bonds pass $150bn in 2019
04 September 2019Green bonds worth a combined $151.2 billion have been issued so far in 2019, Environmental Finance’s bond database reveals.