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EPH green bonds still lack 'coherence' with transition needs
18 August 2025Investors have been urged to "closely scrutinise" the green bonds from Czech Republic-based energy firm EPH after being criticised for lacking "coherence" with its transition needs, according to a think tank.
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Sovereigns must be 'frontrunners' with sustainability-linked green bonds
28 July 2025Sovereigns should "take the lead" on issuing "materially upgraded" sustainable bonds combining sustainability-linked bond (SLB) and green bond structures, ...
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Don't underestimate the benefits of EU taxonomy reporting
23 April 2025With the Draghi report calling for €450 billion in additional investments in the energy transition annually between 2025 and 2030, the EU cannot afford to undermine its taxonomy, writes Kevin Leung
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EU Green Bonds 'almost effortless' for key issuers
16 December 2024Several major green bond issuers could find it "almost effortless" to start issuing EU Green Bonds (EuGB) when the landmark regulation comes into effect next week, according to a thinktank.
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Thames Water woes could drag UK green bond market down
16 October 2024Crisis at a major green bond issuer hurts lacklustre UK green bond market already struggling to attract corporate issuers, says IEEFA. Ahren Lester reports
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New UK government urged to 'improve credibility' of green bond programme
12 July 2024The new UK government has been urged to provide greater use-of-proceeds clarity and outline a "comprehensive" medium-term green financing strategy to improve the credibility of future green bond issuances from the major sovereign issuer, according to a think tank.
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EU GBS 'not overly costly' for leading utility green bond issuers, says IEEFA
20 June 2024Major European utility sector issuers of green bonds should not find it "overly costly" to switch to issuing EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS)-compliant bonds to use the landmark legislation to demonstrate their "better management of transition risk", according to a think tank.
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Enel SLB target miss 'very significant event' for market
24 April 2024The missed target tied to more than $10 billion worth of sustainability-linked bonds from Italian energy firm Enel has been described as showing the "value" of the performance-based instrument,...
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EU should create 'sustainability-linked green bond' label, says IEEFA
15 April 2024The European Commission could consider rules for combining sustainability-linked bond (SLB) structures with its "breakthrough" impact disclosures under its green bond standard, as an initial step towards regulating SLBs, according to a think tank.
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EU work on SLB regulation may come too late, says IEEFA
27 March 2024European Commission work on regulating sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) may come too late to help reach 2030 climate goals, according to a think tank.
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