Archive

Financials, emerging markets to be 'driver of transition bond growth'

Financial institutions and emerging market issuers are likely to be the key drivers of growth in transition bond issuance globally, an Environmental Finance and IFC webinar heard.

ICMA: 'Still waiting to see issuer, investor interest in transition bonds'

The ICMA said it is still too early to understand how issuers and investors will respond to the 'climate transition' bond label, but there is optimism that momentum is in its favour.

Sustainable debt round-up: Unédic, NBN, EdgeConneX ... and more

Middle East conflict generating sustainable investment opportunities, says Lombard Odier

Ongoing conflict in the Middle East is leading to sustainable investment opportunities, according to Lombard Odier.

EU countries propose ways to include sovereign bonds in SFDR 2.0

UK's SDR regime has 'fallen short' and faces dim outlook, survey reveals

Far fewer funds than anticipated have adopted UK sustainability labels and asset managers were pessimistic about the possibility of future inflows to these funds, according to respondents to a survey.

UK biodiversity market standards released

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has released two new standards, for biodiversity and nutrient markets, setting out how to assess the credibility of credits.

Technology, not policy, is most important driver of transition - BlackRock

Policy setbacks have delayed the transition to net zero, according to BlackRock's models - but adoption of low-carbon technology was a bigger determinant of progress, a top executive told a conference.

Church of England pensions to vote against banks for climate backtracking

The Church of England Pensions Board plans to vote against directors at Santander, NatWest and HSBC, as it looks to take action against banks that have "materially backtracked" on their climate commitments.

Political rupture should be sustainability opportunity, UK CEOs argue

The hostile stance to sustainability taken by US President Donald Trump is an opportunity to seize sustainability-themed market share, a group of UK-based asset management leaders argued.