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Denmark explores new model of green sovereign bond

The Danish government has appointed BNP Paribas, Danske Bank and Nordea as advisors to help it explore the possibility of issuing a new form of sovereign green debt.

Green bond comment, June 2020: What use is use of proceeds?

Ahead of the Green Bond Principles AGM, Peter Cripps asks whether the 'use of proceeds' format is under threat

Industry groups stress importance of linking UK and EU carbon markets

Industry associations representing the power sector and major emitters of greenhouse gases have generally welcomed the UK's proposal for a domestic emissions trading system (ETS) to begin in January 2021.

Planet Tracker: Investors facing risk with unsustainable salmon farming

Institutional investors such as DNB, Vanguard and BlackRock are exposed to a salmon fishing industry that could be negatively affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing environmental issues.

Bond round-up: Hungary, BBVA, BASF, Singapore university, Neoen ... and more

Sustainalytics launches transition bonds second-party opinion service

ESG data provider Sustainalytics has launched a transition bond second-party opinion service, the first of its kind in the rapidly evolving labeled bond market.

Macif group pledges to exclude thermal coal by 2030

French mutual insurer Macif group has pledged to completely exclude thermal coal assets from its investments globally by 2030.

Better private sector ESG performance boosts national economic growth

The improvement in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices by private sector firms positively impacts national growth in both developed and emerging economies, an academic paper reported.

The impact of Covid-19 on sustainable finance

Sustainalytics CEO Michael Jantzi argues that social considerations have risen up the agenda as a result of the pandemic, and he does not believe that the 'genie will go back in the bottle'

Proposed UK carbon market will be 'more ambitious' than EU system

The UK government has outlined plans for a domestic cap-and-trade market in carbon emissions, which it says will show "greater climate ambition" than the EU carbon market.