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SLB performance reporting in 'strong focus' amid wave of target observations
19 February 2026Sustainability-linked bond (SLB) performance reporting is set to be in "strong focus" over the next few months, as a flurry of issuers are expected to report on late-2025 targets.
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'How do defence bonds land with sustainable investors?'
16 December 2025There is support for the use-of-proceeds 'defence bond' label among sustainable finance practitioners, but they should not be confused with 'sustainable bonds'. Ahren Lester reports
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BPCE issues pioneering 'European Defence Bond'
03 September 2025As the debate around the 'sustainable' credentials of defence investment heats up, a new sustainable bond-inspired defence bond label enters the market. Ahren Lester writes
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Green bond emissions accounting could 'significantly boost' market
30 April 2024Accounting exclusively for project emissions financed through green bonds could "significantly boost" demand for the instrument as well as encourage greater green bond supply from 'transition' issuers, according to Barclays.
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SLB step-ups a long way from being financially punitive, says Barclays
25 March 2024The penalties for missing the targets set by sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) would have to be at least 10 times what the market currently offers to be big enough to incentivise companies to change their behaviour, Barclays has argued.