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Mirova: SPO market 'enters new phase' after Sustainalytics exit
23 January 2026Second-party opinion (SPO) providers have been urged not to overly standardise methodologies in a market that has been concentrated by the exit of Morningstar Sustainalytics.
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EU Green Bond Standard set to fuel debate on overhauling DNSH, says Mirova
03 April 2025The first deals aligned with the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) suggest the regulation will fuel the debate on overhauling the EU's criteria to ensure investments 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) to sustainability objectives, Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.
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Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week
27 March 2025Environmental Finance's 13th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 3 April.
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Embracing the EU's Green Bond Standard
31 January 2025The establishment of a European regulatory framework for green bonds marks an important step forward for the market, writes Felipe Gordillo
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Hard-to-abate 'transition' bonds can be 'green' if obsolescence risk managed
19 April 2024Bond issuances tackling hard-to-abate sectors can have their transition-focused bonds judged as green bonds if they manage "obsolescence risk," a sustainable bond investor told an Environmental Finance event.
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Sovereign green bonds should 'move on from railways' for impact
18 April 2024Sovereign issuers have been urged by an investor to look beyond clean transport - in particular, railways - for their green bond allocations in order to improve impact, an Environmental Finance event heard.
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Mirova: EU Green Bond Standard weak on impact reporting rules
12 July 2023Felipe Gordillo says the EU should have gone further on impact reporting requirements in its landmark green bond regulation. Ahren Lester reports
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Rise of sustainable repos shows 'entry point' into emerging markets, says BNP
30 June 2022Sustainable repurchase agreements could provide an accessible entry point for investments in emerging markets, BNP Paribas has said.
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French bank launches green bond fund
29 September 2017A French bank has launched a green bond fund, which it hopes will allow asset owners to demonstrate that they are decarbonising their fixed income portfolios, Environmental Finance can reveal.
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COP Blog: Sovereign green bonds: the missing link between NDCs and the $100trn debt capital markets
11 November 2016BNP Paribas IP
After the ratification of the Paris Agreement, we expect COP22 in Marrakesh to focus on the transparency of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), compliance and means of implementation.
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