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  • CEB: Record social bond issuance after 'tightest ever' $1bn deal

    19 May 2026

    Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) said its $1 billion social bond was almost four-times oversubscribed, with the deal sending 2026 issuance from the long-standing issuer to record highs.

  • CEB social bonds primed for issuance and framework growth

    14 April 2026

    Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is on track for record-breaking social bond issuance in 2026, as the pioneering issuer looks at 'just transition' and environmental co-benefits as future innovations in the 'resilient' asset class.

  • Sustainable Debt EMEA returns to London next week

    27 March 2025

    Environmental Finance's 13th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference returns to London on 3 April.

  • Goldman Sachs AM wants firms to tackle controversies with social bonds

    18 April 2023

    Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) would like to see companies use social bonds to tackle controversies in their supply chains, an executive has said.

  • CEB issues 'first' social bond targeting Ukraine refugee crisis

    11 April 2022

    The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has issued a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) 'social inclusion bond' to fund the response to the Ukraine refugee crisis caused by the country's invasion by Russia, believed to be the first social bond to target the crisis.